The sidewalks of Broadway below Houston were extra packed with shoppers on the hunt for last minute Halloween costumes, but look past the crowds and you’ll see a number of stories emerged over the past week. Black Friday started early, a scandal surfaced among food vendors, Nordstrom announced plans to expand to SoHo, and Babeland encouraged people to get out and vote.
Love is love. Chelsea's Gay Men's Health Crisis center’s "Art & AIDS: Loving Life," an annual exhibit, ran last week at the Leslie/Lohman Gay Art Foundation in SoHo. This exhibit provided an outlet for gay and lesbian artists to express themselves through art. Read more
Last Thursday, Nordstrom announced that 350 West Broadway will be the future location of a new non-profit store that will have a different name and will not have any ties to the brand.
To get shoppers out of a sluggish shopping mood and in the holiday spirit, retailers introduced Black Friday deals last week and are promoting early this holiday season. The New York Times has the scoop on the deals.
A New York State of mind? The Post investigated SoHo food vendors who sleep in their cart to have a prime spot on the street. However, the city Department of Health requires that vendors clear the streets and store the carts where they are cleaned. Grody.
SoHo may have a new nickname. Known to be an artsy and fashionable neighborhood, SoHo is being called a “silicon alley” for new design and technology businesses opening up in the area. Wanderfly is just one of many new tech-savvy businesses to open up shop. Read about it
Babeland’s SoHo and LES locations gave away free vibrators to anyone who hit the polls on election day.
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