Six months after a controversial development plan was first revealed, the New York City Housing Authority today put out a "request for expressions of interest" from firms that want to build market rate apartments on public housing property. But...
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) profiles lower Orchard Street today, noting that a series of real estate deals and smaller entrepreneurial projects are transforming a three block stretch below Grand Street. The article also includes a few new...
It's been the talk of Grand Street for the past week or so -- now the word is out. Kossar's Bialys, the legendary Lower East Side bakery, has been sold.
Juda Engelmayer and Danny Cohen have owned Kossar's since...
Judging from the blurry photos that landed in our in-box, it looks like pop star Katy Perry made an appearance on the Lower East Side Sunday evening.
We're told she dropped by Los Feliz, the restaurant and nightlife destination...
As you might recall, Mayor Bloomberg has tasked his lame-duck administration with creating a vision for "Seaport City."  The leadership of local community boards received preliminary briefings on the project in the past several days. In September, city officials...
Sheldon Silver will stand by his chief of staff, Judy Rapfogel, whose husband was fired from the Met Council last week amid a financial scandal (Post).
Opinion: "All Roads Lead to Shelly." (Post).
In a report for the City Council, NYCHA...
Big news this afternoon concerning Gouverneur Healthcare Services, one of the largest institutions on the Lower East Side. Its longtime executive director, Mendel Hagler, is stepping down.
The decision was actually announced last month but has not been widely...
A large fight ended in the stabbing of a man on East Broadway last night. Late into the evening, police were still determining how it all began.
Witnesses tell us 30-40 men were involved in the brawl. One local resident,...
The Met Council on Jewish Poverty announced today that it has fired longtime CEO and President William Rapfogel, who is under investigation for alleged financial misconduct.
The influential social services organization, with strong ties to the Lower East Side,...
Earlier this summer, a local resident started a petition drive to urge the city to add ferry service on the East River at Grand Street.Â
The campaign, initiated by Joe Hanania, won the support of nearly 600 people, who...
