September 10th, 2009
Chris Bors and Ketta
Ioannidou, Cuz Opposites Attract, 2009,
oil and acrylic on canvas, diptych, 43” x 68”
The Educational Alliance Art Gallery will open their show, The Better Half: Artist Couples on Display this evening at 6pm. The show represents young artist couples who are balancing careers, creating art and being married to another artist. A [...]
September 10th, 2009
City officials updated members of Community Board 3 last night on the ongoing transformation of the Allen Street pedestrian malls. The Parks and Transportation Departments are in the process of installing new benches, landscaping, bike lanes and turn signals. The project spans from Houston Street all the way to the East River. [...]
September 10th, 2009
City Council candidate PJ Kim has picked up the endorsement of New York Press:
This
district—which includes the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Battery Park
City, Tribeca and the Financial District—has seen some of the most
intense development (as well as conflicts) since Councilmember Alan
Gerson took office in eight years ago. While the incumbent has tried to
effect change during [...]
September 10th, 2009
Crain's looks at how New York's family-owned businesses survive. Among those profiled: Moscot Opticians, which started with a pushcart on Orchard Street.
Are they serious? A new HBO show is casting (via Craigslist) "Tattooed Hipsters, Indie Rockers, and Lower East Side Hispanic Types."
New York Press loves [...]
September 10th, 2009
Five days away from the New York City's Primary Election, City Council candidates are missing no opportunity to meet potential voters. Now that the summer is over, they have many new venues in which to press the flesh: the city's public schools. Yesterday, Margaret Chin stopped by [...]
September 10th, 2009
Yesterday on the steps of City Hall, District 1 City Councilmember Alan Gerson won another endorsement, that of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum. They were joined at the event by members of Workers United, Local 23-25. A press release from the campaign said, “The New York Times described (Gerson) as an “honorable public servant.” True – [...]
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