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June 5th, 2009

Weekend Road Alert: Williamsburg Bridge

From New York City's Department of Transportation:

The Williamsburg Bridge will have two lanes eastbound and four lanes
westbound open to traffic on Saturday from 5:00 am to 3:00 pm. From
3:00 pm Saturday to 8:00 pm on Sunday three lanes eastbound and four
lanes westbound will be open to traffic.

June 5th, 2009

Residents Brainstorm Ideas for Luther Gulick Park

Dave Bolotsky has a dream: he wants to see Luther Gulick Park at Delancey and Willett Streets transformed from an eyesore to an urban oasis. There's no doubt most everyone in the neighborhood shares his dream. But It became apparent early during last night's community meeting- which Bolotsky organized-  that reaching a consensus about [...]

June 5th, 2009

Weekend Arts

Check out the FREE New Museum First Saturdays for Families this weekend.  This Saturday features the dance/movement piece Loneliness by Faye Driscoll and families will be invited to participate in movement workshops.  Also, kids and parents can check out a 30-minute program of short films provided by Brooklyn International Film Festival’s kidsfilmfest.

Don't miss [...]

June 5th, 2009

Volunteering – Rain or Shine

Volunteers from Deloitte and Touche donning their rain gear this morning, to help spruce up the sculpture garden along the side of Henry Street Settlement's Abrons Arts Center.

June 5th, 2009

Videos from the Hood

Here are two recent videos in which the LES neighborhood is the star (or at least has a cameo).  They both, of course, tout clothing labels but they reflect the roots of the neighborhood skate and graffiti scene that has now become profitable for some.

We found this one on Animal and features a “Day [...]

June 5th, 2009

Friday News Links

The blog run by the Civic Center Residents Coalition reports the city has put the controversial Chatham Square reconstruction on hold for at least a year. Apparently a Department of Transportation commissioner made the announcement at a meeting of the Chinatown Consolidated Benevolent Association earlier this week. According to the blog, work cannot begin because [...]