Tag Archives: Lower East Side

Video of the Lower East Side from 1983

October 20, 2011 @ 10:31 pm

ANIMALNY has dug up some video gold with this video footage of Manhattan’s Lower East Side in its more exciting days — namely, the year 1983 near 11th Street and Avenue B. The film was made by Marie Martine.

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The Low Line Park: a proposal for a 2-acre underground park in Manhattan’s LES

October 5, 2011 @ 12:37 pm

If this proposed project ever gets approved by the MTA it will be crazier than The High Line Park and much more exciting to venture into I think. In an effort to revitalize the LES, architect James Ramsey and Dan … Continue reading →

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Interview with Jeff Staples from Imprint Culture Lab

July 28, 2011 @ 10:27 pm

Here’s something I learned today: Jeff Staple of Staple Design and Reed Space in the LES has actually trademarked his popular pigeon and poop design. This knowledge comes from a recent interview Imprint Culture Lab did with the designer.

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Lower East Side firecrackers go off for 10 minutes

July 11, 2011 @ 12:01 am

According to SMART crew, this long line of firecrackers went off in this neighborhood on July 4th for about 10 minutes. Long enough for cops to show up and do nothing about it. Haha!

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SuChin Pak and the Hester Street Fair

June 19, 2011 @ 8:58 pm

Windows Mobile presents this short video on TV personality and writer SuChin Pak and the Hester Street Fair which she founded on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Although I’ve never actually walked through the Hester Street Fair, it sounds like a … Continue reading →

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The Lower East Side

April 6, 2011 @ 12:11 am

Photo by Herman Yung Looking down Allen Street.

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