The LoMan Art Festival is a festival that seeks to "bring a diverse group of artists together in Lower Manhanttan to create a visual arts festival for Manhattan." From August 6–9, 2015, the…
Lower East Side native Ori Carino has been painting both on and off the street for decades. Carino recently put the final touches on these 2 colorful murals on the roll-down metal security…
The 100 Gates Project is a street art project seeking to canvas the Lower East Side with original murals from local and international street artists. To celebrate the success of the project…
Yom Kippur is the most important Jewish holiday of the year. It is customary to fast for 25 hours over the duration of the holiday, a tradition that goes back thousands of years. In places…
Katz's Deli in Manhattan's Lower East Side has drawn many tourists and locals alike due to it being a filming location for the famous I'll Have What She's Having scene in 1989's When Harry…
One Manhattan Square is the marketing name given to the newest super-tall tower being built by Extell Development in the Lower East Side. Here is a new artist rendering of how the tower will…
The incredible Tenement Museum in Manhattan's Lower East Side is one of the best museums in the City, revealing to visitors exactly how people would live packed into tiny crowded apartments…
The Lively Morgue is a daily photo blog from the New York Times in which an original photo from the newspaper's archives is reposted along with tidbits of information gleaned from the…
Ivan Ramen is a Japanese noodle shop with Jewish diner flair, blended perfectly with the culinary expertise of chef/owner Ivan Orkin to create one of the best bowls of Ramen in the City. In…
You may remember last year when it was revealed that 6 brothers from the LES grew up their entire lives without ever leaving their apartment, learning all they knew about the world from…
