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November 11th, 2009
Photo by Matt Hogan (via Streetsblog) A cement truck coming off of the Manhattan Bridge crashed into a cell phone store on Canal Street Street today, injuring eight people, and badly damaging a row of parked cars. For years,residents in Chinatown have complained about the danger to pedestrians near the bridge. According to the Tribeca Tribune, four of those injured remain hospitalized in "serious but stable condition."
Continue reading Eight Injured When Truck Plows Into Chinatown Building November 11th, 2009
If you're looking for some fun burlesque, head over to the Bowery Poetry Club tonight for Skits 'N' Tits. The Stage Manager, Daniella, wrote to us:
Continue reading Skits ‘N’ Tits Tonight at Bowery Poetry Club November 11th, 2009
The Lo-Down attended the opening reception for Puerto Rico Fest 2009 at the Clemente Soto Velez arts center last weekend. The reception was held in the LES and Abrazo Interno Gallery where there is a special exhibit celebrating the life of Clemente Soto Velez himself. The festival is hosted by SEA, The Society of the Educational Arts, Inc., a bilingual Arts-in-Education Organization & Latino Theatre Company for Young Audiences. Visit the Puerto Rico Fest website for a full schedule of events continuing through November. Here are a few words from the producer/director of the festival, Dr. Manuel A. Moran. November 11th, 2009
A reminder: legendary Lower Manhattan City Councilmember Miriam Friedlander, who died at the age of 95 last month, will be remembered tomorrow: Thursday, November 12, 2009 November 11th, 2009
The NYPD places a heavy emphasis on the reporting of each precinct's crime statistics. Continue reading 7th Precinct Community Council Meeting Tonight November 11th, 2009
The New York Post says Mayor Bloomberg is about to announce a series of draconian budget cuts, the deepest since 9/11. Progressives in Congress, including Rep. Carolyn Maloney, are determined to kill the "Stupak Amendment" from the health care bill passed in the House. In the Huff Post, she calls it "an assault on choice." Continue reading The Post-election Budget Ax, Maloney on Stupak Amendment, That Hidden LES Bar November 11th, 2009
The Lo-Down's food contributor, Mitch Weinstein, sets out to see what's cooking on Eldridge Street, New York's unofficial "dumpling district." By Mitch Weinstein/Tasty Travails.com Ahhh, the dumpling dilemma – especially tricky here in New York City, specifically on the Lower East Side and even more specifically, in Chinatown, Jack. Because that's where they, "they" being the dumplings of the 5 for $1 variety, are found practically everywhere you look. And let's call them the 5 for $1 variety, even though some of them now cost more at 4 for $1. You see, even the dumpling people realize that raising the price isn't the smartest marketing move, so instead of raising the price, they charge you the same $1, and they give you less…Ogilvey and Mather has nothing on these marketeers. Continue reading The Dumpling Diaries: Eldridge Street Edition |
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