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New Museum Announces New Expansion Building to Open March 21, 2026

The New Museum announced today that its 60,000 sq ft building expansion, at Bowery and Prince St., will open...

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Campaign to Landmark Church of St. Mary Inches Ahead

A two-year-old campaign to protect Church of St. Mary (440 Grand St.) as a New York City landmark is picking up momentum. In December, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to add an application for designation to its public hearing calendar (a date has not yet been announced). On January 15, Community Board 3's Landmarks Committee...

Met Fresh Supermarket Opening at 7 Madison St. in February

A new Met Fresh Supermarket is opening in a few weeks on the Lower East Side/Chinatown.

Campaign to Landmark Church of St. Mary Inches Ahead

A two-year-old campaign to protect Church of St. Mary (440 Grand St.) as a New York City landmark is picking up momentum. In December,...

“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...

“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....

Designer Alexander Wang Purchases Landmarked Chinatown Bank Building

The fashion designer Alexander Wang is the new owner of one of the most conspicuous buildings in Chinatown: the former Citizens Savings Bank, a...

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Stanton Street Synagogue Hosts Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial Event

Stanton Street Synagogue (180 Stanton St.) is hosting a memorial event to honor workers who died in the 1911...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Stuart Ginsberg, “It’s A to Z: The Art of Arleen Schloss”

In this week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast, Lower East Side NYC podcast host Traven Rice interviews Filmmaker...

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History lives all around the Lower East Side, you just have to open your eyes to find it! Led...

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