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November 20th, 2009

Lo Down Live

“The Shops are Closed” at the Abrons Arts Center gallery.

November 20th, 2009

Community Board 3 – A Look Ahead

A few interesting items on Community Board 3's December meeting agenda:

On Monday, December 7th, the Land Use, Zoning & Housing Committee will resume discussions about development of SPURA (the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area). Committee Chair David McWater had threatened to shelve the SPURA debate, but after a heated conversation last week, agreed to place [...]

November 20th, 2009

CB3’s December Agenda: Liquor License Applications

Just in from CB3: a relatively short list of restaurants seeking liquor licenses in December:

200 Allen Cafe Inc, 200 Allen St; full liquor license

Luke's Lobster (Lucas Holden), 93 E 7th St; beer license

Corp to be Formed, 169 Bowery; full liquor license

Luna Pizza (Old New York Pizza Inc), 227-231 Park Row; wine license

Theatre St Marks Inc, [...]

November 20th, 2009

Pitt Station Post Office Saved

Assembly Speaker, and Grand Street resident, Sheldon Silver, speaking at post office rally last weekend. 

We just received the following press release from Rep. Carolyn Maloney's office:

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Borough President Scott Stringer, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Councilwoman Rosie Mendez, Councilwoman-elect Margaret Chin, and [...]

November 20th, 2009

A Food Co-op for the Lower East Side?

From The Educational Alliance:

Are you interested in better access to healthy
and organic food? A dynamic community-building enterprise? Supporting local
agriculture? Fostering environmental sustainability? Saving money on your food
bill? In response to the needs of the community, The
Educational Alliance will host a Community Meeting to explore the
possibility of establishing a Lower East Side Food [...]

November 20th, 2009

“Stop the Violence” Group Meets Tonight

The organizers of "Mothers and Fathers in Arms," the new group set up to fight youth violence on the LES, will be meeting tonight at 7pm in the community center at the Campos Plaza Houses. They welcome parents in the community to join forces with them, as they begin to plan programs, after school activities [...]

November 20th, 2009

Girls Prep Debate Attracts Huge Crowd, Stirs High Emotions

It was a raucous, tense evening inside the filled-beyond-capacity auditorium of P.S. 20 on Essex Street Wednesday night (see video after the jump). Hundreds of parents came to speak out against the Department of Education’s proposed plans to accommodate the expansion of the Girls Prep Charter School.  The crowd was overflowing into the [...]

November 20th, 2009

Weekend Arts & Entertainment

Arts for Art (the annual host of Vision Festival) is bringing 28 Hours of Innovative Art – A Benefit for the Community of Downtown Innovators by a Community of Downtown Innovators to the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center tonight.  Performances by musicians, DJs, video and filmmakers, poets, artists and dancers run (almost all night) until [...]

November 20th, 2009

Two Bridges Open House Today

The NYPD and the Chinatown YMCA are hosting an open house at the Two Bridges Community Center today from 4-8pm. At "LES – Home Sweet Home," there will be air hockey, pool, table-tennis and music by DJ Ansel. The staff at the center will also have information about their after school teen program. Plus, the [...]

November 20th, 2009

9/11 Trial Concerns, Convictions Overturned, Chinatown Stabbings

A city official told the Lower Manhattan Development Committee, residents should not be worried about holding the trial of accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Downtown Manhattan. Committee Chair Alan Gerson said during yesterday's hearing, he did not believe downtown is "an appropriate location for this trial."

The New York State Court of [...]