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Morning Photos: Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Destroyed By Fire

Here are the first heartbreaking photos this morning from 60 Norfolk St., the former Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue, which was ravaged by fire last night.

More Images From the Fire at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol

Thanks to Lo-Down readers for sending along these dramatic images and video.

Latest Developments: Fire at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol

We have more details on tonight's devastating fire at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the 167-year-old synagogue building at 60 Norfolk St. More than 100 firefighters fought the blaze, which broke out just before 7 p.m.
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Video & Photos: Fire at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol

Here are more photos and video from the scene of the huge fire that broke out tonight at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the historic synagogue at 60 Norfolk St. We're told that the fire is just about out at this point but

Breaking: Fire at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue

Firefighters are battling to save what's left of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the historic synagogue at 60 Norfolk St. You can see and smell the smoke from blocks away on the Lower East Side tonight.

Seward Park Library Hosts Oral Storytelling Workshop With The Moth

Over the last few months, we've been following the Lower East Side Oral History Project that's being overseen by the Seward Park Library and the Chinatown Legacy Project at the Chatham Square Library.
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Sponsored: LoHo Realty Announces New Team Member, Eric Ferrara

LoHo Realty is extremely pleased to announce that Eric Ferrara has joined our amazing LoHo team! We view this as a great move for Eric, for us and, most importantly, for LoHo Realty’s clients and the Lower East Side....

American Political Items For Collectors Show Comes to the L.E.S.

In case you've recently found yourself longing for bygone political eras, you may want to check out this unusual pre-Super Bowl event coming up on Sunday -- it's the annual Big Apple Chapter of the American Political Items Collectors...

Lower East Side Oral History Project Hosts Kickoff Jan. 19

A few weeks ago we mentioned the New York Public Library's Lower East Side Oral History Project. So far, more than 30 interviews have been posted online featuring some of your neighbors. Coming up on Jan. 19, the library is hosting a kickoff celebration.
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(Photos) 1969 Explosion That Rocked Delancey Street

As Gothamist first noted a short time ago, the New York City Fire Department has uploaded some amazing photos showing a huge gas explosion on Delancey Street nearly 50 years ago. It happened on Jan. 3, 1969. Luckily, there were...

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JESSOR, A Show About the Architect of the Grand Street Co-ops, Opens Tomorrow at Citygroup

A new exhibition featuring the works of New York architect Herman Jessor, who designed more than 40,000 units of...

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