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Owner of 135 Bowery angry about landmark designation (Observer). Silver believes there will be a budget by early next week (Capital Tonight). A deal to save free student Metrocards, but don’t rejoice just yet (2nd Avenue Sagas). Continue reading Owner of 135 Bowery Incensed, Homeland Security on Park Row, Nolitan Revealed  
 A piece by Yura Osborn Tonight, begin your weekend by heading over to a new “pop-up” gallery called 21 Ludlow Gallery (21 Ludlow), where the group show, “Works on Paper,” will have it’s opening reception from 8-11p. This show should be refreshing because, as curator May Yeung notes, “The show presents an array of playful works varying in styles, but coherent in the overall message – art should be imaginative, fun and affordable.”
Residents sitting on a bench outside the apartment complex said they smelled smoke at about 7am. The fire apparently started in a 7th floor unit. Maintenance workers are now trying to pump out a whole lot of water that collected in the building’s entryway.
About half a dozen emergency vehicles have responded to a fire at the Baruch Houses on Columbia Street. More to come…
 Making good use of the new Hester Street Playground - yesterday following the ribbon cutting ceremony. Sunny today with a high of 86. Partly cloudy tomorrow and Sunday, with high temps hovering in the mid to high 80′s. We’ll have more on the Hester Street Playground today, a project that NYC’s Park’s commissioner called a model of community engagement. Change is in the air in the Grand Street co-ops. We’ll explain that. And of course our weekend guide.
Continue reading Former Home of “Ruby’s Fruits” Becomes Jewish Conservancy Visitor’s Center
Continue reading Lush Life – An Exhibition in Nine Chapters Begins Tonight
Richard Ravitch (Friend of Shelly) and David Paterson divided on the state’s budget (NYT). Building workers’ union endorses Carolyn Maloney (Daily News). Political candidates discovering Chinese voters (World Journal via Voices That Must Be Heard). Continue reading Budget Break-Up, Placard Parking Primer, Everybody’s Going to Heaven
It’s a busy day on the Lower East Side. This morning, there’s a ribbon cutting ceremony at Sara D. Roosevelt Park, where the brand new Hester Street Playground will be formally unveiled. Meanwhile, there will be a lot of activity at Cooper Union, where the Rent Guidelines Board is meeting — and activists and elected officials protesting outside. And “Lush Life,” an inventive new exhibition gets underway at the Sue Scott Gallery. Party cloudy and windy today with a high of 76.
Here are musician Ken Beasley’s top music picks on the Lower East Side this week:  The Dixons THE DIXONS – Thursday, June 16 at 10pm The Dixons are Brooklyn based, but you might have a hard time believing that, since they look and sound like they’re from 1950’s Nashville. One of the most authentic and pure honky tonk bands on the scene today, the Dixons bring the old-school love with sincere renditions of Ernest Tubb and George Jones favorites, as well as superbly penned originals. Put on your Nudie suit, head over to Rockwood, and lose yourself in the pedal steel sweetness. FREE | Rockwood Music Hall - 196 Allen Street
The attorney, Stuart Klein, said the findings are “totally false.” In a phone interview a short time ago, he strongly disputed the conclusion by a housing administrator that construction of an 18-story hotel next to 128 Hester and the alleged failure to maintain the building led to unsafe conditions. Su owns both properties. Continue reading Owner of 128 Hester Will Appeal Decison Ordering Payments to Displaced Tenants
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