Lower East Side News

In the past few months, there hasn't been much news to report about the Seward Park redevelopment project (SPURA), but the lull is about to come to an end.  Next Wednesday, March 8, city officials will return to Community...

One week ago, residents of the Smith Houses were displaced when a fire broke out in an eighth floor apartment at 388 Pearl Street.  In the days that followed, people living in the large public housing development have contended...

One week ago, the founders of The Delancey Underground launched a Kickstarter campaign in support of their dream of building a park in an abandoned trolley station below the Lower East Side.  So far it's been remarkably successful.  With...

Editor's note: Last winter, Lower East Side residents became well acquainted with the small grocery at Essex and Canal streets, thanks to the presence of a large snowman sitting outside the store. But there is, of course, a story...

Firefighters responded to the East River Cooperative last night, where a fire broke out in a first floor apartment. It happened around 1 a.m. at 475 FDR Drive.  It did not take long for fire crews to get the...

Investigators have concluded an unattended candle burning an eighth floor apartment caused yesterday morning's fire at 388 Pearl. This morning the New York Post has home video showing the heroic rescue of a toddler by William Febow, his uncle....

Here's more on this morning's fire at the Alfred E. Smith Houses. According to NY1,  Six people were taken to area hospitals.  Flames erupted around 7:30 in an apartment on the 8th floor at 388 Pearl Street. The New York...

We've been reporting about the Kickstarter campaign in support of the Delancey Underground, the fascinating proposal to build a park in an abandoned trolley station on the Lower East Side. Well, last night co-visionaries Dan Barasch and James Ramsey...

Members of the community who turned out last night to hear about the future of Pier 42, on the East River Waterfront, seemed generally hopeful but more than a little wary.  It was the first meeting with Parks Department...

Tonight the Parks Department and Community Board 3 will be looking for public input about a new park they plan to build on Pier 42, at the end of Montgomery Street.  It's always been the plan to tear down...