Those ubiquitous "no parking" warnings are back in the neighborhood. According to this flyer the new Comedy Central Show, "Michael and Michael Have Issues" will be filming on East Broadway near Clinton on Friday. It's a fictitious sketch comedy series starring best friends Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter.
And in the New York Times today Francis Clines seems to be trying to foment a popular uprising against the Hollywood invasion of New York City. Action!
The Tenement Museum has released the schedule for "Twilight Thursdays," its special series of tours and talks, paired with discounts at restaurants and shops in the neighborhood. The series begins May 28th and goes through September. Here's the list of guest speakers:
May 28: Levittown with David Kushner. Fighting for Civil Rights in America’s legendary suburb.
June 4: Dara Horn on her new novel, All Other Nights, an espionage thriller set during the Civil War.
June 11: Across Generations: Immigrant Families in America with Nancy Foner.
June 18: Land of Lost Souls with Cadillac Man and Esquire editor Will Blythe. One man’s life on the street.
June 25: Lower East Side Stories: Tourists in New York. Featuring four professional storytellers.
July 9: Jeffrey the Butcher on his trade, his family’s LES history, and life in the Essex Street Market.
The food blogs are having a wonderful time poking fun at the squabbling over the fate of the old "Isabella's Oven" location at 365 Grand Street. Neighborhood message boards lit up after last week's controversial meeting of Community Board 3's liquor licensing committee. Jesse Hartman's proposal for an Italian restaurant in the shadow of the Seward Park Co-op with a full bar and an enclosed backyard was opposed by three residents toting petitions with over a hundred signatures. Over the weekend there were rumors that the Seward Park Housing Corp., the landlord, had decided to go with another applicant, an Asian fusion restaurant. But this morning Seward Park General Manager Frank Durant told us "there is no signed lease in place with anyone."
Some residents expressed concerns about the full bar Hartman wants to operate and the closing time (4am). But most of the comments at the meeting and on the message boards express worries over late night noise wafting from the garden up to the apartments above. Durant said,"We will make sure that our
residents and neighbors are protected from any disturbances. If that
means having a sound proof enclosure or have lease provisions in place
we will." He added, "the Board and Charles Greenthal Management will do whatever is necessary
to make (sure) whomever leases that store (will) be able to succeed and be welcomed
by the neighborhood."
At the community board meeting, Hartman agreed to withdraw his proposal in order to reach an agreement with opponents of "Grand Park." He's been having discussions since then with both supporters and opponents of the restaurant. Today he met with an architect who has agreed to draw up sketches for a sound proofed backyard enclosure.
We caught up with Principal Scott Conti and Dean Jesse Pais at New Design High School's Rooftop Legends show over the weekend. They told us why they love the Lower East Side. We'll be posting a piece about their school and the Rooftop Legends show soon.
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