Urban Park Rangers offer a free bird walk to track fall migration this Saturday, October 12. Starting in M'finda Kalunga Garden at Hester Street and Forsyth Street at 11:00 a.m., rangers will guide participants
SUMMARY: The New York City Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks), announce the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project (Proposed Project).
This is to give notice that the City of New York (the City) has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Orders (EOs) 11988 and 11990, and as implemented by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban (HUD) Regulations found at 24 CFR 55.20, to determine the potential affect that its activity in the floodplain
Artist Anina Gerchick unveiled her latest BIRDLINK sculpture in Sara D. Roosevelt Park last Sunday. The living art sculpture made its way here after a prototype was set up on Governor's Island last summer. Another sculpture was set up...
All smiles this past Friday morning as Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver and Lower East Side community leaders celebrated the start of a major renovation project at Seward Park.
The historic public space, the oldest municipal playground in the country, is...
Our friends at Hester Street Fair are bringing back their popular lobster and beer event for Memorial Day Weekend. This Saturday, you can indulge in a variety of lobster dishes from Claw Daddy's (who are donating their proceeds to...
As the large-scale restoration of one of our oldest parks in the city is underway, a landscape architect and historians from Henry Street Settlement and the New York Public Library will be examining the past, present and future of Seward...
Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Announcement of Public Hearing for the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project located within the Borough of Manhattan, New York County, New York. AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development. ACTION: Notice of Availability and request for comments; Notice of public hearing.
Have you ever walked past an eyesore in your neighborhood and thought, "I should do something about that?" Well, this is exactly what happened to fourth generation Lower East Sider Dave Bolotsky
Just a couple of months after The Lo-Down came into being, in June of 2009, a grass-roots campaign to revitalize Luther Gulick Park on Sheriff Street caught our attention. Almost a decade later, reconstruction of the neglected space alongside...
