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FDR Drive, from just below East River Park.

Spring Comes to Clinton Street

Spring keeps springin’. Happy vernal equinox!

On Essex Street

A mostly intact section of old Orchard Street, shot from just below Grand Street.

Norfolk Street Rubble

A sad site on Norfolk Street: all that’s left from the historic synagogue, Beth Hamedrash Hagadol.

City Lights

Jacob Goldman took this photo from an apartment in the Seward Park Cooperative.

Seen on FDR Drive

This photo was taken over the weekend by Tommy Loeb.

East River Sunset

Good morning! Susan Levinson took this photo a couple of nights ago as the sun faded on another winter day on the Lower East …

The Jarmulowsky Building’s New Spire Revealed

Good morning! The other day, we finally got our first look at the new 50-foot spire on top of the Jarmulowsky Bank Building. It’s …

City View

Susan Levinson took this photo the other day as the sun set in New York City.

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When You Have the Williamsburg Bridge All to Yourself

Good morning! Local photographer Daniel Root took this photo of a deserted Williamsburg Bridge.

Eyes on Essex

Good morning! On Essex Street by Canal Street, near the old Schames & Sons paint shop, by Roger Bultot.

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Clinton Street Gridlock, Holiday Edition

All of a sudden, the Lower East Side has multiple Christmas tree vendors, including this operation alongside Target/Trader Joe’s on Grand Street. A local …

2019, 11/26 - NYC - View from our terrace

Last Light

Sunset over the East River – Susan Levinson took this photo the other day.

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Bursts of Color in the Lower East Side Sky

Photo by Samantha and Mayer Sinensky.

The weather might not have been ideal over the weekend, especially on Sunday. But the sunsets were pretty. …

East River Angst

Good morning! Activists on the Lower East Side are gearing up for today’s City Council hearing on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Plan. They’re …