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Mia’s Cocina Opens in Essex Market

Puerto Rican chef Maria Bidó officially opened her first permanent location in New York City last week at a new stall in Essex Market. Mia’s Cocina offers traditional favorites like empanadas, ...
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Local Orgs Celebrate the Opening of East River Park Phase 1 This Sunday

NYC Parks and NYC Department of Design and Construction are partnering with local organizations to host a Community Day ...
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Bluestockings Bookstore Announces Permanent Closure

Bluestockings Bookstore, the collectively-run activist center, community space and feminist bookstore that has been based on the Lower East Side for over two decades, announced they have officially ...
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Big-Hitters Head to LES for NYFW

The Lower East Side kicked off New York Fashion Week (NYFW) in high style recently with shows, pop-ups, after-parties, and ...
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Apartment of the Week, Sponsored by LoHo Realty

**All appointments – including Sunday Open Houses – are by appointment only. If you are working with another agent, that agent needs to reach out to make the appointment and is required to be present* ...
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Good Morning!

Preparations are underway for everyone’s favorite feast in the streets of Little Italy. The 99th Annual Feast of San Gennaro starts this evening, with the “blessing of the stands” at 6pm on Mulberry ...
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Mark Bittman and Team Bring “Community Kitchen” Pilot Project to the Lower East Side

Food journalist, former New York Times recipe columnist and author of the renowned cookbook How To Cook Everything, Mark Bittman is creating a new type of restaurant with a focus on equitable access ...
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East River Park Track Closes Monday; Other Amenities Opened Friday

Starting Monday (September 8), The East River Park running track will close for reconstruction, as well as the entire northern section of the park above East Houston Street. Meanwhile, the new ...
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“The Snowman Fruit Store” Set to Close, as Big Changes Await at Canal and Essex Streets

It feels like the pace of neighborhood change on the Lower East Side is always accelerating, with new businesses opening and closing every month. But this one hurts more than most. In recent days, ...
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“Snowman Fruit Store” Owners Say They Will Return After Renovations

Here’s some news just about everyone in the Lower East Side/Chinatown community will be happy to hear. As we reported this past Friday, Dong Wang and Helen Chen of Shan Fu Grocery (A&N Fruit Store) ...
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The Lo-DownNews from the Lower East Side

Here's some news just about everyone in the Lower East Side/Chinatown community will be happy to hear. As we reported this past Friday, Dong Wang and Helen Chen of Shan Fu Grocery (A&N Fruit Store) ...