Here's the latest press statement distributed by Great Link Communications regarding the ongoing efforts to restore power and heat at Knickerbocker Village:
The management of Knickerbocker Village is applying all of its resources, and doing everything within its power, to...
On Friday, a large number of local business owners came to the Houston Street Center on the Bowery to hear FEMA and other government officials explain how they can file for relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. All...
Yesterday, members of The Lo-Down team spent the day delivering food and supplies donated to our pet relief effort this weekend. Accompanied by folks from Instinct Dog Behavior & Training and backed by support from Ruff Club and Bayou...
We stopped by P.S. 142 Friday afternoon, where Halloween may have come late for more than 100 kids but it was no less festive. Hurricane Sandy, of course, foiled "trick-or-treating" on the Lower East Side. At P.S. 142, on...
Here's the latest on the situation at Knickerbocker Village, the 1590-unit apartment complex on Monroe Street that remains mostly without power and heat this morning. Yesterday, exasperated residents gathered on the basketball courts across from the historic affordable housing...
Tonight Knickerbocker Village, Inc. has emailed the following statement:
The management of Knickerbocker Village has been working around the clock to care for our residents and restore building services in the wake of this unprecedented storm. We have overcome enormous...
It looks like there might soon be relief for the residents of Knickerbocker Village, most of whom have been without electricity and heat in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. In the past couple of days, elected officials and the...
Thanks to Lo-Down reader and local resident, Kristin Anderson, for sending us her thoughts on the importance of supporting our community in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
I’m lucky. No personal damage. No property damage. A few days of discomfort...
Here are a few special events happening this weekend. If you know of more ways to get out and support our neighborhood as we continue to recover and rebuild after Hurricane Sandy, email us here, post them on Facebook...
Later this week we'll have a report from Friday's workshop for small businesses seeking assistance in overcoming the after-effects of Hurricane Sandy. But here's one tidbit announced at the event by the LES Business Improvement District. They're creating a...
