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LoHo Realty Hosts Co-Op Village Home Buying Seminar (Sponsored)

LoHo Realty invites you to a Co-op Village Home Buying Seminar on Wednesday, May 29th from 6p-8p in the Seward Park Community Room: 264 …

The 32nd Annual Loisaida Festival Returns This Sunday, May 26

Everyone’s favorite neighborhood Latinx celebration returns for a 32nd year this Sunday, May 26, 2019, 12p-5p,on Avenue C, rain or shine. …

Lobster and Beer Returns to the Hester Street Fair for Memorial Day Weekend

Our friends at Hester Street Fair are bringing back their popular lobster and beer event for Memorial Day Weekend. This Saturday, you can indulge …

Theater For The New City Celebrates 24th Annual LES Festival of the Arts

Theater For The New City hosts their 24th Annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts over the long weekend. The festival runs May …

First Street Green’s Open Mural Call is Now Open

Here is a mural call for First Street Green Art Park’s Spring/Summer 2019 projects: Centre-fuge Public Art Project invites you to submit a mural proposal for First Street Green Art Park. …

Lower East Side Film Festival Announces 2019 Schedule

The ninth annual Lower East Side Film Festival kicks off at Village East Cinema on June 6th. This year’s slate includes crowd favorites like …

Restored Print of Meredith Monk’s QUARRY Premieres at Anthology Archives

Tonight at Anthology Film Archives: Meredith Monk fans have a rare opportunity to experience the filmed version of her Obie-winning masterwork, Quarry: …

Rooftop Films Kicks Off Summer Season, Returns to LES Tomorrow

Rooftop Films kicks off it’s annual season opener, “This is What We Mean by Short Films,” tonight at Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood, Brooklyn, and …

The Greek Jewish Festival Returns to Broome Street This Sunday, May 19

The 5th Annual Greek Jewish Festival comes to Broome Street this Sunday, celebrating the unique Romaniote and Sephardic heritage at the Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum. …

Seward Park Library Hosts “The City Scene From the Sidewalk,” Exhibition by Alex Price

Recent work by local artist Alex Price is currently on exhibit at the Seward Park Library. In a series titled, “The City Scene From …

Seward Park Conservancy To Host Free Walking Tour This Sunday

As the large-scale restoration of one of our oldest parks in the city is underway, a landscape architect and historians from Henry Street Settlement and …

Exhibition Uncovers Forgotten Italian Community in “Lung Block”

Here’s an interesting exhibition for history buffs and Lower East Siders alike: The Lung Block, a New York City Slum and Its Forgotten Italian-American …