Lower East Side News

Here's more now on the water main break at East Broadway and Clinton streets.   You're looking at photos taken by employees of the Seward Park Co-op, who were present early this morning when a Department of Sanitation snow plow...

It probably does not come as much of a surprise to anyone that the Lower East Side is one of the noisiest neighborhoods in Manhattan. Mostly due to the high concentration of bars and restaurants in the area above...

The morning commute from the Delancey Street subway station was a mess this morning.  No, the snow was not the culprit.  A small fire erupted on the uptown F tracks, causing the MTA to divert rush hour trains. The...

Last week, we reported that the owners of the historic Jarmulowsky Bank building have decided to restore the signature dome, which was removed from the top of the landmark in 1990.  Now there's a full set of drawings available...

Local elected officials gathered with community activists today outside the East Broadway subway station to tell the MTA -- "enough is enough."   In recent months, residents have become increasingly frustrated as the MTA has repeatedly failed to reopen the...

You're looking at the still-barricaded escalator at the East Broadway station, which was supposed to reopen by tomorrow.  To absolutely no one's surprise, the MTA has failed to meet yet another deadline. The agency updated its web site today...

Here's some news historic preservationists will be thrilled to hear.  After a lot of consideration, the owners of the Jarmulowsky Bank Building have decided to restore a grand circular dome that adorned the top of the historic structure until...

It seemed like a hopeful sign on October 30, when city housing officials joined with local elected representatives at Knickerbocker Village to announce the decision to award $1.46 million in hurricane recovery money to the Lower East Side complex. ...

There was news last night from Community Board 3 regarding two controversial issues.  At their monthly meeting at P.S. 20, members voted 19-10 (with one person abstaining) to approve new guidelines for working with community groups.  Last fall, CB3...

Police have arrested a teenage suspect in connection with an attempted rape in Upper Manhattan as well as a string of attacks on women citywide, including one incident on the Lower East Side. 15-year-old Kalief Jackson of Brooklyn was taken...