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We’ve asked musician Ken Beasley to highlight a few live shows happening on the LES this week. Here are his picks:
 Capsule - via returntothepit.com Wednesday, March 17th – Capsule + Nomos + Death First + Pollution at Cake Shop: As part of their “No Worms” tour, Florida post-hardcore group Capsule brings their volume and energy to Cakeshop. If you like it loud, you’ll be in the right place.  
The push to landmark the Russian Orthodox Cathedral on East 2nd Street (Historic Districts Council). Shelly says the Assembly is skeptical about soda tax, wine at the grocery store (Politics on the Hudson). A bit of good news for Ray (Neither More Nor Less). Continue reading Landmarking the Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Good News for Ray, Soda Tax Skepticism
Yesterday afternoon, the NYPD was pulling cars over as they came off of the Williamsburg Bridge. At around 4:30pm, there were five or six cars lined up along Delancey. It appeared officers were selecting motorists at random. Every so often, the officers returned to an unmarked police car, which was also parked along Delancey.
 Fun in the sun: Sara D. Roosevelt Park Happy St. Patrick’s Day. It’s going to be a beautiful day for a parade — lots of sun and a high of 63. It looks like the spring-like weather might just hold up through the weekend. We hear the Doughnut Plant will have edible shamrocks on their vanilla bean doughnuts today! This afternoon, we’ll be taking another look at a proposed bill in Albany meant to strengthen the community’s role in approving liquor license applications. Also, we’ll have our weekly music picks. More later…
Every year, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer awards small grants (between $3000 to slightly over $10,000) to a wide variety of non-profit community organizations. The deadline for submissions this year is May 17th. You can find out more about the program here. Take a look at some of the Lower East Side groups that received grants this year: Continue reading Borough President Awards Community-Based Grants
 John Guare - photo by Aubrey Reuben via playbill.com Playwrights Neil LaBute and John Guare will headline three evenings of never-before-produced monologues and short scenes in “Five Story Walk Up: Seven Card Draw,” at Dixon Place beginning tonight. The show reunites seven authors of the original “Five Story Walk Up,” performed at the 13th Street Rep in 2007 and published in “Best American Short Plays, 2007-2008.” It is directed and produced by Nuyorican Poets Cafe executive director Daniel Gallant (who is also performing). Clay Mcleod Chapman, Quincy Long, Laura Shaine, Daniel Levin & Daniel Gallant. For more information, visit the facebook invite here.
 Sleepless nights: David Mulkins holds up a poster depicting the effects of "bad bars" on the neighborhood.
The visual aides were a cut above at last night’s CB3 bar brawl. That’s David Mulkins of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors (pictured above), with a new weapon in the fight against noisy nightlife establishments: colorful posters blown up big enough for even the most jaded community board members to see!
Our friends at CRAFTERMATH are hosting a new event called “New Wednesday”, tomorrow night (as an alternative St. Patty’s Day event) at The Dressing Room from 7p – 9p-ish. The event is FREE and will feature “punk crafts and unusual art” along with a performance by “demented vixen” Jessica Delfino and video art by featured guest, underground filmmaker Lisa Hammer.
Neighbors rail against Lit Lounge — the CB3 SLA Committee report (Eater). Photographers take part in a benefit for Haiti tonight at the Museum at Eldridge Street (DNA Info). CNBC profiles the Essex Street Market’s newest tenant, Pain d’Avignon (YouTube). Continue reading Residents Battle Lit Lounge, Haiti Benefit on LES, Dim Sum Ecstasy
 Photo via Banana Wintour The clouds are lifting… the sun has returned… and the streets are mostly cleared of those mangled umbrellas (but apparently not a few mangled mannequins). Look for a high of 60 today. Ditto the rest of the week.
We’ve been keeping an eye on the demolition of the old Young Israel building on East Broadway. In January, workers were just beginning to remove the contents of the 1837-erea building. Since that time, the project has been going very slowly. Today LES resident and preservation activist Linda Jones sent along this photo, and noted that work crews started earlier than usual this morning and seem to be making quite a bit of headway. Young Israel sold 225 East Broadway to a developer, who planned a new condo project. In exchange, the synagogue received several million dollars and a promise of a new sanctuary, a gym and classrooms as part of the new building. But after the economic collapse, plans for the site were apparently put on hold. We have called an emailed the synagogue for more information, but there hasn’t been any response.
What the mayor’s management report does not say (Gotham Gazette). Critiquing 311 (City Pragmatist). Maloney wants more help for 9/11 victims (Daily News). Gorgeous photos of the East River (I Spy NY). Inside Pulino’s, Day 1 (Eater).
We just returned from the Rutgers Houses (Madison & Rutgers), where Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Paterson, Speaker Silver and HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan made a major announcement. Thanks to the federal stimulus bill, 21 New York City public housing developments are being “federalized.” In practical terms it means the New York City Housing Authority will soon begin much needed repairs and upgrades on the projects, including Rutgers. Donovan called it the most important day in the history of public housing preservation, not just in New York, but in the entire country. Continue reading Governor, Mayor Come to LES for NYCHA Funding Announcement
Pictured above, the dramatic scene on the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday afternoon, after a car caught on fire. This photo is from the Fulton Ferry Landing Association blog, which reported that the fire was put out quickly. Today, look for more showers and wind, a high of 46. But fear not! The sun will be back tomorrow – and it looks like a spring-like week in New York City. This morning, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will be at the Rutgers Houses, where he and other officials will talk up the new legislation federalizing a number of NYC public housing developments. Tonight’s CB3′s monthly liquor license smackdown. We’ll check in on the “SLA Committee’s” deliberations. More later.
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