The Streit's Matzo company is leaving the Lower East Side location where it opened in 1925 and since occupied as a mainstay of a neighborhood of tenements and a sizable Jewish population. One can still walk down Rivington St. and peer through levered windows to see rotating metal racks where the company produces its unleavened bread. Aron Streit founded the matzoh company in 1914, revived it in 1923, and moved it into a red brick......

Today marks the grand opening of the Moscot Museum. You know Sol Moscot, the lens shop with giant yellow bespectacled signs that look over the streets of New York like Dr. Eckleburg's eyes? Apparently they're not much less symbolic -- sticking around New York for the past 100 years is no small feat, and must stand for something. But a museum, really?The Moscot Museum will showcase never before released, historic black & white photographs of......

We were recently asked about recommendations for good first date spots: "she's allergic to shellfish, I hate TexMex - any thoughts?" We have plenty of thoughts. The first is that a first date, depending on how well you know the person, should be limited to drinks or coffee. This way, if things become clear that you don't want to stick around, you can leave politely without having to suffer through appetizers, an entree, and possibly......

Just like Factory Girl, Across the Universe, the $45 million hippie, trippy love story set to the music of 35 Beatles songs, is going through some rough times. Seems the director Julie Taymor and the studio are battling it out. Upon completing her version of the movie, Taymor found out Joe Roth (the film executive whose production company is making the film) had created his own version. He even tested his version last week, leading......

Remember when Rivington Street was painted all sorts of colors for a musical being filmed? Well, it looks like the movie won't be in in theaters until September, but the trailer is already floating around out there. Check it out: We don't see any shots of the colorful LES in there, but we're pretty sure we caught a glimpse of Bono (who apparently has a role). The love story is set in the 1960s during......

THEATER: A one-of-a-kind theatrical event is happening this weekend only in a clothing store and barbershop on the edge of Chinatown. Called American Standard, this solo, seven character ‘sideshow’ is the work of Canadian-American troupe bluemouth,inc., which has been building a reputation for staging innovative theater in bizarre locales. (Other productions have taken place in hotel rooms and the basement of an office building.) In their latest foray, “a preacher, a tourist, a politician, an......

Our favorite bouncy souled upbeat Austin rockers, Voxtrot, are back with a new release and a few shows in our fine city. And since we "like you, like you" we have two tickets for you to their Monday November 6th show at The Bowery Ballroom. If you want them, then email us at GothamistContest (a) gmail dot com, and In ten words or less tell use why you're their biggest fan (get it? the name......

Back in April Gawker reported that the 126 Rivington kids (the ones the NY Times wrote about earlier in the year) would indeed be filming a show. A Melrose Place of the Lower East Side, complete with real life "star" and neighbor Piper Perabo. Well last night, just outside of The Magician on Rivington Street, there were a ton of camera crews, prop tables, and whatever else it takes to create yet another reality tv......

Start talking about concord grapes and thoughts often quickly turn to jelly, juice and Jewish wine. Products made with concord grapes often have an inky tint so dark that they are sometimes mistaken for containing artificial colorings. Helped by a strong resistance to cold weather, the concord grows abundantly throughout the Northeast and has a long storied tradition in spite of its less than optimal table grape characteristics. Decades ago people with last names like......

In 1979 a collective of artists occupied a vacant city- owned building on Delancey Street and mounted an exhibition. The police padlocked the show but after community and media support of the artists the city offered use of a building at 156 Rivington Street as a compromise. Over the ensuing years, the collective that runs the center – which is home to weekly punk and jazz/improv concerts as well as a computer center and silk......

THEATER: Though some might balk at an outdoor performance in this muggy, thunderstormy weather, The Drilling CompaNY's version of As You Like It, the next installment of Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot (directed by Jesse Ontiveros), is bound to exude enough cool to counteract the waves of heat rising from the asphalt. It also helps if you show up with your own chair so you don't have to exert yourself in a scuffle to nab......

If They Come For You In The Morning: A Benefit Art Show for Daniel McGowan, will be held tonight at ABC No Rio (who now own their building!). The show will raise money for the legal defense of local activist Daniel McGowan, who was arrested last December during Operation Backfire, a multi-state sweep of environmental activists who have now been charged with virtually every unsolved earth and animal liberation case in the Northwest. He is......

Now through the end of July: Summer Clam Bake at Savoy Savoy is bringing the beach to the city with their three course Summer Clam Bake. Enjoy littleneck clams on the half shell, a traditional boil with lobster, mussels, kielbasa, potatoes, and corn, and finish off with dessert, a peach and blueberry crumble topped with house made buttermilk ice cream. $40 per person, or an extra $15 will give you a bottomless glass of rose.......

Bands in New York need to be creative to stand out amongst the masses. A year ago we were on an Indie Night School panel discussing how to get your band reviewed and noticed. The general consensus was that a cd will quickly find it's way into a cd player if a friend has recommended the band. Word of mouth from people with similar music taste speaks volumes over, say, receiving fifteen emails from a......

According to the album, Paul's Boutique is in Brooklyn...but we all know this photo was taken in the Lower East Side. With a Paul's Boutique sign hanging up on the Lee's Sportswear storefront, the shot was taken at 99 Rivington Street, where Rivington and Ludlow intersect. Currently residing in this exact spot is a restaurant called Paul's Boutique, named in honor of the album. This shot looking down Rivington Street from the intersection of Ludlow......

