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 Aerial photo by Iwan Baan for the New Museum. Here’s a reminder that Ideas City, the New Museum’s four day festival exploring the theme “Untapped Capital” is in full swing. This evening, Kurt Anderson will moderate a panel discussion with several mayors, including Manny Diaz, the former mayor of Miami and Bill Purcell, who was mayor … Continue reading  
A new organization is beginning to take shape on the Lower East Side. It’s called the Association of Latino Business Owners and Residents (ALBOR). The group will make an introductory presentation before Community Board 3′s Economic Development Committee next month. ALBOR held its first meeting last week at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center. A variety … Continue reading
NMASS staged a protest in front of 250 Broadway. A long-running war of words between a LES-based advocacy group and City Council member Margaret Chin is becoming more intense. Yesterday, a protest took place outside Chin’s office, at 250 Broadway, orchestrated by the organization, National Mobilization Against Sweatshops. For some time, NMASS has been circulating flyers … Continue reading
By Ed Litvak in Lower East Side News, Politics, Uncategorized on March 22, 2013 11:16 am |
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This month’s editorial cartoon from Evan Forsch, first published in the December/January issue of The Lo-Down’s … Continue reading
We’re at the Houston Street Center, where a large crowd has turned out to find out how to apply for small business disaster aid in the aftermath of … Continue reading
By Ed Litvak in Business, Community Organizations, Uncategorized on November 9, 2012 9:38 am |
0 Comments The scene in Corlears Hook Park is pretty devastating. About a dozen trees destroyed from one end if the park to the other. We will be posting a series of photos in a little while.
A short time ago, the East River bridges were reopened. Cars are now starting to move across the … Continue reading
More construction debris along South Street just north of the Manhattan Bridge.
Construction materials being used for the East River refurbishment project are scattered on South Street.
Here’s the worst damage we have seen so far. Large pieces of wood from a construction site came crashing down at the intersection of Pike and South streets.
Here’s the scene on Grand Street just east of Orchard. The flimsy plywood at this construction site was no match for Sandy.
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