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Groundbreaking at Seward Park: $6.4 Million Revamp Underway

All smiles this past Friday morning as Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver and Lower East Side community leaders celebrated the start of a major renovation project at Seward Park. The historic public space, the oldest municipal playground in the country, is...

NYU Furman Report Tracks Lower East Side Gentrification

The NYU Furman Center this week released its annual report, The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods. As usual, there are some interesting takeaways in the section of the report focused on the Lower East Side. The Furman Center breaks down...

Celebrate Groundbreaking for Seward Park Renovation Friday Morning

Much of Seward Park has been shrouded in construction fencing in recent weeks, as the city begins a major renovation project there. On Friday morning, Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver comes to the Lower East Side to celebrate the groundbreaking. Seward...
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MTA Agrees to Retain Local Bus Service on M14A Line

Local activists and community activists are celebrating the MTA's decision to retain at least some local service on the M14 A and D lines through the Lower East Side.

Saying Our Goodbyes to the Old Essex Street Market

It was a day of high emotions on the Lower East Side Sunday, as longtime customers and vendors said goodbye to the old Essex Street Market building at 120 Essex St. The 1940 structure once described as "unlovely" by the New York Times, is now shuttered

CB3 in May: Pier 42 Update, Rivington House Settlement, Clinton Street Traffic Plans

Here's a look at some of the issues Community Board 3 will be taking up in May: --On Thursday, May 16 at a meeting of the parks committee, officials from the city's Economic Development Corp. will update progress at Pier 42, which is very slowly becoming a new recreational area.
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M14 Bus Changes Still a Mystery Days Before L Train “Slowdown”

Those dreaded service changes on the L Train are just three days away, but we still don't know exactly how the M14 bus lines will be impacted. Beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, there will be reduced service on the...

The Fog Rolls In

Good morning! Jay Frank sent along this photo taken a week ago. Seemed appropriate as we await more rain today and over the weekend. It's Good Friday and the start of Passover tonight. Happy holidays!

Essex Crossing Tower at 180 Broome St. Tops Off at 26 Stories

Another building at Essex Crossing has been "topped off." Delancey Street Associates, the developers of the mega-project in the former Seward Park Urban Renewal Area, announced yesterday
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Lower East Side Voices: ‘Top Hops’ Takes Craft Beer Passion to New Essex Street Market

Today we wrap up our series on the Essex Street Market with a profile of Top Hops, the Lower East Side craft beer store that opened an outpost in the market three years ago. This project has been a...
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