Earlier this month, we told you about the 7th Precinct’s new community policing initiative. …
 
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Earlier this month, we told you about the 7th Precinct’s new community policing initiative. … 
In our continuing series, Lower East Side Voices, we turn our focus to the community mural, “La Lucha Continua” in First Street Green Art Park. … 
The campaign to name the Williamsburg Bridge for Jazz great Sonny Rollins has taken an important step. City Council member Stephen Levin of Brooklyn has introduced legislation to make the change. … 
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and City Council member Margaret Chin have filed a request for a zoning text amendment with the Department of City Planning (DCP) that would, if enacted, make it more difficult for developers to build three mega-towers in the Two Bridges area. … 
During the summer, the city announced a $32 million program to get rid of rats in three problem neighborhoods, including the Lower East Side/Chinatown. … 
Organizers of the International Human Rights Arts Festival moved their event booked at St. Mary’s Church on Grand Street after Archbishop Timothy Dolan objected to two gay/transgender-themed performances. … –U.S Rep. Nydia Velazquez spoke out forcefully during a House hearing yesterday, strongly criticizing Donald Trump’s Puerto Rico tweet storm. [NBC News] –U.S. Sen. Chuck … 
A huge crowd gathered last night on Chrystie Street outside The Box night club. … 
Beginning today, The Lo-Down is bringing back our occasional series, Lower East Side Voices, which highlights stories from the neighborhood’s diverse communities. … 
There are no movie directors yelling “cut,” or noticeable paparazzi with high-powered lenses in the vicinity. … 
One question still remains just a few months from opening day: Who will occupy a 15,000 square foot cultural space at 242 Broome St.? … 
Almost five years after Hurricane Sandy swamped Knickerbocker Village, city officials announced on Friday the allocation of $33.5 million for storm-related upgrades at the historic Lower East Side affordable housing complex. … By Ed Litvak in Featured, Lower East Side News, Real Estate on October 2, 2017 1:28 pm |  Comments closed  
For years now, residents in the Two Bridges area have been forced to endure ear-splitting noise and many other negative effects from the construction of Extell’s 80-story condo tower at 252 South St. … –The owner of Yep Tour Inc. doesn’t think Senator Schumer’s bus safety rating system will work. Jeremy Walker says,“To just give someone an A, B, … 
After a deadly intercity bus crash in Queens last month, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is urging the federal government to fully implement a bus safety ratings system. … |
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