Community Organizations

This weekend is packed with great performances on the Lower East Side.  Here are some top picks for events happening in the neighborhood: Don't forget to get your act together and audition for the Lower East Side Talent Showcase. They...

Community leaders came to the Bowery earlier this week, shovels in hand, to celebrate the planting of 37 trees (many of them cherry trees) alongside Confucius Plaza.  State Senator Daniel Squadron worked with the Parks Department and neighborhood activists...

The Goethe-Institut has a new event space downtown at the Wyoming Building in the East Village. They plan to present a full slate of cultural programming – readings, discussions, screenings, performances and exhibitions.  This evening they will present, "Modern...

The group behind a campaign for a business improvement district in Chinatown is stepping up its pr offensive.  We received a lengthy news release earlier today touting the establishment of a BID as an anecdote to several of the...

We want to draw tour attention to a few changes made in today's post regarding the Seward Park redevelopment plan, In the original story we referred to a proposal unveiled at last night's Community Board 3 meeting as a...

Last night, Community Board 3 accomplished something naysayers said was impossible -- they presented a (draft) proposal for the redevelopment of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA).  And they suggested the full board could vote on a version...

David Mulkins, co-founder and chair of the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, will be at the Tenement Museum tomorrow evening for an "illustrated talk on the legendary street," and a discussion titled: Bowery - Past, Present and Future. The Bowery...

The LES Business Improvement District moved into new offices at 54 Orchard Street several months ago.  On Tuesday, November 23rd, they're inviting the community to an official unveiling of the new headquarters, which includes a Visitor Center.  There will,...

Our friends at the Neighborhood School are hosting a comedy show to benefit their PTA tonight at Laugh Lounge. They write, We're Cracking Up! Come see NYC top comics at the Laugh Lounge  and make money for our PTA!...

Yesterday we posted a video of City Councilmember Margaret Chin's remarks during a rally on the Seward Park redevelopment site over the weekend. Now, a bit more from the rally/vigil, as well as more from Chin, who spoke with...