Parks and Recreation

Lower East Side Ecology Center Moves to Seward Park

The Park House in Seward Park. Photo via Seward Park Conservancy. The Lower East Side Ecology Center will be headquartered in Seward Park's Park House until the completion of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project. The Seward Park Conservancy writes:...

East River Park Construction Resumes After City Claims Victory in Lawsuit

You can expect work to resume at East River Park in the coming week, where crews are continuing to demolish familiar features of the 82-year-old recreational space. New York's Court of Appeals dismissed on Thursday a legal challenge that...

East River Park Construction Resumes Monday

Construction crews will be back on the job Monday at East River Park, resuming the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project after an appeals court lifted a temporary restraining order. Fencing has gone up in the park, including along the...
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“Steal This City” Film Festival Comes to Community Gardens Sept. 9-12

The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space is teaming up with Loisaida Center and ABC No Rio to present a collection of films documenting activist-driven occupations in New York City over the last five decades. Their ninth annual film festival...

Peace and Tranquility at Albert’s Garden

Be sure to visit Albert's Garden on Instagram. There are some beautiful photos of this beautiful community garden located at 16-18 E. 2nd Street, between Bowery and 2nd Ave. Send us your neighborhood photos at: tips@thelodownny.com or tag us on IG: @lodownny.

M’Finda Kalunga Garden Hosts Annual Lady Bug Release, Asks For Help Clearing Branches

Community garden and home of the Stanton Street CSA, M'Finda Kalunga, will host its annual Lady Bug Release, a free event for parents and children, on Saturday, July 31st from 12:30pm - 3:00pm. There will also be plenty of...
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City Kicks Off East River Resiliency Project, as Local Activists Step Up Protests

Mayor de Blasio officially kicked off the $1.45 billion East Side Coastal Resiliency Project (ESCR) this week, an initiative meant to protect the Lower East Side from the effects of climate change.

Daffodils Below the Bridge

Shonelle Cooper-Caplan sent us this photos of the daffodils bursting forth under the Williamsburg Bridge.

At Long Last, Construction Begins on Pier 42 Park

On Thursday, city officials descended on the Lower East Side to kick off the long-awaited construction of a new recreational area at Pier 42 near Montgomery Street.
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Winter Amphitheater

The East River Amphitheater was cold and quiet at dusk one evening last week. If you would like to share a photo with The Lo-Down, send us an email at: tips@thelodownny.com or tag us on Instagram @lodownny.
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