"Mothers & Fathers in Arms," the new organization hoping to find solutions to the upsurge in youth violence will be holding another meeting tomorrow night. In an effort to reach out to different segments of the community, the meetings...
The Community Board 3 committee that evaluates liquor license applications is certainly accustomed to confrontation. As residents grow increasingly agitated about the proliferation of restaurants and bars in the neighborhood, these meetings have become pretty tense. Last night's session...
On Sunday, Governor David Paterson is coming downtown to read a proclamation, formally declaring Little Italy and Chinatown a single historic district. It will be the kickoff of Marco Polo Day, an event celebrating the declaration. Also planned, musical...
Tomorrow morning, a coalition of community organizations will release a report called, "A People's Plan for the East River Waterfront." A news conference will be held at 11am, in the Two Bridges Community Room, 82 Rutgers Slip, 2nd floor....
On a cold and rainy evening, the Lower East Side's key political leaders and representatives from many of the neighborhood's non-profit organizations descended on a meeting room at the Seward Park Co-op last night for a neighborhood information fair.
State...
The Tenement Museum has posted a slide show on its blog and on flickr showing the inside of 103 Orchard, which will soon become their new visitor center. The photographic tour begins on the ground floor of the building,...
During the summer, we mentioned a new film, "The Lower East Side: An Endangered Place." Produced by the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council and directed by M.A. Shumin, the film looks at the impact of gentrification on the neighborhood. Tonight...
Fourth Arts Block, the leadership of the East 4th Street Cultural District, will be hosting a fundraiser at Crash Mansion (199 Bowery) tonight starting at 7:30p. The non-profit group is celebrating everyone's "naughty side" with an array Burlesque performances...
It's a good thing for the Columbus Day Holiday this Monday because you'll need time to recover from an action-packed arts weekend. Here's The Lo-Down's A&E Picks:
There will be a closing party this Saturday at Chuchifritos, the...
We stopped by the opening of Younity's new collective show, FRESHER! last weekend at CSV Cultural Center (107 Suffolk St.) The show features 40 different female artists' work, all focusing on recycling and creating art for/from the earth. The...
