The Lo-Down : News from the Lower East Side

A flight at Top Hops. Photos by Alex M. Smith.

Top Hops Taps Into NYC’s Love Affair With Craft Beer

Eisner Looks at Building on Top of 75 Essex St., Willing to Consider Landmark Protection

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A New School at Essex Crossing: Will It Be Built, Whose Kids Will It Educate?

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Cabs Collide at Eldridge and Broome Streets (Updated 10:45 a.m.)

Eldridge and Broome streets.

Eldridge and Broome streets.

There was a bad accident earlier this evening at the intersection of Eldridge and Broome. The Lo-Down’s Jennifer Strom reports it involved two cabs — a sedan and an SUV. It happened around 9 p.m. Two people were transported to Bellevue Hospital. We do not know their conditions at this hour.

UPDATED 10:45 a.m. According to the Daily News, “the offending cabbie was driving a sedan more than 60 mph.”

“I was crossing Eldridge, taking somebody to Williamsburg, when all of a sudden I get this big impact and my car is flipping over onto the driver’s side,” SUV cabbie Rick Avilla, 43, told the News. “I didn’t know it was another cab until some Good Samaritans helped me out through the window.”

The driver of the sedan and a passenger were hospitalized with “non life threatening” injuries. It’s not yet known whether anyone received a ticket.

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Designers Seek Public Input Regarding Flood Protection Next Week

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There will be two workshops next week sponsored by Rebuild by Design, a federal competition aimed at protecting hurricane-prone areas. One of ten teams working under the auspices of the Department of Housing and Urban development is focused on the East River area. The first session will be held Monday at the Rutgers Houses. The second meeting is Tuesday at the LES Girls Club. You can read more about the initiative here.

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Photos: Fire at 40 Ludlow St. (Updated 2:52 p.m.)

40 Ludlow St. Photo by The Lo-Down.

40 Ludlow St. Photo by The Lo-Down.

A fire broke out this morning in an air shaft at 40 Ludlow St., a tenement located on the block between Grand and Hester streets. There were no reports of injuries, but most apartments suffered some damage.

24 New Applications Submitted For Community Board 3

A flight at Top Hops. Photos by Alex M. Smith.

Top Hops Taps Into NYC’s Love Affair With Craft Beer

Morning Reads: “Knockout Game” Attack?, Warren Buffett’s Thank You Note, Bowery For Tourists

A man who was attacked on the Bowery says he was a victim of a knockout game (WCBS).

Council member Margaret Chin asks the city’s new transportation commissioner about two issues: through traffic on Canal Street and traffic cops who don’t seem to care about pedestrian safety (Streetsblog).

“Where can you buy a cut-price cafe table, an industrial-size meat grinder, a sequined miniskirt, $42 steak frites, pop art and zany chandeliers, all on one street?” So begins the latest write-up on the Bowery, this one aimed at the out-of-town tourist crowd (Washington Post).

John Varvatos talks about his 2008 decision to take over the old CBGB space (Business of Fashion).

Lower East Side housing activists protested outside a gathering of real estate industry types (Epoch Times).

Warren Buffett thanks Larry Silverstein for turning him on to an East Village real estate investment that’s paid off very nicely (Bloomberg).

Eisner Looks at Building on Top of 75 Essex St., Willing to Consider Landmark Protection

Good Morning!

Rivinton and Eldridge streets. Photo by Lee Brozgol.

Rivinton and Eldridge streets. Photo by Lee Brozgol.

Cloudy skies today with a high of 39. Mostly sunny tomorrow and 46. Partly cloudy Sunday and 39.

The weekend’s almost here! Check out our Calendar for things to do on the Lower East Side.

And don’t forget – Daylight saving time starts Sunday.

“Affordable” Retail Space at 27 Orchard St.; $5K For 400 Square Feet

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Man Attacked on Bowery Overnight; Police Seek Suspect

Orchard Street Runners: LES Girls Club Silent Auction Tonight

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Always a good time and it’s a good cause. More about Orchard Street Runners here.

Morning Reads: Chinatown Fish-Skin Infection, Silver on Charter Schools, Red Room Projects Debuts

There have been at least 30 cases in which people have contracted a rare skin infection after handling fish purchased in New York’s Chinatown neighborhoods (NYT).

Sheldon Silver says there’s no “charter school crisis” and that any debate about funding should include all schools (Daily News).

You read it here first; now The Forward catches up on plans for a kosher restaurant in the former Noah’s Ark space (The Forward).

Red Room Projects, a new performance space, opens on East 4th Street (EV Grieve).

Stairs, a newish gay venue on East 2nd Street, has transformed a former Italian restaurant into “a two-level club with somewhat mixed results.” (NYT)

Good Morning!

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“Celebrating the Heroes of Our City” mural in the Henry M. Jackson Playground at Grand and Jackson streets. Photo by Joel Raskin.

A mix of cloud and sun with a high of 31. We’ll see some warming after today; looks like a high of 50 on Saturday!

On our radar: the controversial proposal to landmark the former Eastern Dispensary building at 75 Essex St. heads back to Community Board 3 tonight.

For other events, have a look at our Calendar.