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Asbestos Decontamination Tents Set Up in NYCHA Playground

Shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday, local community activist Dashia Imperiale started asking questions about several tents that had been set up in the playground of NYCHA's Seward Park Extension at 154 Broome St.

A Short-Lived Garbage Fire at Seward Park Extension

Firefighters made quick work of a garbage fire at the Seward Park Extension housing complex on Essex Street this morning.  They were on the scene quickly and extinguished the blaze in a matter of minutes.

Defendant in Cop Shooting on LES Arrested in Virginia

According to local news reports from Virginia, a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of a police officer on the Lower East Side last summer has been taken into custody.  The King William County Sheriff arrested Kenneth Siders,...

Report: Gun Used to Shoot Cop on LES Was Recovered

There are reports today that the gun used to shoot a police officer at the Seward Park Extension housing complex last July has been recovered.  Sources told the Daily News that the NYPD and the Drug Enforcement Administration found...

Real Crime Scene Becomes Fictional Television Backdrop

In what can only be a bizarre coincidence, the cast and crew of CBS crime drama "Person of Interest" were filming at Grand and Norfolk streets yesterday afternoon, behind the Seward Park Extension building, the site of last week's...

New Reward For Info Leading to Arrest in Cop Shooting

Police are still looking for a 20-year old man wanted in the shooting of a New York City Police officer last week inside the Seward Park Extension housing complex.  The NYPD is now offering a $10,000 reward for information...

Suspect in Cop Shooting Still at Large

Here's the latest this morning on the shooting of Police Officer Brian Groves at the Seward Park Extension housing complex.  Following yesterday's incident, the NYPD is still searching for the suspect, who fled down a stairwell at 64 Essex...

Police Officer Identified, Seward Park Extension Residents Questioned

The police officer who was shot early this morning at the Seward Park Extension has been identified as 30-year old Brian Groves. He and his partner were responding to a report of "criminal activity in a stairwell,"  according to...

More on This Morning’s Police Shooting at 64 Essex Street

More details now on the shooting of a police officer earlier this morning inside the Seward Park Extension at 64 Essex Street.  According to the Daily News, the officer's life was saved by his bullet proof vest. He is...
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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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