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Seward Park Co-op Goes Green, Replacing Con Ed Steam With Its Own Boilers

The Seward Park Cooperative, one of the largest residential complexes on the Lower East Side, has shifted from using Con Ed steam to its own environmentally-friendly boilers for heat and hot water.  Earlier this month, two out of four boilers...

Knickerbocker Village Receives Hurricane Money; $5 Million More Needed For Storm-Proofing

Last night we reported that Knickerbocker Village, the affordable housing complex near the Manhattan Bridge, had been awarded $1.46 million in federal hurricane recovery funds.  More details were released a short time ago at a news conference on the...

Knickerbocker Village Will Receive $1.46 Million in Federal Recovery Money

Tomorrow -a day after the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy - city officials will finally announce that Knickerbocker Village has been awarded federal disaster aid. The historic affordable housing complex on Monroe Street was devastated by the storm;...
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Landmarks Commission Protects 339 Grand St.

A short time ago, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to protect 339 Grand St., a Federal row house dating to 1832. The building on the southwest corner of Ludlow and Grand streets is the longtime home of Ideal Hosiery. ...

One Year After Sandy on the Lower East Side

Here's a look at some events and updated information regarding today's one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. As we reported last week, there will be a candlelight vigil tonight along the East River. The event, Light Up the Shore,...

Landmarks Commission Votes on 339 Grand St. Designation Tomorrow

The Landmarks Preservation Commission has scheduled a vote tomorrow on the designation of 339 Grand St., a Federal style row house built in 1832. This past June, the Friends of the Lower East Side, a local preservation organization, stepped up...
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Demolition Scheduled to Begin at Extell’s Pathmark Site Soon

It's been almost a year since the Pathmark store at 227 Cherry St. closed to make way for a massive new residential tower from Gary Barnett's Extell Development Company.  Extell has not disclosed specific plans for the site, but...

More on Today’s Approval of Soho House’s LES Liquor License

As we reported earlier, Soho House has gotten the okay from the State Liquor Authority (SLA) to open a new club at 139 Ludlow St.  Here's a more detailed account from today's hearing at the SLA's offices in Harlem....

Borough President Asks CB3 to Reconsider Block Association Policy

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has weighed in on the dispute between Community Board 3 and the LES Dwellers neighborhood organization. CB3 Chairperson Gigi Li made the decision earlier this month to suspend the group, saying that it had...
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Report Highlights Judy Rapfogel’s Payments to Insurance Firm Named in Husband’s Indictment

Judy Rapfogel, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's chief of staff, is the subject of two news stories today concerning the investigation of her husband, the former head of the Met Council on Jewish Poverty. William Rapfogel is accused of orchestrating...
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The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 19 – Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival

We spoke with Roxy Hunt, Co-Founder of The Lower East Side Film Festival (LESFF), for this week's episode of...

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