Lower East Side

The kaya jam brand's new Lower East Side stall serves beef rendang and curry rice bowls, sandwiches, vegetable fritters and rendang loaded fries, Thursday through Sunday.

After 18 pop-ups, Jorge Luis Pabón and Alexis White open a 34-seat Lower East Side restaurant with shared plates, a dry-aged Hudson Valley duck and an all-American wine list.

The Neighborhood Navigators, run by the nonprofit The Bridge, hire people who have lived through homelessness. More than 175 people have been housed since 2024, and City Hall added $1.25 million this year.

Chef Jake Epstein and former Gjelina Group CEO Shelley Armistead open a 90-seat French-American brasserie, a 35-seat bar and a garden in Ian Schrager's Chrystie Street hotel on Monday, Oct. 26.

The Sydney gelato brand's first North American shop, at 137 Orchard St., pairs scratch-made soft serve and loaded sundaes with sculptures by Studio Jeremyville.