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A flight at Top Hops. Photos by Alex M. Smith.

Top Hops Taps Into NYC’s Love Affair With Craft Beer

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Eisner Looks at Building on Top of 75 Essex St., Willing to Consider Landmark Protection

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A New School at Essex Crossing: Will It Be Built, Whose Kids Will It Educate?

In our March 2014 cover story, we look at the community-based campaign to bring a new public school to the large mixed-use development planned on the Lower East Side. …

Jasmin Sanchez Photo by Alex M. Smith

My LES: Jasmin Sanchez

For our regular feature spotlighting the people who live and work on the Lower East Side, we talked with Jasmin Sanchez, who runs the Ana Luisa Garcia Community Center. …

LES Resident Spike Jonze Wins Oscar For ‘Best Original Screenplay’

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Gary Shteyngart on the Lower East Side. Photo by Matthew Monteith.

Arts Watch: What To Do in March

Gary Shteyngart on the Lower East Side. He’ll be reading from his new memoir, “Little Failure,” at Tenement Talks on March 31st. Photo by …

Team Behind Proposed Kosher Deli Explains Plans For Noah’s Ark Space

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Questions Remain Unanswered Following Death of Dog on Clinton Street

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Workshop participants get interactive with a 16 foot scale model of Orchard Street.

Businesses, Residents Help Shape an Orchard Street Master Plan

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Russ & Daughters, 179 East Houston St. Image from the store's tumblr page.

The New Russ & Daughters Cafe is Hiring

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Latino Group Advocates For More Seats on Community Board 3

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As Redevelopment Nears, Lower East Side Artist Hunts For New Studio Space

Judy Moonelis has been in the “Pink Building” on the Lower East Side for 33 years; but now she’s preparing for a new chapter in her creative life. …

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Dog Electrocuted on Clinton Street Saturday Afternoon

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Petition: Rehabilitate the East Broadway Subway Station Now

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Shannon Walker and Damon Cardasis co-wrote and star in Vicky & Lysander.

Interview: LES Film Fest Team Brings Web Series Back For a Second Season

Shannon Walker and Damon Cardasis co-wrote and star in Vicky & Lysander.

Vicky & Lysander, created by LES Film Festival co-creators Shannon Walker and …