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Here's the latest information we have gathered this morning concerning the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy: Unfortunately there's not much new to report today regarding Con Ed's efforts to restore steam to hundreds of buildings below 14th Street. Thousands of Lower...

Our friends at the Tenement Museum are offering tours on a limited schedule today.   They write: Free Tenement Museum tours today, Saturday, November 3, for Lower East Side residents:  We’ve been through a lot together over the last several...

The power is back for much of the Lower East Side, as of a few minutes ago. We're getting reports of streetlights along Delancey and many apartments with electricity humming. Con Edison says the area bounded by Canal Street on...

On the 19th floor of Masaryk Towers, a six-buildng affordable-housing co-op on Columbia Street near the East River, one resident has been waiting out the storm's aftermath alone in the dark and without insulin for her diabetes. "I've never felt so helpless in...

The food distribution site on Stanton Street is quite a scene at the moment. Lots of people receiving water, dry food, canned goods. All the TV stations are here, too, jockeying for position. A phone charging station will be...

As Day 4 post-Sandy begins, relief efforts are picking up steam. If you are in a position to help around the neighborhood, see today's how-to, posted below. In the meantime, we're hoping the light at the end of the tunnel is even...

Lower East Side and East Village residents have begun receiving robocalls from Con Edison late this afternoon, in which a recorded voice says that electricity will be restored to our area by 11 p.m. Saturday night. As of 11 a.m....

We're on the scene at distribution points for food and water across the Lower East Side and Chinatown this afternoon, and at two of the three sites we visited, the promised supplies have yet to show up for a...

On Day 3 post-Sandy, the LES remains in the dark and attention begins to turn to stretching provisions, caring for our most vulnerable elderly populations and keeping bored children occupied. Hang on tight, everybody, and please check on your neighbors, particularly if you're...

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's staff has just set up a mobile office on Grand Street between Lewis and Jackson. You can come by to charge your cell phone. There's also water available and staffers are on hand to answer...