2010 January 31 | The Lo-Down : News from the Lower East Side

If You Want to Speak Out About the New Restaurant at 384 Grand...: We're working on it!
No Sanctuary for Young Israel Synagogue: Dear Below Grand, Sorry, your comment made me chuckle, an
If You Want to Speak Out About the New Restaurant at 384 Grand...: Any chance the Lo-Down could interview the owners? I'd like
No Sanctuary for Young Israel Synagogue: Great reporting! But what a sad story. No one wins here.
Chinatown Working Group: LES Question Unresolved: I agree with Sun. I don't believe Lalan has spoken with any
Mexican Restaurant Seeks Liquor License at 384 Grand : I hope the Lo-Down can get in contact with the proprietors o
Op/Ed: Make Schools a Priority in SPURA Plan: We have so blurred the private/public boundary in NYC over t
Op/Ed: Make Schools a Priority in SPURA Plan: I don't understand this; why the apparent bias for a charter
Op/Ed: Make Schools a Priority in SPURA Plan: Since there have been a few comments about this story, I wan
Op/Ed: Make Schools a Priority in SPURA Plan: "The Department of Education doesn't believe a new school sh

This Week’s Music Picks

Dancers Scott Heron and Hijack come to Dixon Place with Smithsoniansmith - photo by William P. Starr via Time Out NY

The Lo-Down List: This Week’s Happenings

Gary Shteyngart at Brown Cafe - photo by Matthew Monteith for thelodownny.com

TLD Interview: Author Gary Shteyngart

January 31st, 2010

Parents Voice Strong Support For Charter School; DOE's Handling of Hearing Criticized

Supporters of Manhattan Charter School turned out in large numbers last week at a state-mandated charter renewal hearing. Parent after parent came to the front of an auditorium at the school on Attorney Street, praising its high academic standards and caring teachers. There was no apparent opposition to the renewal application. But following the hearing, District 1′s Community Education Council (CEC) passed a resolution strongly criticizing the Department of Education’s (DOE) handling of the hearing and urging state legislators to take action.