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New openings, exhibitions, events and our stories in Lower East Side, with a map of where everything is.
New on the Lower East Side, NYC: Softville Brings Gelato Messina and Art Under One Roof
Softville, from Studio Jeremyville and Gelato Messina, opens at 137 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side: a 2,500-square-foot mix of rotating art, soft-serve and sundaes, and Messina's first North American shop. Open daily.
New · Softville · Lower East Side
VIEW ON MAPiara on NYC's Lower East Side: Amazonian Ingredients, Brazilian Comfort Cooking on Allen Street
iara is an open-kitchen Brazilian restaurant at 205 Allen Street on the Lower East Side, led by chef Vitor Mendes. The menu draws on Amazonian ingredients, with picanha, red snapper moqueca and a tucupi martini. It serves dinner Tuesday through Saturday.
New · iara · Lower East Side
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I'm So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now at ICP
Twenty-eight Japanese women photographers, from the 1950s to today, are presented at ICP in the exhibition's first US showing. Organized by Aperture and first shown at Arles, it runs on the Lower East Side through January 11, 2027.
On view · International Center of Photography · Lower East Side
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Laia Abril: On Rape and Institutional Failure at the International Center of Photography
Laia Abril's project on sexual violence and the institutions that fail survivors, the second chapter of A History of Misogyny, comes to the US for the first time at ICP on the Lower East Side. On view through January 11, 2027.
On view · International Center of Photography · Lower East Side
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On view · International Center of Photography · Lower East Side
Melissa Ann Pinney: "What's Ms. Pinney Doing Here?" at ICP
Photographer Melissa Ann Pinney's portraits of Chicago Public School students, made since 2018 during an artist residency, go on view in ICP's free ground-floor Incubator Space from October 22, 2026 to January 11, 2027.
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On view · Hannah Traore Gallery · Lower East Side
James Perkins: Nonsites Revisited at Hannah Traore Gallery
James Perkins's second solo show at Hannah Traore Gallery presents silk works left in landscapes from Fire Island to the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Sonoran Desert, plus Chord, his first indoor installation, beneath the gallery's skylight.
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Event · Awake NY (in-store and online) · Lower East Side
Awake NY Releases Fall/Winter 26 Drop 1, Led by the LES Performance Track Suit
New York streetwear label Awake NY released Drop 1 of its Fall/Winter 2026 collection on October 3, in store and at awakenyclothing.com. The lineup includes the LES Performance Track Suit, and the site also carries an Awake x The North Face Nuptse collection.
VIEW ON MAPEvent · ICP (International Center of Photography) · Lower East Side
At ICP on NYC's Lower East Side, Laia Abril Takes On Rape and Institutional Failure
At ICP through January 11, 2027, Laia Abril's On Rape and Institutional Failure draws on photographs, testimonies, archives and sound-and-video installations to examine how institutions have sustained rape culture and let offenders and enablers avoid justice.
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New · Softville · Lower East Side
New on the Lower East Side, NYC: Softville Brings Gelato Messina and Art Under One Roof
Softville, from Studio Jeremyville and Gelato Messina, opens at 137 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side: a 2,500-square-foot mix of rotating art, soft-serve and sundaes, and Messina's first North American shop. Open daily.
VIEW ON MAPNew
New · iara · Lower East Side
iara on NYC's Lower East Side: Amazonian Ingredients, Brazilian Comfort Cooking on Allen Street
iara is an open-kitchen Brazilian restaurant at 205 Allen Street on the Lower East Side, led by chef Vitor Mendes. The menu draws on Amazonian ingredients, with picanha, red snapper moqueca and a tucupi martini. It serves dinner Tuesday through Saturday.
VIEW ON MAPNew
On view · International Center of Photography · Lower East Side
I'm So Happy You Are Here: Japanese Women Photographers from the 1950s to Now at ICP
Twenty-eight Japanese women photographers, from the 1950s to today, are presented at ICP in the exhibition's first US showing. Organized by Aperture and first shown at Arles, it runs on the Lower East Side through January 11, 2027.
VIEW ON MAPNew
On view · International Center of Photography · Lower East Side
Laia Abril: On Rape and Institutional Failure at the International Center of Photography
Laia Abril's project on sexual violence and the institutions that fail survivors, the second chapter of A History of Misogyny, comes to the US for the first time at ICP on the Lower East Side. On view through January 11, 2027.
VIEW ON MAPNew
On view · International Center of Photography · Lower East Side
Melissa Ann Pinney: "What's Ms. Pinney Doing Here?" at ICP
Photographer Melissa Ann Pinney's portraits of Chicago Public School students, made since 2018 during an artist residency, go on view in ICP's free ground-floor Incubator Space from October 22, 2026 to January 11, 2027.
VIEW ON MAPNew
On view · Hannah Traore Gallery · Lower East Side
James Perkins: Nonsites Revisited at Hannah Traore Gallery
James Perkins's second solo show at Hannah Traore Gallery presents silk works left in landscapes from Fire Island to the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Sonoran Desert, plus Chord, his first indoor installation, beneath the gallery's skylight.