Sad news from Curbed today: the giant Star of David from the Rivington Street synagogue was stolen last night, and and before the thieves abandoned it, they broke it in half. According to the talmud, that's like 10000 years of bad luck! The people in charge of the temple should probably be charged with criminal architectural neglect, because they were the ones who left the star sitting in front of the construction site for......

Just yesterday we were discussing the destruction of the Rivington Street Temple. That was a real loss for the Lower East Side. The building was a classic: arguably beautiful, with real historic value. Contrast that to the Catholic Center at NYU at 58 Washington Square South. This is an ugly building, styled in the conventions of the post-war brutalism movement. The interior is slightly more pleasing to the eye, but the overall, the structure......

Everyone in LES is still pretty stunned by the demolition of the Rivington Street temple that took place last week. We walked by over the weekend, and tons of people were still gathering on the sidewalk, staring into the ruined shell of a building that was once described as "Carnegie Hall for Cantors." Everyone had their cameras out-- snapping pictures of the remaining back wall, which still had the stained glass and undamaged bema.......

Remember last October, when Rivington Street got transformed with a psychadelic paint job? Well this weekend some of New York’s top street artists take on Times Square in Lies 2006, a month-long gallery show at the chashama center gallery. We hoped this would mean the tourist spot would get a similar treatment that Rivington Street got. However, in this case there is no painting storefronts and fire escapes for a movie set, this is an......

Ask.Metafilter is our favorite answer site-- the NYC tag provides a weekly dose of New York questions and answers. This week, the theme seems to be food: I'm in New York City and I'm hungry. What's a good, cheap place for breakfast? Some answers: - Floridita, 3219 Broadway at 129 St. - Veselka, Union Square. - The Hungarian Pastry Shop We'd add: Cafe Gitane in Nolita (order the waffles!), the Grecian Corner diner in Park......

We were walking on Rivington Street this afternoon when we noticed this message printed on a bag and taped to the fence opposite Teany, the tea shop owned by electronic music star Moby. Anyone know the story behind it? Was the dog just abandoned there? What happened to the owner? So many questions!......

December 1: Ports and Madeira at Camaje Ah, the mysteries of Ports and Madeira -- will they ever be within your grasp? Sure they will. Learn the ins and outs of Ports and Madeira at Camaje Bistro tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Reservations are required and should be made by phone at 212-673-8184. $30 per person, 85 MacDougal Street, between Bleecker and Houston. December 1: How to Pull a Shot Not do a shot......

One for the "The NYPD must have a ticket quota to fulfill" file: The Daily News highlights a middle-aged woman who was given a summons for being at the Rivington Street playground without a child. Now, most people are generally familiar with the Parks Department rule that prohibits adults from entering playgrounds without a child, if only by reading signs or the accusing sneers from parents, but in this case, belly dancer Sandra Catena......

Some more details on yesterday's stabbing murder of George Drescher on Rivington Street. According to the police, Drescher got into an argument with a homeless man who had been rummaging through the garbage; the homeless man then stabbed him once. Drescher stumbled along Rivington and collapsed in front of Moby's healthy tea shop, teany. The Post says one teany employee said people were just walking over the body: "I asked the cops to tape the......

When was the last time you had Fun Dip, or those wax candy lips . . . or what about a Cadbury Crunchie bar? Whatever your candy craving, you'll most likely find it at Economy Candy, a Lower East Side institution since 1937. If you haven't made it down there, it's certainly worth the trip, whether you're looking to stroll down a sugar-paved memory lane or you just want a new way to get your......

There's a lot going on this weekend, as per usual. While we didn't celebrate Cinco de Mayo last night, nor were we at the New Order show...we are finding ourselves a little bit tired today. We blame the weather and lack of caffeine in our system, so we're hoping the sun will come out and we'll be able to motivate to some of these events: FILM: The Arlene's Grocery Picture Show is returning this Saturday.......

We planned on giving you a whole list of things to do on this rainy, cold Monday (aka: Valentine's Day) but let's face it, your destiny is sealed. Either you're "coupled" and you're going to spend the night in a dimly lit Italian restaurant. Or you're going to sit home alone on the couch with a dozen mini cupcakes from Sugar Sweet Sunshine watching Bridget Jones' Diary. Okay, maybe we have a few suggestions up......

Peg Williams & Deb Weiner, sugar Sweet sunshine bakery owners...

Beer, wine or cocktails? I would rather serve beer and wine, because it's harder to get uncontrollably wasted -- it just takes more effort. What could I order that will get me laughed right out of the bar? White zinfandel or a white wine spritzer. Who has been your favorite celebrity patron? Patton Oswalt. Who's that? He's a comedian -- he has a supporting role on the King of Queens. He's really nice. I'm a......

Beer, wine or cocktails? Cocktails. What could I order that will get me laughed right out of the bar? Anything with peach schnapps. Who has been your favorite celebrity patron? I had a pleasure with Jim Carey -- it sounds corny to even say that, but it's the honest to god's truth. Actually, I should say Adam McKay. Who's that? He wrote Anchorman -- he's a friend of mine. Can I switch it? Sure. The......