Last night, Community Board 3's landmarks subcommittee voted 6-1 in favor of a resolution supporting historic protection of the Bialystoker Nursing Home on East Broadway. The facility was shuttered last year. Preservation activists filed an application with the Landmarks...
Anyone who's been to Grotto, the charming osteria at 100 Forsyth Street, knows it boasts one of the Lower East Side's nicest gardens. But since the backyard is uncovered, the garden is only usable a few months out of...
Last week, following Community Board 3's public hearing, we outlined the city's plan for the Seward Park Development Project. Now here's a more detailed account from the presentation, which mapped out their vision for the 7-acre parcel, Manhattan's most...
We have received a number of emails from readers seeking more information about the incident that happened on Tuesday afternoon in the East Broadway train station. As previously reported, a person was struck by an F train and transported...
Savan Becker is a Maryland resident but he's got deep Lower East Side roots, which means he's the local favorite to win the 2012 Space Race Contest. In celebration of the Seattle Space Needle's 50th anniversary, they're sending...
LowLine Kickstarter Update from Dan & James from Delancey Underground on Vimeo.
There's news from Delancey Underground founders Dan Barasch and James Ramsey this morning. As we've been reporting, they have already surpassed the goal of raising $100,000 on Kickstarter....
Tonight Community Board 3's Transportation Committee will resume its discussion regarding safety improvements along Delancey Street. Last month, the Department of Transportation proposed several changes to address community concerns in the aftermath of numerous pedestrian accidents. These changes include...
Word came yesterday that Elizabeth Hubbard, one of the dedicated leaders of the M'Finda Kalunga Community Garden, has died. The former co-chair of the garden (one of the Lower East Side's treasures) and current treasurer, passed away at home,...
One observer quoted by the New York Times called it a "museum of madness and beauty." Over the weekend, about four dozen people came to the Bowery to say goodbye to Billy's Antiques. After 20 years, Billy Leroy's tent...
This morning the Times has an interesting profile of Hector Monsegur, the Lower East Side loner at the center of an international hacking scheme that was revealed earlier this week.
The resident of the Jacob Riis Houses was the onetime...