VIEW ON MAPNew
Event · Awake NY (in-store and online) · Lower East Side
Awake NY Releases Fall/Winter 26 Drop 1, Led by the LES Performance Track Suit
New York streetwear label Awake NY released Drop 1 of its Fall/Winter 2026 collection on October 3, in store and at awakenyclothing.com. The lineup includes the LES Performance Track Suit, and the site also carries an Awake x The North Face Nuptse collection.
VIEW ON MAPNew
Event · ICP (International Center of Photography) · Lower East Side
At ICP on NYC's Lower East Side, Laia Abril Takes On Rape and Institutional Failure
At ICP through January 11, 2027, Laia Abril's On Rape and Institutional Failure draws on photographs, testimonies, archives and sound-and-video installations to examine how institutions have sustained rape culture and let offenders and enablers avoid justice.
VIEW ON MAPNew
On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Arthur Jafa: I Am Tony at the New Museum
Arthur Jafa: I Am Tony is on view at the New Museum on the Bowery from September 25, 2026, through January 4, 2027, bringing the filmmaker and artist's work to the Lower East Side.
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Hyundai Translocal Series: Ho Tzu Nyen at the New Museum
The New Museum presents a Hyundai Translocal Series exhibition devoted to Ho Tzu Nyen, on view at 235 Bowery on the Lower East Side from September 25, 2026 through January 25, 2027.
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Diego Marcon: Arrivederci, Piggies! at the New Museum
Diego Marcon's exhibition Arrivederci, Piggies! runs at the New Museum on the Bowery from September 25, 2026 through January 31, 2027, bringing the Italian artist's moving-image practice to the Lower East Side.
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
The Bowery: Devil's Mile at the New Museum
The New Museum presents The Bowery: Devil's Mile, on view from September 25, 2026 through January 31, 2027. The exhibition takes its name and subject from the Lower East Side street on which the museum stands.
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Screens Series: Umi Ishihara at the New Museum
The New Museum's Screens Series presents Japanese artist Umi Ishihara from September 24, 2026 through January 31, 2027, at 235 Bowery on the Lower East Side.
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Facade: Tschabalala Self—Art Lovers at the New Museum
Tschabalala Self takes over the exterior of the New Museum on the Bowery with Art Lovers, part of the museum's Facade series. The project opened March 21, 2026 and runs through March 22, 2028, visible from the street.
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Atrium Stair: Klára Hosnedlová at the New Museum
Czech artist Klára Hosnedlová takes over the New Museum's Atrium Stair on the Bowery. The project opened March 21, 2026, and stays in place until March 22, 2028, giving visitors a rare two-year window to see it.
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Plaza: Sarah Lucas—VENUS VICTORIA at the New Museum
Sarah Lucas's VENUS VICTORIA occupies the Plaza at the New Museum on the Bowery, on view from May 12, 2026 through May 12, 2028, a two-year presentation by one of Britain's most influential contemporary artists.
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Opening · Mili · Lower East Side
Mili Opens Permanently on NYC's Lower East Side on November 4
Mili, the roving pop-up from Alexis White and chef Jorge Luis Pabón, opens as a permanent restaurant at 123 Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side on November 4, with a seasonal, market-driven menu and dinner service Wednesday through Sunday.
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Opening · Crybaby · Lower East Side
Crybaby Brings Jura and Savoie Wine to the Bowery on NYC's Lower East Side
Crybaby, a wine bar at Bowery and Broome on New York's Lower East Side, centers its list on France's Jura and Savoie. Sommelier Cameron Philip, formerly of Cote and Coqodaq, runs it with two partners, adding cocktails and a French-leaning menu.
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Event · Rectangle Room at Primary Photographic · Lower East Side
All About Alana at Rectangle Room, Lower East Side, NYC: Ryan McGinley Curates 31 Photographers
Rectangle Room at Primary Photographic on Eldridge Street is showing All About Alana through November 15. Curated by Ryan McGinley, the group show gathers more than 30 New York photographers, each portraying Alana Jessica Martin in a different style and setting.
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Opening · PUBLIC Hotel · Lower East Side
Buddy & Son Opens Inside the PUBLIC Hotel on NYC's Lower East Side
Former Gjelina chef Jake Epstein and restaurateur Shelley Armistead open Buddy & Son, a French-American brasserie inside the PUBLIC Hotel on the Lower East Side, on October 26. Expect a seafood tower, Dover sole and classic cocktails, with a café next door.
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Event · Sport Shop NYC pop-up · Lower East Side
Our Legacy Work Shop x Nike Running "Sport Shop NYC" Pop-Up
Just opened in the Lower East Side, this pop-up previews upcycled and reworked deadstock apparel and footwear themed around 'disguised technology.' The full collection drops Spring 2027.
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Event · Caveat · Lower East Side
Blow My Mind Live! Fact-a-thon
The live stage version of the viral fact show, at Caveat in the Lower East Side at 7 p.m. Twenty contestants compete for the best fact, hosted by Sarah Adelman.
