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The People’s Poetry Gathering Returns to Downtown After Two Decades

City Lore, Bowery Poetry and Poets House have joined together to present the 2026 People’s Poetry Gathering, in multiple ...
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Lower East Side Target is Now Open at 145 Clinton St.

Starting this morning, the new Target store on the Lower East Side is open for business. The 22.500 square foot ‘small format” outpost is located at 145 Clinton St., at Grand Street. There was a ...
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Morning on East Broadway and Essex and Canal Streets

(and Rutgers!) Who would’ve guessed this intersection would become the edge of the “center of the universe?” Or at least the hoppin’ hot spot it is now…Send your neighborhood photos to us at: ...
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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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The Lo-Down Culture Cast: Coss Marte, Founder of CONBODY and CONBUD

Coss Marte in 2015. photo by Alex M. Smith for The Lo-Down NY. After featuring Coss Marte in The Lo-Down’s “My LES” column ten years ago, host Traven Rice connected with him again to catch up on all ...
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Bistrot Ha Appears to be Close to Opening at 137 Eldridge Street

Local hotspot Ha’s Snack Bar looks like they are just about ready to open their new location, at 137 Eldridge (formerly occupied by Lena Wine Bar). They recently teased the new name, “Bistrot Ha” and ...
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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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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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Patricia Field Moves Shop to New Location on East Broadway

Fashion icon Patricia Field has moved her shop to 211 East Broadway. The new brick and mortar space was celebrated with a grand opening party last week. Patricia Field might be best known for styling ...
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Caveat Debuts New Weekly Series, “Comedians Interview Experts”

I spoke with founder Ben Lillie about Caveat’s new weekly series, “Comedian Interview Experts,” which kicks off in full force this fall. Caveat, located at 21A Clinton St., is a neighborhood ...
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Catalyst Market Bar Soft Opens at Essex Market

Catalyst Records owner Gary Guarinello has stepped into the former Top Hops Beer Shop inside Essex Market with a new bar offering wine and beer. Top Hop closed shop in October after over a decade on ...
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Retail Hang-Out Space Colbo Adds Wine Bar Next Door

The creative space and fashion hot spot Colbo has added a wine bar next door to it’s current shop at 51 Orchard Street. The wine bar is aptly titled Colbo Next Door and the team describes it as “an ...