The benches are back! After a debacle with a small - yet strong - dog, outdoor seating has returned to the Russ & Daughters’ storefront on East Houston Street, just in time for Spring! Join us for bagels on the benches.
Catch up on the story, previously on Lox Populi: And the Dog Ran Away with [...]
The Benches are Back!
May 5th, 2009 · 2:08 pm
Tags: Bagel & Lox, Bagels, Benches, East Houston Street, Horror/Humor, Pets, Photo, Seating, storefront
And The Dog Ran Away With A Bench
February 20th, 2009 · 11:26 am
Customers keep coming in and asking what happened to our bench, and when we tell them, they don’t believe us. It does sound like a child’s excuse, but, well, a dog did actually run away with our bench. She didn’t get too far, though.
I was standing at the counter cutting fish, which is what I [...]
Tags: Benches, East Houston Street, Horror/Humor, Pets, Photo, Seating, storefront
In This Spot: Storefront, On the Street
November 18th, 2008 · 1:20 pm
As we prepare for tonight’s Tenement Tours, it seemed natural to start thinking about this building — 179 East Houston Street — that has housed Russ & Daughters since 1920, when Joel Russ moved his business around the corner (from its first storefront location on Orchard Street). Above, a photo reprinted from Subways of New [...]
Tags: 179 East Houston Street, Allen Street, East Houston Street, J. Russ National Appetizing Store, Lower East Side, Photo, storefront
