Daniel Lam and Sandy Truong in their shop, Dreamers Coffee House. Photo: James Pothen In Chinatown, a Space for Dreamers On the menu: Café au Lait, Latte, and Ling-Mut. Dong Ling-Mut to be precise: a Chinatown staple of iced honey-lemon tea.... News 12 Aug 2021 | 11:59
Caroline Weaver, owner of CW Pencil Enterprise, inside her store. Photo: James Pothen Not Just Pencils Anymore On a gray Friday night in December of last year, the world’s only pencil store closed. For six years CW Pencil Enterprise... News 05 Aug 2021 | 11:46
Sweet Pickle Books owner Leigh Altshuler behind sign. Photo: James Pothen Sweet Pickle Books Preserves LES History The shrine contains four objects: a bottle, a jar, a book, and a photograph. The books, pickles, cassettes, VHS tapes, mugs,... News 22 Jul 2021 | 11:54
Robert Gerstner of Aedes de Venustas perfumery. Photo: James Pothen The Pleasing Aroma of Aedes de Venustas The New York Times has tried many times to describe the inside of Aedes de Venustas. “Second Empire whorehouse,” “Victorian... News 08 Jul 2021 | 03:30
Designer Cass Lilien in her jewelry studio on the Lower East Side. Photo: James Pothen A Business in Miniature Start big. Dream small. That’s how Cass Lilien made it through the pandemic. The California-born jewelry designer began in... News 24 Jun 2021 | 05:58
Brittany Bond with "The House by the Sea" by May Sarton. Photo: James Pothen Getting Books into People’s Hands In a hidden corner of Elizabeth Street Garden, Brittany Bond is tending to her daughter and talking about Iris Murdoch. There’s... News 11 Jun 2021 | 10:10