We’re in Chinatown, where community leaders are rallying against Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed budget cuts. Parents, students and City Councilwoman Margaret Chin are blasting planned teacher layoffs in NYC schools.
         
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 Rivington Street. May 22, 2011 Continuing our ongoing series of street photographs from A. Jesse Jiryu Davis.  
 The housemade brioche with Nutella is just one of many reasons to wander into Gaia Italian Cafe. A roundup of restaurant and nightlife news around the neighborhood today.
 Authorities returned to PKNY at 49 Essex St. last night and shut it down. It’s been a tough few weeks for PKNY, the Lower East Side tiki bar formerly known as Painkiller. On top of losing its former name in a federal lawsuit over trademarks in late May, city health officials issued it terrible inspection report earlier this month. Even though the beloved one-year-old artisan cocktail bar received a passing score on a subsequent inspection, authorities arrived late last night and closed it down. Notices on the door this morning attribute the closure to “operating without a permit.” The cleaning crew on site a few minutes ago said they understood it to be a temporary problem and that the bar would open up in a few days. They did not want to be identified, and referred questions to the owners. Continue reading Health Department Shuts Essex Street Tiki Bar PKNY
It’s going to be a dark, wet day here on the Lower East Side, with clouds and fog in the morning and showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, and highs in the low 80s. Continue reading Good Morning!
Our friends at Dixon Place are kicking off their 20th Annual HOT! Festival this Friday with an opening night party hosted by Anti-Diva, also known as Liz Liguori and Jessie Mann. The festival, declared “New York’s Best Gay Theater Fest” by The Village Voice, is also known as “a pioneering festival of queer performance and culture – and the oldest, continually running festival of its kind in the world.” Continue reading Dixon Place Kicks Off 20th Annual HOT! Fest
 Farmers' Market Potato Salad from chef Carlin Greenstein LES resident and locavore chef Carlin Greenstein is contributing a weekly seasonal recipe based on fresh food you can find at local markets or in your CSA. This week, she shares her recipe for a potato salad made with farmers’ market ingredients: I never liked potato salad growing up. I associated it with crumbly potatoes, glops of mayo and too much celery. Luckily, I have left those bad memories behind and developed a new potato love affair by riffing on traditional French potato salad. Instead of using some over-starchy large potatoes, I now use tiny buttery fingerlings or sweet Yukon Golds, add whatever local seasonal vegetables are available, such as radishes and snap peas for color and crunch, and then dress it with a tangy, bright vinaigrette. Continue reading Local Cooking at Home: Farmers’ Market Potato Salad
 The DOT is conducting a lengthy and detailed study of traffic and parking issues in Chinatown. The NYC Department of Transportation has trained its eye on the myriad problems of Chinatown’s streets: curbside parking difficulties, crowded sidewalks, confusing signage and other factors that make getting around one of Manhattan’s busiest neighborhoods difficult. After several press events announcing their intentions, DOT officials are now seeking input from residents, business owners and others affected by the issues they are examining. Continue reading Wanted: Community Input on Chinatown Parking Saturday
 Hillman Housing Corp. stretches along the north side of Grand Street between Willett and Lewis streets. The Hillman Housing Corporation elected four members to its board of directors this week. Newcomers Elizabeth DeGaetano and Mathew Quezada, both leaders of the Hillman House Committee, were the top two vote-getters, with 262 and 250 votes, respectively. Challenger Ted Greenberg placed third, with 249 votes, while one incumbent, Kira Wizner, retained her seat with 220 votes. Continue reading Hillman Housing Elects New Board Members
 May 20, 2011. Luca Pizzaroni in Seward Park. Luca is a painter and photographer, his work is at http://www.krada.com/ More from our ongoing series of street portraits by photographer A. Jesse Jiryu Davis.
 Photo credit: The Space at Tompkins. The following op/ed was submitted to The Lo-Down by Andrea Stella, executive director of The Space at Tompkins. We welcome submissions about any and all Lower East Side-related topics. Opinion articles can be emailed to: tips@thelodownny.com. Last week, the New York Times asked the question, “where have all the crusties gone (In East Village, Harbingers of Spring Are Missing)?” So now seems like as good a time as any to introduce our start-up non profit, The Space at Tompkins. The Space consists of East Village community members and members of the traveling/squatting community who recognize a gap in services for this unique group of individuals. We have been building the organization for the past two years, are now nine volunteers strong and conduct walkabout outreach five days a week. Continue reading Op-Ed: Displacement from Tompkins Square Park Endangers “Crusties”
A midweek round-up of neighborhood food news:
 Free Summer Fishing Clinics on the East River Beginning this Friday, the Lower East Side Ecology Center is holding free catch-and-release fishing clinics at the East River. Bait and tackle will be provided (or bring your own), plus basic fishing instruction and other activities to explore the estuary. Kids under 15 must be accompanied by an adult and registration is required. All fishing clinics will meet in East River Park at East 10th Street and the East River.
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