A coalition of community groups is stepping in to defend the beautification of the Allen and Pike Street corridors below Delancey Street. Led by the LES Business Improvement District, the coalition is responding to concerns raised about the project...
We were happy to see fresh cut flowers yesterday at the Greenmarket on Grand St., between Essex and Norfolk. The LES/Grand Street market is open from 8-4 every Sunday through
November 22nd. For more information on the city's Greenmarket program,
see...
If you've walked past P.S. 142 on Attorney Street in the early evening hours, you might have noticed something doesn't look quite right on the blacktop. There's a spirited game of kickball going on. Nothing unusual there. But the...
The fight over Pier 36 on the East River - raging since the Dinkins Administration - is heating up once again. This month, neighborhood organizations began new talks with Basketball City, the private company granted a 20 (plus) year...
Residents learn about the first steps in NYC's Citizen Stewards for Street Trees Training Program outside Henry Street Settlement.
Local residents took part in a tree stewardship program offered by Partnerships for Parks and the New York Tree Trust last...
Recently we reported on the growing concerns on the Lower East Side about escalating violence among teens - and the absence of structured programs to keep them engaged in positive activities during the summer. The Chinatown YMCA has stepped...
Mayor Bloomberg's "Million Trees" initiative has planted more than 40-thousand trees throughout New York City in the last couple of years. This week, Lower East Side residents will gather to learn how they can help care for the trees...
As we reported earlier, Mayor Bloomberg has decided to cut 100% of the city's after-school youth programs supported by OST2. These cuts will affect 88 programs and almost 11,000 students city-wide, leaving many disenfranchised youth without a safe place...
Along with his tattoos and his Harleys, Dr. Dave Ores is practically legendary on the LES for helping people gain access to affordable health care. He doesn't take insurance (doesn't believe in it) and you almost always "pay what...
It was a beautiful day for New York's most creatively named block party. Lots of people came out to experience the Museum at Eldridge Street's "Egg Rolls & Egg Creams Festival" yesterday. There were arts & crafts tables for...
