Lower East Side News

Photo: The mayor and key aides view damage from the deadly fire caused by a faulty e-bike battery at 80 Madison St. last week. Photo credit: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. In the news this past week: --Four residents ranging in...

Photo: Looking out at the new Lower East Side skyline. In the news this past week: --An overview of the candidates and issues in the District 1 City Council primary. --One last candidate forum among the contenders...

Photo: Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center opening. Jason DeCrow/AP Images for Mount Sinai Health System. --The scandal-plagued former Rivington House nursing home has now been transformed. Mount Sinai has completed a $140 million conversion of the facility, opening it as...

Photo: On Friday, Mayor Adams, local elected officials and community leaders toured Tompkins Square Park. Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office. This past week's news headlines: --A state judge dismisses the latest lawsuit against the mega-towers planned in the Two Bridges...

Photo: It's looking like springtime at the Baruch Houses. In the news this week: --Around 16% of patrol cops in the NYPD are new to the force, but in some precincts the numbers are a lot higher. "For instance, one-third...

Photo: 190 Orchard St., potentially the new home of Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse. In the news this past week: --The legendary Sammy's Roumanian Steakhouse appears to be mounting a comeback, owner David Zimmerman preparing to meet with Community Board 3...

Another day, hints of another large-scale residential project on the Lower East Side. Coming up on Monday, May 8, Community Board 3's landmarks committee will consider a Certificate of Appropriateness for St. Augustine's Chapel, a New York City landmark...

Photo: Trader Joe's, Grand Street. This week's news and notes: --A union vote at the Trader Joe's on Grand Street ends in a tie, meaning the effort to unionize the Lower East Side has failed for now. --A look...

Here are a few suggestions for upcoming events to check out in the neighborhood: Celebrate 50 years of poetry with The OGs of Poetry, Jesús Papoleto Meléndez (one of the Original Nuyorican Poets) Abiodun Oyewole (one of The Last Poets)...

Photo: East River Park, April 15, 2023. In the news this past week: --The latest potential environmental scare at the Riis Houses: contaminated soil. --Vital Climbing Gym signs a lease for a 45,000 square foot space on three...