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September 8th, 2009
Chances are, you'll be seeing one or more of the candidates vying to represent the First City Council District on your street corner in the next several days. The Democratic Primary is a week away. City Councilmember Alan Gerson faces four challengers: Pete Gleason, Arthur Gregory, Margaret Chin and PJ Kim. Here's the latest [...] September 8th, 2009
A short time ago, I walked by the long-anticipated Las Feliz on Ludlow Street. The guys informed me they're on track for an opening tonight. What time? They're not so sure about that. In case you're having trouble keeping up with all of those fall previews, here's a summary of what you can look forward to [...] September 8th, 2009
Orchard Street already has plenty of international flair: Vietnamese, Jamaican and Austrian restaurants contribute to the global feel on the block between Broome and Grand. They're about to be joined by Saffa, a South African restaurant. This afternoon the finishing touches were being put on the space at 74 Orchard, once occupied by Ronald's Pizza [...] September 8th, 2009
Open Road Rooftop photo by Sarah Palmer As hard as it is to admit, the end of the summer is here. If you've enjoyed as many events on the Lower East Side this summer as we have, we'd love to see some of your LES Summer of '09 photos. No, you don't have to be [...] September 8th, 2009
As this month marks 400 years since Henry Hudson sailed into New September 8th, 2009
Tonight a Community Board 3 committee will discuss the possible closing of the Pitt Station Post Office on Clinton Street. As we have reported, the office is on a preliminary list of locations the US Postal Service may close later this year. The meeting of CB3's human services committee takes place at 630pm at the [...] September 8th, 2009
Jeffrey Ruhalter of Jeffrey's Meats in the Essex Market was grilling lamb when we stopped by Stanton Street Summer Sundays. The festival, sponsored by the LES Business Improvement District, still has one more weekend to go. Click here for more information. September 8th, 2009
The economic downturn (says the Times) has been a boon to candidates running in next week's NYC Primary Election. Among the contenders to benefit from a surplus of unemployed professional people ready and willing to volunteer, is CD1 candidate PJ Kim: On Thursday night, Mr. Kim, a 30-year-old Princeton and Harvard |
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