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The 20th Annual HOT! Festival at Dixon Place continues this weekend with San Francisco comedienne Marga Gomez‘s solo show, Marga Gomez is Not Getting Any Younger. The piece, a coming of age story that “begins in a dairy cow’s boudoir in the Bronx and leads to a murder in a Forever 21 department store,” runs tonight and tomorrow night at 9:30p. She is following the boys in James Scruggs’ Tickets to Manhood, a Mondo Cané! Commission that ends it’s run this weekend.
$15 // Friday and Saturday Night shows at 7:30p and 9:30pm // 161A Chrystie Street.
You can see the complete schedule for the HOT! Festival and purchase tickets here. The Lo-Down is Local Media Sponsor. We’ll have more coverage throughout the festival run.
 
 The Educational Alliance is hosting a job fair August 8th for anyone interested in working in their youth development programs on the Lower East Side.
They’re looking for “professionals with expertise in teaching the arts (photography, drama, set design, dance instruction, music instruction, arts & crafts instruction) and health & wellness (martial arts, gymnastics/tumbling).” They’re also looking for “youth mentors (group leaders) who will assist students with homework, ensure a safe learning environment and assist in the facilitation of youth development activities.”
Applicants need to have a minimum of two years experience working with children or teens in an after-school, day school, summer camp, or day care environment – and must be available 2:30pm – 6:00pm, Monday through Friday.
More information and applications (which must be filled out in advance) can be found on the Educational Alliance’s web site.
Light filled 1 bedroom with double exposures and open city skyline views! The apartment has a very nice sense of flow with the living room and bedroom at opposing ends of the apartment for maximum quiet and privacy. Continue reading Sponsored Post: Grand Street Apartment of the Week
Crain’s weighs in today with a piece on CO-OP Food and Drink, the new nightlife spot in the Hotel on Rivington. Profiling co-owner Alan Phillips, reporter Tina Traster writes:
The restaurant represents a crowning moment in Mr. Philips’ career. It is operated under the Guerrilla Culinary Group, which he co-founded in September 2010 with (partner Jason) Apfelbaum, who is also the CEO of Chef & Co. a corporate catering and event firm… “Opening a restaurant in a hotel is a blessing,” said Mr. Philips, who expects to gross $10 million this year. “With a free-standing restaurant, you’re on your own.” Hotels offer built-in marketing, foot traffic, exposure to tourism and a variety of revenue streams, including the bar, room service and catering, he says.
Continue reading New LES Restaurant Anticipates Tidy Profit
 National Night Out 2010 - East Broadway. Next Tuesday, communities nationwide will be celebrating National Night Out. The annual crime/drug prevention event, features food, entertainment and appearances from local police officers and neighborhood leaders. See below for details about National Night out on the Lower East Side.
7th PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL: held on Stanton Street, between Clinton and Ridge, Attorney Street to East Houston. There will be a petting zoo and dunk tank! Time: 4:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
5th PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL: held in Columbus Park, on the basketball court near Baxter and Worth streets. Time: 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
9TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL: held in the school yard across from the precinct, at 321 East 5th Street. Time: 3 p.m.-8 p.m.
PSA 4/HOUSING BUREAU: held at the Campos Plaza Housing development, near Avenue B and 13th Street. 4 p.m.-8 p.m.
 383 Grand Street. A follow-up on a story we reported earlier this month. This week, Community Board 3 approved a request from Comprehensive Kids Development School for a “no standing” zone at 383 Grand Street.
School administrators said they were concerned about the safety of students, who must navigate parked cars to get from school buses to the facility, located in the Seward Park Cooperative. The school serves special education students. At Tuesday night’s meeting, parents spoke in support of the proposal. Several children, including one in a wheelchair, were also in attendance.
A community board member, Rabbi Yissachar Ginzberg, had submitted a letter saying the “no standing” zone would be an “undue hardship” for the community. Ginzberg was not present at this week’s meeting (he’s traveling overseas) and there was no mention of his letter before the vote.
The “no standing” zone will be in effect weekdays from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. in front of 383 Grand.
