The International Women Artists’ Salon will host a reading this evening as part of their ongoing showcase, Exhibition One: Zero Gravity, that is happening at Lolita Bar through June 30th. Founder Heidi Russel writes, “Please join us to hear bits of memoir, poetry & other choice narratives written and read by members of the International Women Artists’ Salon: Morgan Avery Sispoidis, Felice Cohen, Liz Gold, Janet Iacobuzio, Emily Johnson, Christa Krenek, Denise Linville, Ashley Roberts, and Rose Santos-Cunningham. Food for the soul and food for our nourishment will be provided by the artists as well. FREE // 7pm // 266 Broome Street
         
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 Yevgeniy Fiks - photo by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis for thelodownny.com
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What do you do? I’m an artist. What are you working on now?
My next big project is on Alisa Zinov’evna Rosenbaum, who is better known in the US as Ayn Rand. Continue reading My L.E.S. – Yevgeniy Fiks
As you may know, the New York Charter Review Commission is now weighing potential changes in the way the city is governed. Their deliberations could lead to ballot proposals impacting term limits, the powers of city officials (including borough presidents, the public advocate and the comptroller) and the role of New York’s 59 community boards. Tonight, Community Board 3 will debate what issues to advocate for during the charter revision process. This evening’s meeting will focus specifically on how to maintain (and strengthen) the community boards’ influence in citywide decision-making. Continue reading CB3 Discusses Charter Review Concerns Tonight
 Last week's City Hall rally to save after school programs. As the haggling continues in Albany over the state’s budget, members of the City Council are gearing up for the big fights ahead once it becomes clear what programs will be cut and how deeply. It’s been clear for months now that all kinds of services – senior centers, after school programs, schools, fire houses, – will be hit hard. This week, the state narrowly averted a government shutdown. And lawmakers have now agreed to vote on portions of the budget (transportation, public safety, economic development).
Hip hop concert at the Seaport canceled (NYT). Scottish brassere/bar destined for Allen & Delancey space (Eater). More bar news from CB3′s SLA Committee (Eater).
We stopped by P.S. 134′s outdoor classroom yesterday for a garden party. Kids joined Councilmember Maragret Chin, the Hester Street Collaborative and Con-Ed (one of the program’s corporate sponsors) to celebrate the transformation of the once neglected space. We may see some rain showers this morning before the sun peaks out in the afternoon. A high of 77.
On Friday, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senator Daniel Squadron, the advocacy organization, Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) and Community Board 3 heralded the decision requiring hotel developer William H. Su to compensate nine families displaced when the tenement building was declared unsafe and demolished last year. Continue reading State Orders Owner of 128 Hester to Pay Tenants $1 Million
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Continue reading Pride Goes East to Host Week Long Shop-a-Thon
The Bicycle Film Festival will kick off it’s tenth anniversary tomorrow night with a big celebration at Santos Party House. Founder and festival director Brendt Barbur was compelled to start the festival after being hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City in 2001. The festival celebrates the bicycle through music, art, and film (and is now considered to have been a catalyst for the urban bike movement). Continue reading Bicycle Film Festival Kicks Off Tenth Anniversary
Tomorrow afternoon at 2pm the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and the NYPD and the New York City District Attorneys Office are sponsoring a crime prevention seminar. Experts will offer advice on how to avoid becoming a crime victim. There will be Chinese-language brochures available. It will be held at CCBA Headquarters, 62 Mott Street.
 Karen Seiger, Market Enthusiast, Author, Blogger Tonight’s Tenement Talk at the Tenement Museuem will feature author and self-titled “Market Enthusiast,” Karen Seiger, in a discussion about her new guidebook, Markets of New York City: A Guide to the Best Artisan, Farmer, Food, and Flea Markets. Seiger also runs the blog, Markets of New York City. She will be joined by local artisan Anne Saxelby of Saxelby Cheesemongers and Kimm Alfonso of KimmChi. FREE // Tuesday, June 15th // 6:30pm // 108 Orchard St.
The early reports from last night’s excruciating CB3 bar brawl (EV Grieve). Drunk driving arrests up on the LES (DNA Info). To debate or not to debate: Reshma Saujani turns up the pressure on Carolyn Maloney (Daily News). Continue reading CB3 Bar Battles, Kelly’s Bike Mea Culpa, Bloomberg Snark
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