Several eras end at one Lower East Side building

Published on December 31, 2012

The collapse and demolition in 2006 of the First Roumanian-American Congregation synagogue at 89 Rivington Street — the “cantors’ Carnegie Hall” — seemed to have eradicated almost every trace of what was once a large and vibrant Jewish community.

Holy Knishes

By Rob Eshman
Published on January 8, 2010

Comic book strip draws on historical New York

By Amy Klein
Published on June 12, 2008

Katchor said he doesn't think there is a message to his comics -- just a model that people can contemplate. "It should send you back into the world looking at the world in some more subtle way," he said. "It's a lesson in how to look at the world."

Comic book strip draws on old New York

By Amy Klein Religion Editor
Published on June 9, 2008

The Lower East Side first captured Katchor's imagination at a young age. Although he grew up in Brooklyn, he often went to the Jewish immigrant neighborhood with his parents.

Back to the future -- my trip to the Lower East Side

By Rob Eshman
Published on March 8, 2007

I'm standing on the balcony of a boutique hotel in New York's Lower East Side, looking down on Orchard Street, having a "Godfather" moment.

Wandering Jew - A Nosh of the Big Apple

By Alina Tugend
Published on January 26, 2006

At one point the neighborhood was considered so dangerous, people were afraid to walk the streets at night, but now it is experiencing something of a renaissance among Jews and non-Jews alike.

We had no idea if we would be the only ones to brave the cold and damp but were pleasantly surprised; about 30 people made up our tour.