Lower East Side news and notes from the past week:
--An overview of New York's Primary, which takes place on Tuesday.
--On the Lower East Side, the election to watch on Tuesday is the primary in the 65th Assembly District,...
Photo: Sunset on Grand Street, May 10, 2022.
In the news this week:
--Artists Kit-Yin Snyder and Richard Haas won a temporary restraining order in their lawsuit to prevent the city from removing several artworks from the Manhattan Detention Complex...
Photo: Allen Street Mall.
Some of the stories that caught our eye in the past week:
--A developer has filed plans to build a 10-story residential tower over 75 Essex St., a 4-story building from 1890. Preservationists had hoped...
Photo: A beautiful day for a pickle frenzy on Grand Street!
Lower East Side headlines in the past week:
--A big fire ripped through a 4-story building on Chatham Square in Chinatown late Saturday night. Five firefighters suffered minor injuries....
Photo: It sure looked dramatic but it was just a big pile of garbage that caught on fire alongside Essex Crossing on Clinton Street Wednesday evening. The FDNY made quick work of this dumpster fire without a dumpster.
This...
The murder of Chinatown resident Christina Yuna Lee in her apartment at 111 Chrystie St. February 13 has sent shockwaves across the neighborhood and the city. Here's a summary of the extensive news coverage the story has received in...
Photo: Chinatown, February 12, 2022.
Some of the stories that caught our eye this week:
--Back in the news: safety concerns at Sara D. Roosevelt Park.
--Some of the local residents who know the park and its inhabitants best talk about...
Photo: On Mott Street, lion dance troupes attracted a big crowd for Super Saturday, one of the highlights of Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown.
News and notes from the Lower East Side in the past week:
--Community Board...
Photo: The view from Grand Street where the Lower East Side skyline is changing yet again.
Some of the stories that caught our eye in the past week:
--Coming up on Tuesday evening, Community Board 3's transportation committee will...
Photo: Essex Street at Canal Street, January 29, 2022.
Here are some of the items that caught our eye in the past week:
--A piece of public art is the latest flashpoint in the teardown of the Manhattan Detention...
