Bowery

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But that friend, performance artist Leigh Bowery, had posed for Freud and thought she’d make a great sitter because she was reliable and adventurous, she said, and made the introduction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

It is flanked by low-rise apartment buildings and retail spaces typical of the Bowery neighborhood.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

And Bar Primi on Bowery is offering a Lady & the Tramp Dinner that includes “the best spaghetti in town” and a complimentary Prosecco toast, according to the event’s Resy page.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Hope and Crosby, Martin and Lewis, Abbott and Costello, the Bowery Boys, Cheech & Chong all went there, if not quite so covered in blood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

Cannons boomed from the forts lining the shore while merchants, clerks, clergy, lawyers, and omnibus drivers from Wall Street to the Bowery celebrated.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock