This past weekend, we stopped by Marco Polo Day, a celebration of our neighborhood's Chinese and Italian communities. Held on Grand Street, the event is sponsored by the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, which spearheaded the designation of the Chinatown-Little...
Our friends at The Two Bridges Neighborhood Council will be hosting the second annual "Marco Polo Day" on Saturday. The occasion is a celebration of the co-existence of two communities, Chinatown & Little Italy, which was inagurated last year...
Councilmember Margaret Chin honored the First Chinese Presbyterian Church yesterday, as it officially turned 100 years old, with a City Council Proclamation. Chin was at the historic Birthday Party earlier this summer (along with The New York Times, which...
Hester Street Collaborative is an organization that believes in improving public spaces in our neighborhood any way it can. Yesterday leaders of the LES non-profit gathered with city officials and four talented artists to unveil "Mall-terations," a temporary exhibition...
We just returned from the Allen Street pedestrian malls, where the Hester Street Collaborative unveiled "Mall-terations," a temporary art exhibition. Pictured: (L-R) artist Marcelo Ertorteguy, artist Mateo Pinto, artist Carolina Cisneros, Dylan House of the Hester Street Collaborative and...
The Grand Street Settlement is holding their "fall rock fundraiser" on Thursday evening at Think Coffee. This is their second year hosting the event and they have added musicians David Rogue and Jimmy McDonald to the bill. One hundred...
They did it for Eddie. Kids, coaches and neighborhood activists kicked off the 2010 season of the Sol Lain Flag Football League Saturday morning. But it was with heavy hearts that they dedicated this year's opening ceremonies to Edward...
Emotions were running high yesterday in the Museum at Eldridge Street, as the beautiful new stained-glass window designed by artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans made a formal debut. The permanent installation marks the end of the epic...
This week, leaders of community-oriented social service organizations from around the world are gathering on the Lower East Side. The Settlement Summit, the largest meeting of its kind ever held, includes workshops, topical conversations, site tours and (as you...
The Hester Street Greenmarket and the Hester Street Fair are bringing a Harvest Festival to the Lower East Side this Sunday. Sounds like fun for the whole family as events touted include a doughnut eating contest, pumpkin painting, hay...
