February 15th, 2010
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Amarilis Perez - photo by Traven Rice
What do you do?
I work at the Educational Alliance as the Director of the Edgies Teen Center. I oversee our Teen Center with over 400 youth, ages 13-18, offering a variety of activities from arts, health and wellness, discussion groups, mentoring and academic programs.
How long have you worked on the LES?
I have worked on the Lower East Side for the past three and a half years.
Continue reading My LES – Amarilis Perez
February 15th, 2010
Holding signs saying “no sharpshooters,” “don’t fence us in,” and “don’t make us live through it again,” residents of Chinatown came out in force at City Hall on Friday. They were there to observe a hearing on the impact of holding the 9/11 terror trials in Lower Manhattan. The meeting was co-chaired by Peter Vallone, head of the Public Safety Committee, and Margaret Chin, the new head of the Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Committee.
Continue reading Council Committees Hold Terror Trial Hearing; No Vote Scheduled on Resolution
February 15th, 2010
Journalist and BBC radio editor Maria Balinska will be discussing her book, The Bagel: The Surprising History of a Modest Bread, at Tenement Talks this Thursday at the Tenement Museum. Balinska’s research discovers the staple New Yorkers love to claim as their own has origins from as far away as southern Italy and Muslim northwest China. Find out how the bagel entered urban history, figured in to labor disputes, and how America’s bagel capital may have shifted to Mattoon, Illinois. FREE // 6:30pm // 108 Orchard St.
February 15th, 2010
On Face the Nation yesterday, Vice President Joe Biden said he doesn’t believe it will cost $200 million to protect NYC during the upcoming terror trials (as the NYPD predicts). He also suggested trying the suspects before a military tribunal is a distinct possibility. “We have improved military commissions considerably,” Biden said. On Meet the Press, he added, “A military tribunal is available. It is the less preferable way to go.”
The Daily News checks in on the festivities surrounding the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Manhattan’s Chinatown.
The Voice looks back on Bobby Kennedy’s 1967 visit to the Lower East Side.
Cheesemonger Anne Saxelby interviews her buddy Mark Bello of Pizza a Casa (the pizza-making school/retail shop opening soon on Grand Street).
There will be another benefit for Ray on March 8, at the Theater for the New City. Watch for more details on the “Save Ray’s” Facebook Page.
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