Community Organizations

Last week, Chinatown business and political leaders took their campaign for a business improvement district to Community Board 3. In a big show of force, they claimed the neighborhood is rallying behind the proposed BID. But opponents strongly disagreed,...

The Educational Alliance will be hosting a free community celebration to kick off this year's Festival of Lights on Wednesday.  They write: Join us for a celebration for all ages followed by a lighting of the first candle on...

The Bowery Alliance of Neighbors and Two Bridges Neighborhood Council will host "Bowery History: A Celebration" - an evening of cocktails, music, performance, film and speakers - This Tuesday at Dixon Place. The evening will be hosted by Kent...

The LES Business Improvement District officially unveiled their new headquarters (and Visitor Center) at 54 Orchard Street on Tuesday night. They celebrated the long-awaited new space with a ribbon cutting ceremony and remarks from numerous elected officials who were...

On Monday, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn released a comprehensive report and plan for creating a sustainable and affordable food system in New York City.  Gotham Gazette and Civil Eats both have good articles looking at her proposals. In...

We stopped by the Bowery Mission yesterday afternoon, where more than 700 volunteers were making Thanksgiving a little bit brighter for New Yorkers in need.  The historic chapel became a large dining hall. There was entertainment and 1100 new...

We noticed this photo on the Museum at Eldridge Street's Facebook page. The HBO series, "Boardwalk Empire" filmed scenes at the historic Lower East synagogue earlier this week.

Thanks to Chi Kong Lui at the American Red Cross in Greater New York for these tips on keeping your Thanksgiving safe and fire-free: In the U.S., Thanksgiving is the peak day for cooking fires, 90 percent of which are...

Earlier this fall, neighborhood preservation organization GOLES and the Pratt Center for Community Development conducted three community meetings to learn more about what residents would like to see happen on the Seward Park redevelopment site. Pratt presented its findings...

Michael Mut, who recently debuted his "I Hate Hating" exhibit, has a new project starting called the "Love Yourself Project."  He writes,  "We are collecting artist of all walks of life and other people who are interested in spreading...