As we mentioned last Wednesday, City Council District 1 Democratic nominee Margaret Chin has picked up the support of Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, State Senator
Daniel Squadron and City Councilmember Rosie Mendez. All three key Downtown Democrats refrained from making endorsements leading up to the
Primary. They were joined by District Leader Anthony Feliciano, and tenant advocates Marie
Christopher and Harvey Epstein at 210 Stanton, a building that has been
a focal point in the fight for affordable housing. Here's what they had to say:
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October 23rd, 2009
October 23rd, 2009
Photograph for The Lo-Down by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis
SPURA – the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area – has been the most contentious issue on the Lower East Side for 40 years. Repeated efforts to redevelop the five parcels in the shadow of the Williamsburg Bridge have produced ugly public confrontations, racially charged name-calling and bitterness. But in recent months there’s been new optimism, as a remarkably diverse panel of neighborhood “stakeholders,” meeting monthly, inched towards a consensus. That harmony was briefly broken this past week, as a group of 20 to 30 residents descended on the Community Board office where the SPURA meetings are held. They had come to listen to a briefing by an official with the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC). When the chair of Community Board 3, Dominic Pisciotta, announced the city had backed out of the meeting at the last minute, they erupted in anger. Continue reading Residents Protest Cancellation of SPURA Meeting October 23rd, 2009
When asked about the reason for the event, Lauren replied, “We decided to have the pajama pancake breakfast because we wanted to create a fun activity we thought the kids would love. Who doesn’t want to come to their school in pajamas on a weekend and Activities will include a reading hour, a coloring contest and door prizes for $3 for adults and $2 for kids (not a fundraiser, just to cover costs). Contact Lauren Barack at lbarack@gmail.com for more information or to buy tickets in advance. October 23rd, 2009
It appears the saga of the East Village restaurant, Le Souk, and the attempt to reinstate their liquor license has come to an end. Their license was stripped by the State Liquor Authority (SLA) earlier this year and then reinstated, briefly by an appellate court. The famously excessive "den of iniquity" and East Village mainstay has caused quite a bit of contention within in the community – incessant noise complaints from neighbors, as well as numerous overcrowding citations were the reasons given for shutting it down last year. We covered the mayhem over Le Souk at the recent Community Board 3 SLA committee meeting a few days ago. |
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