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Ferry Service is Coming to Grand Street on the Lower East Side

Ferry service is coming to the East River at Grand Street.  The announcement was embedded in Mayor de Blasio's State of the City address, which he delivered earlier today.  Here are the scant details from his speech: Today, we announce...

Silver Offers New Support For East River Ferry Stop at Grand Street

Earlier this summer, a local resident started a petition drive to urge the city to add ferry service on the East River at Grand Street.  The campaign, initiated by Joe Hanania, won the support of nearly 600 people, who...

Op/Ed: It’s Time to Bring the East River Ferry to the LES

The following article was written by Joe Hanania: A mystery has followed the largely completed upgrading of East River Park.  Why does the new dock by the former fire boat station at Grand Street, just south of the Williamsburg bridge,...

Residents Start Petition For East River Ferry Service

There's a new petition drive to bring East River ferry service to the Lower East Side.  Here's their press release: Residents of the East River Coops have launched a petition to bring the East River Ferry to the redeveloped dock...

Silver Asks City to Add Lower East Side Ferry Service

State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver wants the city to look into expanding East River Ferry service to the Lower East Side. Right now there's only one Lower Manhattan stop -- Pier 11 at Wall Street. In a letter to...

Take a Boat Ride, New Boutique, Rent Control, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Tompkins Square Piano

The new East River Ferry service is up and running, and offering free guided tours of its Brooklyn and Queens destinations with a Lonely Planet travel expert tomorrow (NYWaterway) Blake Scotland's new boutique celebrates its opening on Clinton Street (Fashionista) The...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 19 – Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival

We spoke with Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival (LESFF), for this week's episode of...
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