We just received the following news advisory from the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council:WHO: Victor Papa, President of the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council; Justin Yu, President of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association; Ralph Tramontata, President of the Little Italy Merchants...
From the Lower East Side Ecology Center:The
Do-It-Yourself Greening workshop will give you ideas about how to green
your business without spending much cash. The workshop will teach you
how to make your own cleaners from scratch, start your own compost...
Nike is sponsoring the Lebron James "More Than a Game" Community Day at Pier 36 (Montgomery Street) today. It's a promotion for the upcoming documentary, which according to IMDB, "follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented...
photo by Traven Rice
The Museum at Eldridge Street has restored a sacred tablet of the Ten Commandments just in time for the Jewish New Year. The tablet (one of a pair) was believed to have been lost for decades. Amy...
51 parking spaces around the city are being converted in to parks, plazas and dynamic destinations as part of Park(ing) Day NYC. The website claims "These small, temporary public spaces provide a breath of relief from
the auto-clogged reality of...
The Essex Market is a little quiet this week because Ron and Ira at Tra La La Juice Bar and Bakery are "closed for vacation". They promise to return and re-open on Sept. 22nd. Our favorite cheese mongers at...
LoHo Realty is sponsoring it's annual blood drive today from 4-9pm at Grand Street (near Essex), in the Community Room of Seward Park Housing Corp. The blood drive is in conjunction with the NYC Blood Service. Potential donors...
A notice from Community Board 3:CB3 Public Hearing - Fiscal Year
2011Budget PrioritiesWednesday, September 16 at 6:30pmCommunity
Board 3 Office59 East 4th Street (btwn 2nd Ave &
Bowery)
This is an opportunity for organizations and residents to tell
the Community Board their budget priorities....
Photo courtesy: Sheldon Silver/State Assembly officeState Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver helped serve food on Friday at the Project Open Door Senior Center in Chinatown. It was the first National Day of Service and Remembrance. Earlier this year, President Obama...
Be sure to head a little further downtown on Sunday for the return of the New Amsterdam Market at the South Street Seaport (11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Street, between Beekman Street and Peck Slip). The...
