Photo: At the intersection of Eldridge and Broome streets.
In the news this past week:
--The Paul Taylor Dance Company will move its headquarters from the Lower East Side, establishing a new presence in Midtown. But the dance company...
Photo: Looking south on Bowery from East 4th Street. Photo by Joel Raskin.
In the news this past week:
--It was a high profile announcement back in 2021 when the Essex Crossing developers announced that Verizon would be leasing...
Photo: The view from Straus Square on a dreary Sunday afternoon.
In the news:
--As concerns about safety in Sara D. Roosevelt Park mount, the Parks Department has been slow to implement renovations made possible through more than $20...
Photo: Essex Street at Hester Street.
In the news this past week:
--The City Council creates a "fair housing framework" with targets for affordable housing construction in each community district. The legislation, however, does not establish any mandates. According to...
Photo: Sunrise over Grand Street, November 6, 2023.
News and notes from the past week:
--A "makeshift welcome center run weekly out of the cafeteria at (the Lower East Side's) P.S. 20 Anna Silver Elementary has become one of the...
Photo: A rainbow appears over Avenue A. Photo by Chino Wong.
Neighborhood news and notes from the past week:
--Mount Sinai has reportedly set a closure date for Beth Israel: July of 2024.
--A "mysterious" LLC has acquired the $44...
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: 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%...
