We revisit locations in lower Manhattan from the brilliant "Dirty Old 1970's New York City" Facebook page and take photographs to see how these locations have changed over the course of four decades.
In 1990s, photographer Gregoire Alessandrini documented the streets of NYC as a film student. Here, he presents street art and murals in the East Village.
Street artist Hanksy planned a secret, one-night only street art show in an abandoned East Village building with Royce Bannon, LNY, Icy & Sot, Enzo & Nio
Empire Biscuit is already it's pretty tapped, but it was worth a mention for the fact that it serves only biscuits, 24/7, amidst a Scandinavian style decor.
2Bn2C by Ken Cro-Ken is a sculpture garden in Alphabet City which seeks to harness the power of nature. The garden is on 2nd street between avenues B and C.
We previously reported Invader's arrest installing one of his pieces in the Lower East Side. After his release, he is still in NYC posting his 8-bit invasions.
Five Corners, Angel Heart, and The Verdict, and the Sex and the City movie also filmed scenes in this establishment
In Alphabet City, a mini pop-up gallery called The Stand has been installed in a former bodega's beer storage showing work of the homeless.