🌱 New Eatery Opening On Orchard Street

Happy Friday Lower East Side-Chinatown! I am your host, Patrick Murray, bringing you the latest updates from the neighborhood as we head into the weekend.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny with a high of 53 and a low of 37.

Here are the top stories today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

1. After over a year, there will finally be a replacement for the former Vietnamese eatery An Choi, on Orchard Street. The concept for a new restaurant at the vacant location is called Bongos, and is self-described as a "neighborhood bistro offering warmth, hospitality, and a good time." The culinary team of Michael Bray and Noble Harris — the principals behind Kind Regards on Ludlow Street — will appear before Community Board 3 to pitch Bongos for a full liquor license. If all goes according to plan the new bar and eatery will open in March 2022. (Bowery Boogie)

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Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• Fridays on the Patio — LGBTQ+ Movie Shorts, NYU Public Events. (4 p.m.)
• Havana Film Festival New York, opening night, NYU Public Events. (6:30 PM)
• The Delancey NYC presents NDNI. (5 p.m.)
• Teemonee & Friends: Part 4, at Arlene's Grocery. (7 p.m.)

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• The Tenement Museum is proud to co-sponsor "Where Do We Go from Here? Revisiting Black Irish Relations and Responding to a Transnational Moment." (Facebook)
• Grand St. Settlement reminding that children ages 5-11 are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines. (Facebook)
• Lower East Side throwback! (Facebook)

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