VIEW ON MAPNov 17, 2022
Food & Drinks
Russ & Daughters, a 100-year-old bagel store in NYC
Russ & Daughters, a long-established bagel shop in NYC for over 100 years, was founded in 1907 when Joel Russ…
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Arthur Jafa: I Am Tony at the New Museum
Arthur Jafa: I Am Tony is on view at the New Museum on the Bowery from September 25, 2026, through January 4, 2027, bringing the filmmaker and artist's work to the Lower East Side.
VIEW ON MAPNew
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Hyundai Translocal Series: Ho Tzu Nyen at the New Museum
The New Museum presents a Hyundai Translocal Series exhibition devoted to Ho Tzu Nyen, on view at 235 Bowery on the Lower East Side from September 25, 2026 through January 25, 2027.
VIEW ON MAPNew
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Diego Marcon: Arrivederci, Piggies! at the New Museum
Diego Marcon's exhibition Arrivederci, Piggies! runs at the New Museum on the Bowery from September 25, 2026 through January 31, 2027, bringing the Italian artist's moving-image practice to the Lower East Side.
VIEW ON MAPNew
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
The Bowery: Devil's Mile at the New Museum
The New Museum presents The Bowery: Devil's Mile, on view from September 25, 2026 through January 31, 2027. The exhibition takes its name and subject from the Lower East Side street on which the museum stands.
VIEW ON MAPNew
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On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Screens Series: Umi Ishihara at the New Museum
The New Museum's Screens Series presents Japanese artist Umi Ishihara from September 24, 2026 through January 31, 2027, at 235 Bowery on the Lower East Side.
VIEW ON MAPNew
New
On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Facade: Tschabalala Self—Art Lovers at the New Museum
Tschabalala Self takes over the exterior of the New Museum on the Bowery with Art Lovers, part of the museum's Facade series. The project opened March 21, 2026 and runs through March 22, 2028, visible from the street.
VIEW ON MAPNew
New
On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Atrium Stair: Klára Hosnedlová at the New Museum
Czech artist Klára Hosnedlová takes over the New Museum's Atrium Stair on the Bowery. The project opened March 21, 2026, and stays in place until March 22, 2028, giving visitors a rare two-year window to see it.
VIEW ON MAPNew
New
On view · New Museum · Lower East Side
Plaza: Sarah Lucas—VENUS VICTORIA at the New Museum
Sarah Lucas's VENUS VICTORIA occupies the Plaza at the New Museum on the Bowery, on view from May 12, 2026 through May 12, 2028, a two-year presentation by one of Britain's most influential contemporary artists.
VIEW ON MAPNew
New
Opening · Mili · Lower East Side
Mili Opens Permanently on NYC's Lower East Side on November 4
Mili, the roving pop-up from Alexis White and chef Jorge Luis Pabón, opens as a permanent restaurant at 123 Ludlow Street on the Lower East Side on November 4, with a seasonal, market-driven menu and dinner service Wednesday through Sunday.
VIEW ON MAPNew
New
Opening · Crybaby · Lower East Side
Crybaby Brings Jura and Savoie Wine to the Bowery on NYC's Lower East Side
Crybaby, a wine bar at Bowery and Broome on New York's Lower East Side, centers its list on France's Jura and Savoie. Sommelier Cameron Philip, formerly of Cote and Coqodaq, runs it with two partners, adding cocktails and a French-leaning menu.
VIEW ON MAPNew
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Event · Rectangle Room at Primary Photographic · Lower East Side
All About Alana at Rectangle Room, Lower East Side, NYC: Ryan McGinley Curates 31 Photographers
Rectangle Room at Primary Photographic on Eldridge Street is showing All About Alana through November 15. Curated by Ryan McGinley, the group show gathers more than 30 New York photographers, each portraying Alana Jessica Martin in a different style and setting.
VIEW ON MAPNew
New
Opening · PUBLIC Hotel · Lower East Side
Buddy & Son Opens Inside the PUBLIC Hotel on NYC's Lower East Side
Former Gjelina chef Jake Epstein and restaurateur Shelley Armistead open Buddy & Son, a French-American brasserie inside the PUBLIC Hotel on the Lower East Side, on October 26. Expect a seafood tower, Dover sole and classic cocktails, with a café next door.
VIEW ON MAPNew
New
Event · Sport Shop NYC pop-up · Lower East Side
Our Legacy Work Shop x Nike Running "Sport Shop NYC" Pop-Up
Just opened in the Lower East Side, this pop-up previews upcycled and reworked deadstock apparel and footwear themed around 'disguised technology.' The full collection drops Spring 2027.
VIEW ON MAPNew
New
Event · Caveat · Lower East Side
Blow My Mind Live! Fact-a-thon
The live stage version of the viral fact show, at Caveat in the Lower East Side at 7 p.m. Twenty contestants compete for the best fact, hosted by Sarah Adelman.
VIEW ON MAPNov 17, 2022
Nov 17, 2022
Russ & Daughters, a 100-year-old bagel store in NYC
Russ & Daughters, a long-established bagel shop in NYC for over 100 years, was founded in 1907 when Joel Russ…
VIEW ON MAP