Photo: On Stanton Street - by Shalom Stavsky
In the news this past week:
-- Rep. Dan Goldman, who represents the Lower East Side, recounts his family's experiences being in Israel during the Hamas attack.
-- The city's plan...
Photo: The former Eisner Brothers building at Essex and Broome streets.
In the news this past week:
--Permits have been filed to expand the old Eisner Brothers property on the corner of Essex and Broome streets, creating a 16-story mixed...
Photo: After the storm, a perfect Sunday in Seward Park.
News and other noteworthy items from the past week:
--Community members expressed their concerns about reckless e-bike and scooter riders at a public meeting. The town hall followed the...
In the past few weeks, workers have been making changes along the makeshift pedestrian plaza on the south side of Delancey Street west of Clinton Street. New striping appeared on the asphalt and large planters were installed.
Now Delancey...
photo: sunset on Essex and Canal by LES resident Ted Buenz
In the news during the past week:
--An update on the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, which is on time but only 30% complete.
--Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine...
Photo: The crowds descended on Little Italy Sunday for the Feast of San Gennaro.
In the news this past week:
--Mount Sinai has announced it is closing Beth Israel Hospital. A spokesperson said the hospital is only operating at 20%...
Photo: Looking west with The Forward building in the foreground.
Neighborhood news in the past week:
--The city has made a deal with a developer to take over and renovate the Chinatown mall under the Manhattan Bridge. The plan...
Photo: Preparations are underway in Little Italy for next month's San Gennaro Festival.
In the news this past week:
--They know it is now inevitable, but opponents of the new Chinatown jail continue to worry that, "prolonged construction could...
Photo: Lower Manhattan from the ferry headed into Pier 11.
In the news this past week:
--Cops pursued two suspects reportedly wanted in an illegal gun investigation, chasing them from Avenue D to the West Village. During the pursuit,...
