Category Archives: Lower East Side

Top 5 Ways to Get Your Ice-Cream Fix in NYC

It’s been one of the hottest summers we’ve had in NYC and everyone’s looking for a way to beat the heat. If you’re looking for a treat as well as a way to stay cool, check out these unique ice-cream creations right in NYC!
Everyone hits up places like Pinkberry and Red Mango for frozen yogurt rather than plain boring ice-cream, but artisans around the City are making it hip again to be into the dessert we grew up loving.
Melt Bakery was developed by experienced pastry chef Julian Plyter and Kareem Hamady. …

by Phylis J. Iqbal on August 9, 2011

Home is Where?

 
The attitude of a New Yorker toward New York City, like the city itself, evolves over time.
When I first moved to the city in the nineties, I was a hungry young artist, eager to add my name to the endless list of bohemian aspirants who have come to New York to work on their dreams. I therefore considered the East Village the ideal place to live, and all other neighborhoods, whatever their charms, felt less like home.
But I wound up on the Upper East Side instead, and after a period …

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by Noah Diamond on March 22, 2011

What’s in a Name (or a Neighborhood)?

 
Every so often, we receive breaking news of a so-called “new New York City neighborhood.” In recent decades, we’ve been asked to add TriBeCa (the “triangle below Canal Street”), NoHo (“north of Houston Street,” modeled on the forty-year-old designation of SoHo, “south of Houston Street”), and even DUMBO (“down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass,” believe it or not) to our local lexicons. Even more recently, there have been attempts to brand NoLita (“north of Little Italy”), CanDo (“Canal Street downtown”), and BoHo (“Bowery south of Houston Street,” whose nickname at …

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by Noah Diamond on February 27, 2011

When It Snow’s In New York…Be Prepared

It was another snow day here in New York City, and I don’t know if you noticed but the day was a perfect for heading to New York public parks for some fun in the snow. Minus the transit troubles, the city was beautiful. Just check out my friend Gillian’s view outside her balcony on East 89th Street, a tree line shot right to Central Park:

If you are a new comer to New York, or you are planning to buy a new condo in the area, here are some tips …

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by Anthony Longo on January 27, 2011

Living In The Lower East Side: Life In A Dark New York Corner

Recently The New York Times featured an article about an Arkansas couple living in 375 feet in the Lower East Side. The couple, Mr. Daniel and Dasha Faires, have designed the small space with found objects from the streets of New York. They seem to thrive with design in this small creative space. The article, featured in the Habitats section of the Times, reminds you of the great design challanges of living in New York spaces.
The Faires have worked with life in a dark New York corner. They used mood …

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by Anthony Longo on November 27, 2010

Twenty-Something’s Adaptation To New York Prices

The New York Times recently reported that twenty-somethings moving to New York for the first few years are doing everything they can do to survive in this expensive city during this horrible economic slump. Being a twenty-something myself, going on my fourth year in the big apple, I understand all these baby New Yorker woes.
Living in a city where you have to start out residing in a windowless box, sleeping on a twin bed with your feet hanging off one end is not the ideal situation for any young adult …

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by Anthony Longo on November 14, 2010

4,000 New Luxury Condos Currently Sit Vacant

The economy has been anything but kind to the world of New York real estate, and to the real estate market in general – but the shocking statistic above emphasizes just how bad things are. Though market reports have seemingly shown that things are on the upswing, Crain’s claims that currently, over 4,000 new luxury apartments are sitting vacant and unused here in New York City. Even worse, these units are in 138 condo buildings that owe the city a total of $3.8 million in back taxes. Interestingly, in a …

by Anthony Longo on May 11, 2010

TREGNY’s April Report Shows Rents Are Up

Good news for landlords, and bad news for renters – The Real Estate Group of New York’s most recent market report, for the month of April, was released today, and it shows that things are, however slowly, picking up. According to TREGNY, rents have gone up 1.1 percent since March, and happily, for the first time in a long time, they’re up 0.27 percent from this time last year. Now, don’t get your knickers in a knot just yet, because TREGNY tempers the good news with the bad – vacancies …

by Anthony Longo on April 28, 2010
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