A nice crowd turned out yesterday on Orchard Street between Broome and Grand for the third annual NYC Apple Day. Although we couldn't find any apple pie, there were plenty of apples (and apple-themed food) from local restaurants and...
There are all kinds of festivities to take part in this weekend on the L.E.S. Here are a few at the top of our list:
Comedy team Chester celebrates the one-year anniversary of their monthly variety show "Don't You Find...
The Museum at Eldridge has been documenting the final stages of the installation of their new stained-glass window by Kiki Smith and Deborah Gans. They will be celebrating the new window (and the culmination of a 24-year, award-winning restoration...
This past weekend, we were over at the Bowery Mission to witness quite a spectacle: dozens of volunteers crawling through windows and climbing up ladders -- paint brushes in hand -- to paint the organization's 10,000 square foot rooftop....
This weekend in East River Park, a group of longtime neighborhood residents are putting on a free concert -- it's the third annual "Reunion of the LES Bands." Among the acts set to perform: Robbie & Gary Z's 70's...
K Webster, Co-Chair of the lovely M'Finda Kalunga Community Garden, has written to let us know that they will be holding a Sukkot celebration this Sunday, September 26th, from 12pm to 2pm at their garden on Rivington and Forsyth...
This evening, a neighborhood non-profit, the Renaissance Economic Development Corp., will begin seeking community input about the transformation of a stretch of Forsyth Street.
The area they're targeting runs alongside the Manhattan Bridge, between Division and Canal Streets. Home to...
As we reported a few minutes ago, the NYC Parks Department has agreed today to strengthen protections for the city's community gardens. An earlier version of proposed rule changes did not sit well with many neighborhood activists, who feared...
A short time ago, NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, with elected officials and neighborhood activists at his side, announced the city is making some concessions to more fully protect the city's community gardens. Protesters had strongly opposed the city's...
Three stories we have been following will be the subject of community meetings on the Lower East Side tonight. First, a fledgling group hoping to improve the dog run at Corlear's Hook Park will hold an organizing meeting. It'll...
