This morning we were sad to learn about a big loss for the Lower East Side. Longtime community activist Mary Spink, who had been battling a failing liver and kidneys, died late last night at Beth Israel Hospital.
Mary was...
More details late tonight about the accident that ended in the death of 12-year old Dashane Santana Friday afternoon. The resident of the Riis Houses had just gotten out of school for the week.
The New York Post reports she...
There's some sad news to report today about a Lower East Side business owner. Mehdi Kabbaj of the men's clothing store, "20 Peacocks," was killed in an accident on FDR Drive Wednesday night.
According to the Daily News, he had...
A preservation coalition, the Friends of the Bialystoker Home, are sponsoring a panel discussion next month about the historical significance of the endangered building. The nursing home was shut down late last year; now the coalition is urging the...
At least one East Village resident is not at all amused about a mural that appeared in the last several weeks on East 2nd Street by Bronx graffiti artists Tats Cru. This week, longtime neighborhood activist Ayo Harrington contacted...
The CBS drama "A Gifted Man" will take over several blocks around Clinton, East Houston, Attorney and Norfolk streets for a film shoot today. Parking notices appeared over the weekend, warning motorists to move their cars by 6 a.m. today to avoid...
This weekend is your chance to dispose of that pine tree dropping needles all over your apartment, and turn it into mulch that helps plants in our public parks. (See adorable video here.)
The city's parks department is hosting its...
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer came to Chinatown today in search of a few good men and women. As the application deadline approaches to join the city's community boards, he joined City Councilmember Margaret Chin and community activists to...
Earlier this month, The Lo-Down learned the building housing the Cabrini Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation on East 5th Street recently sold for $25.5 million. Today, the neighborhood's elected officials are out with a letter to the new owner,...
The other day we published our "most clicked on" posts of 2011. Today, a look at the biggest/most significant stories we covered in the past 12 months.
1. THE 7TH PRECINCT'S NIGHTLIFE CRACKDOWN
Lower East Side bar owners hosted a most...
