Yo! Bus, the Greyhound/Peter Pan discount service that hasn't exactly been welcomed with open arms, began operating from Pike Street this morning. After residents rejected the company's first proposed bus stop on Essex Street, Yo! settled on a location...
We have more photos and information concerning the FBI raid on several East Broadway offices today. The Associated Press is reporting that several arrests have been made in connection with a sweeping immigration fraud investigation. Federal prosecutors are expecting...
Thanks to Lo-Down reader and L.E.S. local, Jessica Delfino, for sending us this shot she took on the Bowery this morning. More holiday light installation in action! Send us your photos here.
On Friday a jury found driver Ophadell Williams not guilty of most charges he faced in connection with the horrific bus crash in the Bronx last year that left 15 Chinatown residents dead. City Council member Margaret Chin released...
We were waiting for the verdict in the case of Ophadell Williams, the driver of the casino bus that crashed in the Bronx last year, killing 15 Chinatown residents. A short time ago the jury announced it had found...
it was a show of force earlier today at City Hall, as local elected officials and community leaders came out in support of a relief fund for small businesses in Chinatown impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The effort by the...
A sizable crowd turned out on Saturday for the "Chinatown Revival Fair," an event meant to support local businesses suffering in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Restaurants offered $1 "tasting plates," on the streets outside their establishments. The street...
They are living right here on the Lower East Side but most of us are oblivious to the existence, let alone the daily travails, of New York’s “shift-bed” residents. A hybrid documentary/live performance, “Your Day is My Night,” coming...
Man-about-Chinatown Wilson Tang noticed the beefed up traffic/pedestrian safety presence near the Manhattan Bridge this past weekend. It was due to the closure of all Manhattan-bound lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge, which is in the midst of a major...
For our regular feature spotlighting the people who live and work on the Lower East Side, we ventured a bit farther west to talk with Gigi Li, who lives in Chinatown. Li was recently elected as chair of Community...
