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Jewish Conservancy Advocates For New Home as Redevelopment Nears

As we reported yesterday, six remaining tenants at 400 Grand Street, which will be demolished next year to make way for the Essex Crossing project, are fighting for relocation rights.   But another tenant in the building, the Lower East...

Lawsuit Against Bialystoker Synagogue is Dropped

The Jewish Press reports that a lawsuit dividing members of the Bialystoker Synagogue has been withdrawn. The suit filed by board members Baruch Singer and Lenny Greher followed the sale of the Orenstein senior building for $28 million last...

SPURA Residents Facing Displacement Say City is Ignoring Them

Several residents of 400 Grand Street, which is scheduled to be demolished to make way for the Essex Crossing development, say they continue to get the run-around by the city. Last night, they turned to Community Board 3 for...
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Followup: Lawsuit Divides Members of Bialystoker Synagogue

Over the weekend, the New York Post reported that two high profile members of the Bialystoker Synagogue board of directors are suing the historic institution's president, rabbi and housing committee chairman over the potential sale of an "­L-shaped lot...

Report: $25 Million Lawsuit Pits Members of Bialystoker Synagogue Board Against Each Other

A big battle that has been simmering within the Bialystoker Synagogue for many months is now out in the open. Today the New York Post has the story: A Manhattan judge was slapped with a $25 million lawsuit for his role...

Lands End II Affordable Complex on Cherry Street Sold For $279 Million

City records show a large affordable housing complex on the East River waterfront has been sold for $279 million. In a deal that became official November 27, a holding company known as HP Cherry Street Housing Development Fund purchased...
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Hotel at 119 Orchard Street Pitches Restaurant/Bar and Roof Deck

Let's check on the progress of one of the Lower East Side's many boutique hotel projects, the 10-story tower in the works at 119 Orchard St. Earlier this year, plans emerged for the 16-room hotel with a community facility...

Rapist Going to Prison For 25 Years Following Attack on Lower East Side Woman

A man from Queens has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the brutal rape of a woman on the Lower East Side last year. Last month, 27-year old Kevin King pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme...

281 Grand Street: Sold For $8 Million Four Months Ago; On the Market Now For $13 Million

Here's a curious real estate listing.  A 15,000 square foot tenement building, 281 Grand St., is on the market for $13 million, $5 million above the most recent sale price just four months ago, In August, the building, located...
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Report: Lower East Side Adds 10 Chain Stores in 2013

The Center for an Urban Future is out with its annual report on chain stores in New York City.  While the overall numbers on the Lower East Side are still relatively low compared with other neighborhoods, the survey indicates...
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