This morning, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh and Community Board 3 have scheduled a news conference to go over new standards for cars and bikes in the 1st & 2nd Avenue bus lanes. Today is the first day surveillance cameras are being used to enforce bus lane rules. According to a news advisory, new guidelines will “help taxi drivers and other motorists follow the City’s bus lane rules. The NYC Department of Transportation and the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission developed these standards with the elected officials’ input.” The news conference is at 10:30am, on the southeast corner of 14th Street and 1st Avenue.
         
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 Image via happlolday's Flickr photostream. Clouds this morning, giving way to sunny skies and a high of 62 degrees. Continue reading Good Morning!
A short time ago, we returned from Pier 42 (at the end of Montgomery Street), where U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer called on the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. (LMDC) to pay for the construction of an East Side waterfront park and recreational area. The city has plans to turn the pier into an urban beach and boat launch, but has no money to complete the project. Schumer, appearing with community leaders, urged the LMDC to use federal funds awarded after 9/11 for the pier. We’ll have a more detailed report later. Incidentally, today’s news conference was co-organized by Schumer and State Senator Daniel Squadron, who represents Lower Manhattan and the Lower East Side. Schumer made a point of praising Squadron, a former aide who helped write “Positively American,” Schumer’s best-selling book. And he congratulated Squadron and his wife, Liz Weinstein, who have their first baby on the way.
Earlier this week we attended a news conference in front of 326-328 East 4th Street, two 170 year old rowhouses that have been the focal point of a passionate preservation debate. The Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation (GVSHP) gathered with elected officials and other neighborhood groups — urging the Landmarks Preservation Commission to protect the Greek Revival structures. This morning we received an update from GVSHP Executive Director Andrew Berman: Continue reading Preservationists Lose Battle to Landmark East 4th Street Rowhouses
 Photo by: the New York Observer. In September, a piece in the Observer introduced voters of the 64th Assembly District to Sheldon Silver’s newest foe: 28-year old Columbia graduate student Ed Chen. At the time, he was exploring the possibility of running against the powerful Speaker, who has represented Lower Manhattan in Albany since 1976. This week, Chen officially took the leap, announcing “I have decided to unequivocally declare my intention to run in the 2012 election against Mr. Silver.” Continue reading Chen Makes His Choice: He’s Taking on Sheldon Silver
Michael Mut, who recently debuted his “I Hate Hating” exhibit, has a new project starting called the “Love Yourself Project.” He writes, “We are collecting artist of all walks of life and other people who are interested in spreading something on the positive note. We believe that one must love themselves in order to love others.
 From "Anchises" at Abrons through Sunday This weekend is packed with great performances on the Lower East Side. Here are some top picks for events happening in the neighborhood:
Here are musician Ken Beasley’s top music picks on the Lower East Side this weekend:
 Great Elk
GREAT ELK – Saturday, Nov. 20 | 7:30PM at Mercury Lounge The brains behind Great Elk are Paul Basile and Patrick Hay. Their partnership is not uncommon to bands; Basile provides introspective lyrics, Hay adds texture with strokes of guitar, the rhythm section joins in and before you know it, you have a solid shot of indie-folk with a head bobbing chaser. Continue reading Weekend Music Picks
Mostly sunny today with of high of only 49. Tomorrow 57 and partly cloudy. Sunday mostly sunny and 48. Continue reading Good Morning!
 Photo by @jeffreylewisish Thanks to @jeffreylewisish, who sent along this photo showing the ongoing construction at the Slipper Room building on Orchard Street. looks like Orchard (between Stanton and Rivington) will be closed for a few days while the work is completed.
Community leaders came to the Bowery earlier this week, shovels in hand, to celebrate the planting of 37 trees (many of them cherry trees) alongside Confucius Plaza. Continue reading Chinatown’s New Cherry Trees
As we reported yesterday, Community Board 3 has come up with “draft” guidelines for the Seward park redevelopment project. On its web site, CB3 has now posted a power point presentation used in Tuesday night’s SPURA task force meeting. The document was prepared for “discussion purposes” and will be undergoing changes in the days and weeks ahead. If you would like to comment on the guidelines, send an email to spura@cb3manhattan.org. by the end of the day on November 27th. Click here to see CB3′s SPURA page – and then select the top document, “November 16 draft guidelines presentation.”
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