The mayor’s office is out with new statistics on bike ridership in New York City. According to the Department of Transportation, biking was up this past spring 14%, compared to the spring of 2010. Continue reading City Survey: Bike Ridership Jumps at Downtown Bridge Crossings
Here are musician Ken Beasley’s top music picks on the Lower East Side for this weekend:
 Air Traffic Controller AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER – Fri, July 29 | 7PM at The Living Room
While most pop-rock bands are content to pick a key, strum 4 chords, and repeat a chorus 2.5 times, Air Traffic Controller compellingly thinks a little more before taking the plunge. The heart of Air Traffic Controller beats within the chest of songwriter Dave Munro, who was indeed at one time, an honest to goodness air traffic controller. The Boston native has since traded his radar for a guitar, and now travels the country playing songs made as much for the listening room as they are for the radio. FREE// 196 Allen St.
Continue reading Weekend Music Picks
- In court yesterday, a city lawyer acknowledges Shuang Wen School faces at least 15 allegations of wrongdoing (Daily News).
- More on Community Board 3′s decision to approve two new historic districts (Villager).
- Budding filmmakers from the Girls Prep Charter School are in Missouri, in search of the answer to this question: “what makes a real girl?” (Missourian).
- Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei’s Lower East Side connection (NYT).
- State Senator Daniel Squadron is looking for interns (Idealist).
- The Observer has some fun with yesterday’s silly Times piece on club fashion (Observer).
- Eco pop-up shop comes to the neighborhood this weekend (Fashion Indie).
 HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” returned to eastern Grand Street yesterday to film outside the townhouse at 511 Grand. Photo by Joel Raskin. See more of his photography at www.joelsphotoblog.com. Today’s weather will be mostly cloudy, hot and humid, with highs in the low 90s and a good chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, with possible heavy rain at times. The weekend looks sunny and hot. Enjoy your weekend!
 Ha'Chi, the Thompson LES Hotel's new Asian fusion restaurant, opened this week on Orchard Street. In today’s Lower East Side restaurant news:
- From The Lo-Down inbox: Ha’Chi, the new Asian fusion eatery, opened this week on the ground floor of the Thompson LES Hotel at 185 Orchard St.
- EV Grieve has an update on S’MAC’s takeover of the former Little Veselka kiosk at Houston Street and 1st Avenue; look for a fall opening.
- Serious Eats samples the late-night fare at Schiller’s Liquor Bar, and gives the sticky toffee pudding a rousing thumbs-up.
- Friends and fans of East Village bar owner and beer aficianado Ray Deter will gather Monday, Aug. 1, at his Williamsburg bar, dba Brooklyn, to toast his life and raise funds for his sons’ college educations. More info: Jimmy No. 43′s website and Good Beer Seal.
- Snap Food Truck brings its mobile burgers and dogs back to the Hester Street Fair on Saturday. The full fair line-up is here.
- The Wall Street Journal does some illuminating math calculations on the city’s 1-year-old restaurant inspections grading system.
Here’s a quick recap from last night’s meeting of Community Board 3′s land use committee, which is planning for the redevelopment of the 7-acre Seward Park site (SPURA). For the first time, there was at least an inkling from the city that they see some merit in the CB3′s planning guidelines, passed last January. Continue reading City, CB3 Begin to Plan for SPURA Environmental Review
- Bike sting – apparently focusing on deliverymen – proves controversial (NYT).
- CB3 says no to Korean karaoke on St. Mark’s Place (Grub Street).
- Casting call: East Asian and Japanese men between the ages of 30-50 wanted for Microsoft ad (Actors Connect)
- Author Royal Young returns to his roots, if only for one evening, on the Lower East Side (Observer).
- Lamenting the removal of the Chow Mein neon sign in the East Village (Jeremiah).
- Tonight in Tompkins Square Park: “Arthur!” (EV Grieve)
 A view from high above Allen Street - photo courtesy of Nicole H. S. Kaufmann Partly cloudy today with a high of 88 and a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. A couple of reminders. This afternoon State Senator Squadron is bringing his mobile office to the neighborhood. Staffers will be stationed at the corner of Delancey and Norfolk streets, prepared to answer your questions. Also the weekly LES Youthmarket returns to Grand Street — fresh, local produce will be for sale this afternoon. Check out our Calendar for details on these and other events.
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