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Tenement Talks Asks, “Think Your Place is Small?”

Tonight's LES Stories Series at Tenement Talks will be centered around "Apartment Tales".  Professional tellers share tales; see if you do better with a 3-minute story of your own. Performers include: Christen Clifford,  Ophira Eisenberg, Joey Hood and Zoe Muntaner.108...

Public Housing Rally at City Hall This Morning

From State Senator Daniel Squadron's office:New York, NY – State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, and Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES) will join with city, state, and federal elected officials; public housing residents; NYCHA employees; and housing...

Flea Market on Sunday

Find bargain prices at a flea boutique this Sunday! It's sponsored by the Co-Op Village NORC/The Educational Alliance. WHEN: Sunday, 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. WHERE: East River Bldg. #4 Community Room, 477 FDR Drive Items for sale will...
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Puerto Rico Fest at Clemente Soto Velez

The Lo-Down attended the opening reception for Puerto Rico Fest 2009 at the Clemente Soto Velez arts center last weekend.  The reception was held in the LES and Abrazo Interno Gallery where there is a special exhibit celebrating the...

Meditate NYC Happening Today

One of our photographers, Jesse Jiryu Davis, has asked us to spread the word about a free event happening today (at Judson Memorial Church from 3p-7p), for any one interested in learning to meditate. Meditate NYC is holding it's...

Planting Day in Luther Gulick Park

It was bulb planting day in Luther Gulick Park (Delancey & Willett Streets) yesterday, part of an ongoing effort to revitalize one of the city's most neglected spaces. The Friends of Gulick Park gathered to plant 500 bulbs. Meanwhile,...
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A Celebration at the Bowery Mission

    The Bowery Mission celebrated the 100th anniversary of its chapel yesterday. Speakers at the ceremony included Police Chief Ray Kelly and television host Paula Zahn.

“Books Through Bars” Hosts Bingo Night at ABC No Rio

Duncan Meisel, one of the hosts of "Books Through Bars Bingo", has asked us to spread the word about their upcoming event at ABC No Rio, this Friday at 8pm. Duncan writes:Books Through Bars is out of money,...

Tenement Talks – William Grimes’ “Appetite City” Tonight

Former New York Times restaurant critic William Grimes will discuss his recent book, Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York, as part of the Tenement Talks Series at The Tenenment Museum, tonight at 6:30pm (FREE).  Grimes charts the...
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SOUND Campaign Seeks Funds For NYCHA Developments

Our friends at Grand Street Settlement have asked us to help spread the word about the SOUND Campaign.  The campaign represents a coalition formed to "Save Our Unfunded NYCHA Developments".  There will be a "LES Town Hall" rally this Thursday...
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Brooklyn Fare Grocery Opens at “One Manhattan Square”

A lot of longtime residents likely thought they'd never see the day. But it's happened. About a decade after...

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