A trusted source tells us the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted earlier today to protect the historic Loew's Canal Theater. The landmarking covers the 1920's era facade, but not the rest of the sprawling building that snakes around to Ludlow...
For the past few months, we've been following the saga of 183 East Broadway, a stalled development a few doors down from the historic Forward Building. Last night, the owner appeared before Community Board 3 for the fourth time...
The Villager is reporting the tenants of Masaryk Towers have voted to gate off a section of Rivington Street used by a lot of people to walk between Pitt and Columbia Streets. The large cooperative just to the north...
Barry Chusid is fighting to stay in his home, a 100-year-old, city-owned tenement located at 400 Grand Street. But this is not your average story of a guy at war with City Hall. That's because Chusid (and the residents...
In the past four decades, generations of Lower East Side residents have grown accustomed to walking past the parking lots and abandoned buildings that make up the seven acre Seward Park Urban Renewal Area. But what most people don't...
Thanks to Lo-Down reader Chris Gage for this photo and the following tip, "the deli on the corner of Clinton Street. and East Broadway has moved around the corner, to Clinton (between East Broadway and Henry Street). When I...
There will be a "land-use education forum" at six this evening at the Center for Architecture, 536 Laguardia Place. The event is being sponsored by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Councilmember Margaret Chin and Community Board 2. According to...
We've been meaning to post a little update on Essex Flowers' move to Grand Street. Owner Bill Frazer is settling in at 365 Grand Street, the former home of the infamous pizzeria, Isabella's Oven. It's a much larger location...
As Community Board 3 tries to reach a consensus on the future of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area, a new group has emerged on Grand Street, calling for compromise. Here's their flyer:
If you're having trouble reading the fine...
Is the Lower East Side ready to make a deal? That's the question two urban planners hired by the city will be seeking to answer when they meet with members of Community Board 3's SPURA Task Force Thursday night. ...
