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RIP Taylor Mead

The Lower East Side lost yet another piece of its diminishing history on Wednesday, when Taylor Mead, an actor, poet, and staple of the LES, passed away. Not long ago I was in Taylor's apartment, discussing the changes to the LES with both Taylor and the photographer Clayton Patterson. Full story

Taji's Mahal – Talking with Clayton Patterson About the Lower East Side

For this week's Mahal, I headed over to St. Mark's Bookshop, for the release of Clayton Patterson's new book, 'Jews: A People's History of the Lower East Side.' I got to catch up with the man himself to learn a bit about the historical culture of LES. Full story

Taji's Mahal - Exit The Fall

For this week's Mahal, Clayton Patterson introduced us to the artist Anthony Dominguez, another Lower East Side legend, hero, and pioneer. Anthony has lived outside for 19 years. Full story

Taji's Mahal - Satan's Sinners Nomads' Cochise

This week, we met back up with Clayton Patterson to continue his grand tour of the Lower East Side and a lesson in gang history with his long time friend, Jose "Cochise" Quiles. Full story

Tattoo Age

Thom deVita

Thom began tattooing in the mid 60s in New York City's Lower East Side when it was illegal. There isn't much information out there about him. So we interviewed Ed Hardy and others to tell his incredible story. Full story

LES in the Dark

The city felt so pervasively absent that it seemed to defeat the idea of taking any kind of aim. Maybe a Manhattan without light in a sense already is photography? I tried to cooperate. Full story

Buy Some New Shit at Ale et Ange's Closing Out Sale

We know it's hard staying fresh in the Big Apple, you're a pauper living off slave-wages in the most expensive city in the US. Well, we have some good news for you, chum. The dope fashion boutique Ale et Ange is having a big closing out sale. Full story

Taji’s Mahal - Clayton Patterson’s Lower East Side

Clayton Patterson is a legend. When everyone else was using giant shoulder cams and multiple sound guys to make documentaries, he was using a handheld video camera as a tool for activism. In 1988, he shot three hours and 33 minutes of police wrongdoing, which led to six cops bein… Full story

Brooklyn's Da Bomb

New York City gets over 40 million visitors a year but only 12 percent of them ever end up checking out Brooklyn. Why is that? Full story