Not even 11am and they're packed in like sardines at Russ and Daughters.
         
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“Meet the Nolitans,” beckons a new e-brochure from the not-yet-opened Nolitan Hotel, on the corner of Elizabeth and Kenmare Streets. Among the residents hanging out in this “authentic and endearing neighborhood:” fashion designers, restaurant proprietors and hair stylists. There’s one problem. As Curbed reported last summer, not all the neighbors are prepared to give the new “Nolitans” a warm welcome. Continue reading Frustrated Neighbors Battle City, New Hotel Over Zoning Restrictions  
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the security costs for the upcoming downtown terror trial will be significantly higher than $75 million, the initial estimate. Parent activists braved the cold yesterday to protest New York City school closings. P.S. 20 PTA President Monica Harris said "they are using kids as pawns to privatize the schools." P.S. 20 is one of two schools that could be impacted by the not yet finalized expansion plans of the Girls Prep Charter School. Continue reading Terror Trial Costs Rising, LES Parents Join Protest, High Praise for Sushi Uo
Earlier this month, we reported on the new east window being designed for the Museum at Eldridge Street. At the time, the artist, Kiki Smith, and architect Deborah Gans, had not released the drawings depicting their preliminary design. But now we’re getting our first look at the concept, consisting of “a galaxy of golden stars against an undulating blue firmament.” Continue reading Preliminary Drawings Released for Eldridge Street Synagogue’s New Window
The Associated Press reports: A customer at a bar on Delancey Street, White Slab Palace, says she was hit in the head by a moose head that fell off the wall. Raina Kumra has filed a lawsuit, claiming negligence. Kumra says she suffered a concussion and “other injuries” in the October 4th incident. In a complaint filed last week, she alleges the 150-pound moose head, adorned with 3-foot-wide antlers, came sailing off the wall. The owners of White Slab Palace did not immediately return the AP’s phone message. Kumra is representing herself. She’s seeking unspecified damages. The lawsuit was filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan.
Patti Smith at Coney Island in 1996, from the documentary “Patti Smith: Dream of Life.” If you weren't able to snag a ticket for Patti Smith And Her Band's three-night run at the Bowery Ballroom (culminating in what's bound to be the best New Year's Eve concert on the LES) you can catch the premiere of “Patti Smith: Dream of Life,” on PBS tomorrow night (which also happens to be Ms. Smith's 63rd birthday) as part of their POV Series. The documentary was filmed over 11 years by the fashion photographer Steven Sebring. Continue reading Legendary Patti Smith Steals Back The Spotlight For New Year’s
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State Senator John Sampson favors raising the charter cap, as a way of securing millions of dollars in federal funding. The Daily News notes Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has not yet announced his intentions on the legislation. City Hall News profiles City Councilmember-elect Margaret Chin. The Times takes a new look at Annie Moore, the first immigrant to arrive on Ellis Island. Some time ago, it was discovered she lived on the Lower East Side. Now two pictures of Moore have been uncovered. The Voice celebrates the arrival of Xi'an Famous Foods in Manhattan's Chinatown. Thanks to Anthony Bourdain, who sampled the restaurant's delicious lamb burger in Flushing, the owners were able to attract investors to finance another branch in the city. Blackbook weighs in on the Lower East Side :dead or alive" debate.
In the past several weeks, the Lower East Side has become a main battleground in the struggle for New York City’s public schools. Parents have staged protests, called news conferences and come out in force for public meetings to speak out about the expansion plans of the Girls Prep Charter School. In the middle of the debate is Lisa Donlan, the president of District 1′s Community Education Council. I sat down with her recently for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the neighborhood’s schools. From her perspective, the Girls Prep controversy has exposed (but not for the first time) the perils of centralized control of the city’s schools in the hands of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Continue reading TLD Interview: Education Advocate Lisa Donlan
Bill de Blasio, public advocate-elect, is warning Michael Bloomberg to give parents "a greater say" in the running of the city's public schools. Former New York Observer editor John Vorwald writes a "Dear John" letter to the Lower East Side.
Rep. Maloney, pictured with kids at the Seward Park Extension. Edmund J. Bergassi, NYS Chairman of Toys for Tots; Nancy Ortiz, President of the Vladeck Houses Tenants Association; Major Chuck Kilbride of the U.S. Marine Corps; Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney; and Sergeant Gomez of the USMC help distribute Toys for Tots at Vladeck Houses. Just before the holiday, Rep. Carolyn Maloney was on the Lower East Side to help the Marines distribute “Toys for Tots.” At the Seward Park Community Center on Essex Street, she was joined by Carmen Orta, tenant association president of the Seward Park Extension Houses, and at the Vladeck Houses by Nancy Ortiz, tenants association president of that development.
All this week we're looking back at our favorite videos of 2009. Today, Jeffrey Ruhalter, Essex Street Market butcher extraordinaire. In the spring, we asked him for some money-saving tips — cuts of meat he'd recommend that wouldn't break the bank.
Today we continue to review our best videos of 2009. In May, we went up to the amazing rooftop at New Design High School, for a look at the "Rooftop Legends." The annual benefit gives street artists a chance to show their stuff – and help the kids develop their own creativity.
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