July 8th, 2009
Members of the esteemed New York State Senate are finally having their pay withheld today. Meanwhile, Governor Paterson goes on TV tonight to address the stalemate in Albany. The Albany Times Union reports he may move to appoint a Lieutenant Governor.
Fran Barrett of the Community Resource Exchange weighs in on the impact of the [...]
July 8th, 2009
Local butcher Jeffry Ruhalter will be at the Tenement Museum tomorrow evening at 6:30p for a Tenement Talk. Ruhalter, who gave The Lo-Down some excellent Money Saving Tips back in April, will be discussing his fourth-generation family business which opened at 188 Orchard St. in 1920 and is still going strong in the Essex [...]
July 8th, 2009
There’s plenty of room to debate whether Shelly Silver is good for the Lower East Side and good for New York State. But no matter your view of Albany’s most powerful man,” I think you’ll find the new documentary film, “Excuse Me, Mr. Speaker,” interesting, poignant and funny. The film debuted last month at [...]
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