Yesterday was the deadline for City Council candidates to turn in their petitions to get on the September Primary Election ballot. Each candidate is required to submit 900 signatures, but they usually turn in a lot more than that...
Last month we spoke with LES doctor Dave Ores about his inventive non-profit health care program for restaurant workers in New York City (see our story Dr. Dave's Cure For a Sick Healthcare System). Since that time he definitely...
There's plenty of room to debate whether Shelly Silver is good for the Lower East Side and good for New York State. But no matter your view of Albany's most powerful man," I think you'll find the new documentary...
Today we have the third installment of our series of interviews with the candidates running for the 1st District City Council seat currently held by Alan Gerson. The District includes the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Soho, Wall Street
and Tribeca....
As we mentioned a couple of days ago, City Councilman Alan Gerson has agreed to help fund the facelift of Luther Gulick Park. Earlier this month, LES resident Dave Bolotsky arranged a meeting with members of the community and...
We've already reported some of the news from last night's Community Board 3 meeting (see below). Here's a recap of the other noteworthy items discussed:
Dominic Pisciotta was re-elected as chairman of CB3. He held off a challenge from...
We've already reported some of the news from last night's Community Board 3 meeting (see below). Here's a recap of the other noteworthy items discussed:
Dominic Pisciotta was re-elected as chairman of CB3. He held off a challenge from...
Today we continue our series of interviews with the candidates running for the District 1 City Council seat currently held by Alan Gerson. The District includes the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Soho, Wall Street and Tribeca. Last week we...
It's worth highlighting a couple of interesting films that will be debuting soon. The first is called, "Excuse Me, Mr. Speaker." Filmmaker Justin Sullivan follows the unlikely journey of Paul Newell, who had the audacity to challenge Sheldon Silver...
Today we kick off a series of interviews with the candidates running to represent the 1st District in the New York City Council. The District includes the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Soho, Tribeca and Wall Street. There are four...
