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 The Schiff Fountain, located on the western border of Seward Park. The Friends of Seward Park and the Hester Street Fair are teaming up to restore the Schiff Fountain, on the western edge of the park. They’ve launched a petition drive with a goal of collecting 5,000 signatures. The fountain was donated to the people of … Continue reading  
By Ed Litvak in Community Organizations, Featured, Parks and Recreation on May 18, 2012 10:39 am |
 3 Comments   Shalom Chai Pizza, 357 Grand Street. The New York City Health Department closed Shalom Chai Pizza, 357 Grand Street, earlier this week. In an inspection on Tuesday, the kosher restaurant racked up 75 violation points. Among the items detailed in the report: hot food items held at below 140 degrees, cold food items held below 41 … Continue reading
 Photo by Cynthia Lamb. Consider me shallow if you like, but I do actually think about coolness. I know it’s generally more of a teenage concern than a middle age one, but I can’t help myself. Coolness is like beauty: it has a short shelf life. This transience is part of its appeal. Today’s shock of … Continue reading
 Luther Gulick Park. Photo credit: Friends of Gulick Park. In parks across the city this coming weekend, people will be planting flowers, tidying up garden areas and partaking in all sorts of fun and games. “It’s My Park Day” is a chance for neighbors to reconnect, to celebrate spring and to beautify both treasured and neglected … Continue reading
 Screen grab from Bike Share web site. Today the city unveiled the preliminary locations for its new Bike Share program. You can click here for an interactive map showing the locations in each neighborhood. The program launches in July. it will cost $95/year to join the Bike Share program or $9.95 for 24 hours. There’s no … Continue reading
 The Seward Park sites south of Delancey Street. Photo by Vivienne Gucwa. In a little more than a week, Community Board 3 will be voting on the Seward Park Mixed-Use Development Plan, a project that is destined to change the Lower East Side for decades to come. Behind the scenes, there’s a lot going on leading … Continue reading
 Brown, a popular cafe on Hester Street, earned 43 points in a health department inspection last month. Each month on the second Wednesday, we post a report of restaurants in the 10002 ZIP code that scored 28 points or more on their most recent health department inspections, the equivalent of “C” grades under the city’s rating … Continue reading
 Taqueria Les, 198 Orchard Street. Photo by Cynthia Lamb. Manhattan has become a much better place for a taco fix in recent years. Gone are the days when your friends from LA burst into laughter at the offerings here. Now they just make the inevitable comparisons to their favorite spots on the Left Coast. My current “go … Continue reading
Here’s a reminder this afternoon about a few enticing offers in our print magazine. Online readers – don’t be left out! First, you have a few more days to answer our very simple trivia question — for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to Clinton Street Baking Company (see the inviting photo posted above if … Continue reading
This popular feature spotlights a wide variety of people who live and work on the Lower East Side. This week, we are featuring Josh Russ Tupper, co-owner of the beloved appetizing store, Russ and Daughters. (Josh was also featured in our print magazine this month.)
If you would like to nominate someone for “My LES,” please … Continue reading
 View this document on Scribd Our first print magazine hit the streets on Tuesday. If you haven’t been able to pick up a copy or you just prefer the digital experience, here’s the full content of our May … Continue reading
 Outside P.S. 134 last night. It was quite a scene last night at P.S. 134 on East Broadway. Hours after Mayor Bloomberg released his budget, which includes deep cuts to NYC’s after school programs, hundreds of parents and kids descended on the Lower East Side school to express their anger and concern. So many people showed … Continue reading
 Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow Street. Last Friday night, Brooklyn Vegan broke the news that Ludlow Street music club Cake Shop is in trouble. The web site published part of a desperate email appeal from co-owner Andy Bodes saying the venue would close if an investor didn’t come forward in 72 hours with $10,000. Today Grub Street … Continue reading
According to neighborhood lore, ten years ago Walter Kühr, the German-born owner of the Main Squeeze Accordion shop on Essex Street, had a dream that he was conducting an all-female accordion orchestra. Not just any all-female accordion orchestra, but an orchestra of unsurpassable quality. “I dreamt I was conducting all these women playing the accordion in … Continue reading
 Photo credit: Henry Street Settlement. Today American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation kicked off a citywide competition for $3 million in grants. Forty organizations are vying for the historic preservation funds, including the Henry Street Settlement, the Tenement Museum, St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery and Duo Multicultural Arts Center on East 4th Street. Here’s how … Continue reading
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