News Links Updated: October 23, 2015 Lower East Side Links By Ed Litvak October 23, 2015 133 0 Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinReddIt Must Read Real Estatesponsoredpost - April 12, 2024Apartment of the Week, Sponsored by LoHo Realty Lower East Side NewsThe Lo-Down - April 7, 2024Lower East Side Links ArtsThe Lo-Down - April 7, 2024The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 18 – Hester Street Fair Ed Litvak State Sen. Adriano Espaillat is calling for a one-year freeze on liquor licenses in Inwood. The State Liquor Authority says it can only institute moratoriums county-wide, so the lawmaker is drafting state legislation to give them new powers to deal with specific problem areas. It’s a proposal that’s sure to be closely watched by Lower East Side activists battling nightlife proliferation (Post). The City Council is weighing new regulations for the commuter van industry. The so-called “$1 vans” are a lifeline between Manhattan’s Chinatown and the Chinese communities in Brooklyn and Queens (Politico New York). There’s a new push for passage of legislation mandating a 5 cent fee for plastic bags. Local Council member Margaret Chin is a lead sponsor (Post). The governor is putting $41.6 million into the hands of state lawmakers to beef up security at 76 NYCHA developments. This is contrary to Mayor de Blasio’s plan to spend the money for roof repair (Daily News). A burial vault at New York Marble Cemetery can be yours for $350,000 (New York Magazine). A new exhibition of Jacob Riis photographs has opened at the Museum of the City of New York, 125 years after the legendary photojournalist “seared the Gilded Age public conscience with crude photographs of the Lower East Side tenements that revealed ‘How the Other Half Lives.'” (NYT). The Wolfpack boys open their art show at Jeffrey Deitch’s Gallery (Vogue). Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinReddIt - Advertisement - Previous articleGood Morning!Next articleThe Lowline in the News: Tech Lab Weekend #2, Anti-Gala at Angel Orensanz - Advertisement - Latest News Real Estatesponsoredpost - April 12, 2024Apartment of the Week, Sponsored by LoHo Realty Address: 385 Grand Street, #L605 Price: $625,000 Maintenance: $925.00 Open House: Sunday, April 14th from 12:00 - 1:00 pm Spacious 1 bedroom apartment in the highly sought... - Advertisement - Lower East Side News Lower East Side Links The Lo-Down - April 7, 2024 Arts The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 18 – Hester Street Fair The Lo-Down - April 7, 2024 Photography Lower East Side Hawk Has Been Named “Mark” The Lo-Down - April 7, 2024 Real Estate Apartment of the Week, Sponsored by LoHo Realty sponsoredpost - April 5, 2024 More Articles Like This Lower East Side Links Lower East Side News The Lo-Down - April 7, 2024 Lower East Side Links Latest News The Lo-Down - March 24, 2024 Lower East Side Links Lower East Side News The Lo-Down - March 17, 2024 Lower East Side Links Lower East Side News The Lo-Down - March 3, 2024