Lower East Side News

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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...

We first met Hedy Page (also known as Hedy Pagemanski) one fall afternoon in 2014. She had set up a folding chair and easel across from 400-402 Grand St., twin century-old tenements where Trader Joe's and Target are now...

You may have noticed some activity in the past few weeks inside the former Essex Street Market building on the north side of Delancey Street. Workers are removing debris from the 1940s-era single story structure, apparently in advance of...

Mayor Mamdani announced March 5 that 10 neglected New York City parks, including Vladeck Park on the Lower East Side, will receive a total of $50 million for capital improvements. The reconstruction projects are part of the Community Parks...

Next Tuesday, March 10, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission LPC) will hear an application to designate the Church of St. Mary on the Lower East Side as an individual landmark. Local residents, in partnership with the Lower East Side...

Last month we reported that Community Board 3 (CB3) had drafted a resolution urging the Mamdani Administration to overhaul management of the Essex Market. The resolution was advanced by CB3's land use and housing committee, but at the full...

Members of Community Board 3 (CB3) next week will be asked to support changes in the management of the Essex Market.

A new Met Fresh Supermarket is opening in a few weeks on the Lower East Side/Chinatown.

A two-year-old campaign to protect Church of St. Mary (440 Grand St.) as a New York City landmark is picking up momentum. In December, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to add an application for designation to its...