“The Shops are Closed” at the Abrons Arts Center gallery.
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November 20th, 2009
A few interesting items on Community Board 3's December meeting agenda:
Many of these items are, of course, fairly cryptic. We'll be trying to get more information next week. You can see the full agenda on CB3's web site. November 20th, 2009
Just in from CB3: a relatively short list of restaurants seeking liquor licenses in December:
CB3's SLA Committee considers these applications at their monthly meeting, Monday, December 14th, 630pm at JASA/Green Residence – 200 East 5th Street at Bowery. November 20th, 2009
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 Seward Park Co-op President Michael Tumminia today hailed the U.S. Postal Service’s announcement that it is no longer considering closing the Pitt Station Post Office, which is located at 185 Clinton Street on the Lower East Side.
This summer, the USPS revealed that it was studying the possibility of closing Pitt Station and moving the retail services offered there to four other post offices, the closest of which is the Knickerbocker Station, about a half-mile walk away. At that time, the elected officials argued that it would be difficult, if not impossible, for the many senior citizens who live near Pitt Station, most of whom do not own cars, to walk an additional half-mile to the next-closest station. Further, the post office would likely lose revenue to parcel delivery services, banks that issue money orders, mail boxes stores and other competitors. Speaker Silver and Congresswoman Maloney organized a petition drive that collected nearly 1400 signatures from residents supporting the post office. November 20th, 2009
From The Educational Alliance: Are you interested in better access to healthy Location: The Date: Thursday, December 3rd Time: 6:30PM Phone: 646-395-4105
November 20th, 2009
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 and mentoring opportunities for teens. The community center is located at 611 East 13th Street. The group has been moving its meetings from development to development across the neighborhood to encourage the widest possible participation. If you're interested in finding out more, email: mothersinarms@gmail.com. Or call 212-673-3181. November 20th, 2009
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 aisles and out into the school’s entryway. People carried signs, chanted, heckled DOE officials and shouted down other parents. The unmistakable message: there’s no room for Girls Prep in any of their schools. Continue reading Girls Prep Debate Attracts Huge Crowd, Stirs High Emotions November 20th, 2009
November 20th, 2009
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 NYPD's PSA4 (Police Service Area) will offer services such as free ID etching for cell phones, ipods and other electronic devices. They'll be issuing "Operation Safe Child" ID cards and have some giveaways. The community center is located at 286 South Street. The entrance is on Clinton, between Cherry and South Street. Incidentally, the Chinatown YMCA recently learned it has been awarded a contract to run the community center for the next three years. Earlier this year, the New York City Housing Authority cut off funding to many of its facilities, including Two Bridges. The YMCA had been running the center on an interim basis. They are now negotiating a formal contract with NYCHA. We'll have more on their plans for the center after the Thanksgiving holiday. November 20th, 2009
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 Appeals has thrown out the convictions of two men, imprisoned for 19 years. Danny Colon and Anthony Ortiz were found guilty in a drive-by shooting on the Lower East Side in 1989 that left two men dead. The court found an assistant district attorney misled the jury about the extent of the help she gave to the prosecution’s star witness in exchange for his testimony. The DA is vowing to retry the men. Continue reading 9/11 Trial Concerns, Convictions Overturned, Chinatown Stabbings |
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