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Cops Bust Funeral Store for Selling “Counterfeit” Paper Bags

It's well known that people peddling fake goods in Chinatown will go to extraordinary lengths to -- literally -- keep making a quick buck,  But could it be that they're actually using a funeral supply store on Mulberry Street...

Northeast Earthquake: Lower East Side Edition

The epicenter of the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the Northeast U.S. today was in Virginia, but for a few minutes anyway, trembler rattled a few nerves (and maybe some bookshelves) on the Lower East Side.  Shortly after 2...

Summer Storm!

Bryan Waterman documenting the storm... and tweeting away... as Mother Nature shows NYC who's boss.  
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Cyclist Struck – More Info

More now from police on the scene. The cyclist was turning right from Chrystie onto Delancey. Experiencing problems with his bike chain, he lost control and swerved, and then became trapped under a cement truck. The victim, a white...

Cyclist Struck on Delancey Street

Right now numerous emergency crews are on the scene at Delancey Street, near Chrystie, where a bicyclist was struck by a truck and killed. One lane of Delancey, westbound remains open. More to come...

Grand Street Fire Victims Sue Landlord

A lawsuit was filed this week on behalf of 75 residents left homeless by the devastating fire that ripped through their buildings, 283 and 285 Grand Street, in April of last year. In a news conference held yesterday at the...
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Singer Gavin DeGraw Beaten on LES, Hit by Cab

The New York Post reports tonight: singer Gavin DeGraw was attacked early this morning on East 6th Street near 1st Avenue.  He had apparently just left some friends, around 4 a.m., after having drinks in the neighborhood when the...

Bialystoker Nursing Home to Close; Protest Planned Tomorrow

The Bialystoker Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, an LES institution for eight decades, plans to close at the end of October, leaving nearly 100 elderly residents in need of new housing. In a letter to residents and family members dated July...

Just Married! Same Sex Couples from the Lower East Side Make History

Lower East Side "love birds" Carol Anastasio and Mimi Brown posed for pictures after helping to make history in New York today.  They were among the first same sex couples married at the city clerk's office early this morning. ...
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Heat Alert: Find a Cooling Center Near You

You probably don't need this handy/depressing graphic from AccuWeather to know it's going to be a miserable day in New York. As the heat wave reaches its peak, the city has opened lots of cooling centers across the five...
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First Signs of Spring Come to Seward Park

A few blossoms are announcing the coming spring in Seward Park. Send us your neighborhood photos to: tips@thelodownny.com or...

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