Lower East Side News

Photo: Beth Israel. In the news this past week: --State regulators reject, at least for now, the closure plan for Beth Israel, saying Mount Sinai has failed to document "massive financial losses and a declining patient census." --Chinatown...

Photo: The Saturday night rush at Katz's Deli. News and notes that caught our eye in the past week: --A $24 million city-funded renovation of the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe will create an additional theater, a revamped lobby and dressing...

Photo: Clinton Street is blooming! In the news this past week: --District 2's Community Education Council approved a non-binding resolution calling for an investigation into the presence of transgender girls on girls’ sports teams. The vote is legally meaningless but has...

Photo: Signs of spring on Essex Street. In the news: --Residents are fed up with an MTA construction project that has been going on along a stretch of Forsyth Street for five years. --A second arrest has been made...

Photo: Sunday afternoon in Seward Park. It's not quite spring yet but it sure felt spring-like today! In the news this past week: --The battle over unionization at the Trader Joe's store at Essex Crossing is continuing, and some employees...

Photo: Sunday's Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown. Photo from the Office of New York Governor Kathy Hochul. In the news this past week: --Andrea Gordillo, chair of Community Board 3, announced her candidacy for the District 2 City...

Photo: The scene on Essex Street on a recent afternoon. In the news this past week: --A temporary restraining order blocks Mount Sinai from continuing to phase out services at Beth Israel Hospital. --"Mayor Adams... celebrated himself for brushing off...

You probably saw the news a week ago that the Market Line, the subterranean food and retail space below the Essex Market, is closing in the spring. The Essex Market, which is run by the city, will continue to...

Photo: The view from the Manhattan Bridge. See that advertisement on the side of the storage facility building? News and notes that caught our eye in the past week: --The plans to utilize government funds to renovate Kimlau Square...

Here are some upcoming events that are on our radar: Arts on Site screens Ferris Bueller's Day Off for Community Movie Night on February 8th at 7:30pm. $10 Donation, Popcorn & BYOB or Donation Bar at 12 St. Marks Place. Essex...