The Landmarks Preservation Commission today (April 7, 2026) voted unanimously to designate the Church of Saint Mary on the Lower East Side as an individual landmark.
Parishioners, community members, and preservationists launched a grass roots campaign to secure landmark protection for the church. Saint Mary's, located at 440 Grand St., was built in 1833, in the Greek Revival...
Last month we reported that Community Board 3 (CB3) had drafted a resolution urging the Mamdani Administration to overhaul management of the Essex Market....
Last summer we noted that fashion designer Alexander Wang and his mother, Ying Wang, purchased the landmark-protected former Citizens Savings Bank at 58 Bowery...
Photo: Chinatown YMCA Lunar New Year celebration; Saturday February 7; Photo by Louis Chan.
Lunar New Year will be officially celebrated Tuesday, February 17. The...
