In the past several months, the Seward Park Conservancy has been advocating for improvements in and around the popular Lower East Side recreational space. Thanks to a new city program, Parks Without Borders, their efforts could get a big...
The 4th Annual LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens) Harvest Arts Festival in the Gardens will take place in 38 community gardens across the Lower East Side on Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27, 2015.
NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver came to the Lower East Side yesterday to celebrate the official reopening of the Lions Gate Soccer Field at Sara D. Roosevelt Park.
Thanks to a pilot program in which the agency handles projects in-house,...
A New York City Parks Department worker was "overcome be fecal fumes" at Sara D. Roosevelt Park this week and hospitalized after experiencing nausea and dizziness. The story was first reported by the blog, A Walk in the Park.
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At a board meeting held yesterday, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) went public with a list of projects it hopes to fund in the next several years. Some of the money is earmarked for the waterfront on the...
The garden in the southeast corner of Seward Park is beautiful, but because of city staffing limitations, it's not open as much as everyone would like. But thanks to the newly formed Seward Park Conservancy, it will be a...
Members of the Siempre Verde Community Garden are hopeful a letter from City Council member Margaret Chin will convince the city to abandon efforts to develop the Lower East Side parcels.
Last year, William Gottlieb Management pitched a plan to build...
Last fall, we told you about the creation of the Seward Park Conservancy, a group advocating for improvements in one of the most active public spaces on the Lower East Side. This coming Saturday, they'll be hosting their first...
We're going to see temperatures in the mid 80s this weekend. So it'll be pretty much perfect weather for "It's My Park Day." Community groups will be gathering at several locations on the Lower East Side to spruce up...
The Essex Street Market is a Lower East Side staple when it comes to fresh food and prepared goods. Meet the vendors in this profile series and swing by the market all month long during May to celebrate 75...
