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Photo: The latest proclamations on Grand Street: how's the new normal going for you? Recent news and notes: --An especially bad recent accident involving mopeds on the Manhattan Bridge highlights the increasing dangers for delivery workers, bicyclists and pedestrians. The...

Photo: Seward park Library, which is expected to reopen this month after a three-month closure. In the news this past week: --Citing family issues, Nancy Yao withdraws as director of the Smithsonian's new Women's History Museum. The Smithsonian just...

Rockwood Music Hall, a beloved Lower East Side cultural institution, is in the midst of a battle for survival. The 18-year-old independent venue at 196 Allen St. launched an urgent appeal on its website and social media channels this...

Photo: On Orchard Street, Saturday afternoon. In the news: --Public records show that Omnia Properties is doubling the size of its new residential tower at 183 Chrystie St. It will now rise 17 stories and include 57 units. --At...

Photo: This past Wednesday on Orchard Street, Belgian DJ Charlotte de Witte attracted a big crowd with her pop-up at Extra Butter. In the news: -The family of Christina Lee, the woman murdered in her Chrystie Street apartment, has...

Photo: 190 Orchard St., potentially the new home of Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse. In the news this past week: --The legendary Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse appears to be mounting a comeback, owner David Zimmerman preparing to meet with Community Board 3...

Another day, hints of another large-scale residential project on the Lower East Side. Coming up on Monday, May 8, Community Board 3's landmarks committee will consider a Certificate of Appropriateness for St. Augustine's Chapel, a New York City landmark...

The changes on the Lower East Side have, of course, been dramatic in the past couple of decades. Here's another example of that. if you've lived in the neighborhood for any length of time, you might be having a...

Photo: A burst of spring in Luther Gulick Park. In the news this past week: --The owner of a Lower East Side building, 67 Pitt St., received more than $200,000 from the city to pay rent for 11 formerly homeless...

Photo: Former home of Alleva Dairy in Little Italy. In the news this week: --A new report indicates the Lower East Side has become a buyers market for house hunters. "Tempered competition (on the Lower East Side as well...