David Choe's mural at the Houston Bowery Wall was covered with white paint.
Activists who oppose the destruction of the Rivington House say they have a message for Mayor Bill de Blasio.
A man convicted in a brutal 2015 assault of his ex-girlfriend was sentenced to 23.5 years in prison on Thursday.
Kevin Jennings, a former Obama official, will be the next president of the Tenement Museum.
Have questions (or complaints) for the Mayor? You'll get a chance to tell him directly.
22-mile relay raises funds for Dana-Farber and MassGeneral Hospital for Children
The mural at the Houston Bowery Wall, painted by graffiti artist David Choe, was defaced days after it was completed.
On National HIV Testing (JUNE 27) The Alliance for Positive Change calls on New Yorkers to know their status
The city has more great laid-back restaurants than anywhere else in the country.
93,000 people applied for just 104 affordable units at a forthcoming Essex Crossing apartment building.
Juneteenth marks the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce the abolition of slavery. Find out how NYC is celebrating.
Police say a man sexually abused an 8-year-old on the Lower East Side.
The Houston Bowery Graffiti Wall has a new mural, this one by celebrity artist David Choe.
A Monday morning fire at 1 Catherine St., home to the Gong Cha bubble tea shop, has left one firefighter with minor injuries.
Eric Goode, the nightlife mogul behind NYC staples like B Bar and the Ludlow Hotel, is joining a lawsuit against President Donald Trump.
Renovated senior housing opens in Chinatown at 50 Norfolk St.
The new Essex Street Market is getting 11 new vendors plus two sit-down restaurants.
The iconic Lower East Side cinema faces an uncertain future after its building was sold.
Presented by the Theater for the New City, the LES festival returns May 26-28 with the theme "Art vs. Tyranny."
One Manhattan Square, a condominium high-rise being built on the Lower East Side, will include an "adult treehouse," developers say.
Schiller's Liquor Bar will close in August after 14 years on the Lower East Side.
A 14-year-old has charged with arson in connection to the fire that destroyed a LES synagogue on Sunday.
Police consider the fire that destroyed a Lower East Side synagogue to be arson.
Authorities are still investigating the fire that destroyed a historic synagogue on the Lower East Side.
The Beth Hamedrash Hagadol was destroyed by fire Sunday.
A fire broke destroyed the vacant Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue Sunday.
Lower East Side favorite Katz's Deli will soon be accessible to you in countries around the world.
Butcher Bar opened its first Manhattan location this month on Orchard Street.
The Mahfar brothers are accused of repeatedly harassing their rent-stabilized tenants on the Lower East Side.
Prosecutors said Stefan Hoyte was driving drunk at speeds up to 111 mph before he crashed his car.
An unknown water condition likely caused the huge hole on Madison Street, officials said.
A new Target will open on the Lower East Side in 2018, the store announced.
A new report from NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer shows how neighborhoods have changed since 2000.
New York City is now accepting proposals for a new landmark to denote the entrance to Chinatown.
NYC hawk killed after eating poisoned rat, according to its autopsy.
A group of tenants are suing Stellar Management, accusing the company of overcharging them on their leases.
MTA buses with W-Fi and charging ports are coming to Manhattan and Brooklyn bus routes this year.
The city is doling out more than $1 million in grants to support commercial districts in underserved neighborhoods.
The Lower East Side's Tenement Museum was the setting for an SNL sketch featuring Louis C.K. and Kate McKinnon.
Dean Galasso, a landlord on the Lower East Side, was indicted Thursday on charges that he forged documents to take out a mortgage.