Our friends at the Lower East Side Film Festival have another free and fun film screening coming up at Tompkins Square Park on Wednesday, August 19th at 8:00pm. The ‘MOVIES IN THE PARK’ summer series under the stars continues with the...
By J. Scott Orr
Madonna, dressed in black lace and an oversized sparkly jacket, walks along St. Mark's Place during the filming of Desperately Seeking Susan. A man leans against a storefront, not giving he shit. Others seem similarly nonplused. ...
We're inching closer to the start of construction of a new residential development at 100 Essex Street, on the site that was once home to the historic Essex Street Market. This means long-anticipated accessibility upgrades (elevator service) at the...
The Ridge Street Apartments, a senior housing development behind St. Mary's Church, is starting to make progress toward its full 16-story height.
The project at 145 Broome St. was undertaken by the Grand Street Guild and Catholic Homes of...
Shakespeare in the Parking Lot returns to 145 Stanton Street for its 31st season of pavement soliloquies on July 16 with a production of "As You Like It."
This iteration reimagines the Forest of Arden as the Lower East Side-- "a haven...
A fun and delicious new dining experience has popped up in the LES recently called WooBerg's. Co-founders Jenny Woo and Andy Berg are hosting tasting dinners focused on "inventive Jewish-Chinese fusion from the Lower East Side." They serve creative...
As just about the whole world has heard by now, Tuesday's primary election in New York went spectacularly well for Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his progressive allies. This pattern was very much apparent on the Lower East Side.
The...
Alex Bores is a fifth-generation New Yorker who has spent his career standing up to the most powerful interests in the world: from oligarchs and corporate price-gougers to Trump and his megadonors. And as a new dad, he’s got...
Y Summer Camp is the place where imaginations soar, curiosity reigns, and every child discovers a summer designed for them. Here, kids grow bolder, braver, brighter – ready for what’s next.
An unforgettable language immersion experience filled with discovery, culture,...
The Landmarks Preservation Commission today (April 7, 2026) voted unanimously to designate the Church of Saint Mary on the Lower East Side as an individual landmark.
Parishioners, community members, and preservationists launched a grass roots campaign to secure landmark protection...
