Don't forget to vote today. New Yorkers will choose the Democratic nominees for mayor, public advocate, district attorney (in Manhattan) and controller. Since there's not much suspense in the mayoral contest (Bill Thompson will almost certainly win), the...
City Councilmember Alan Gerson has released a statement responding to the Campaign Finance Board's decision to deny him public matching funds:The CFB's decision will not affect my stategy for winning. We are continuing to pursue the necessary corrective actions....
City Hall News just posted a story on its web site looking into a rumor that's been circulating for months: that consultants linked to City Councilmember Alan Gerson are actually behind rival PJ Kim's candidacy. The article points...
New Yorkers pause on a rainy Friday to remember the victims of September 11, 2001. The New York Times is live blogging the ceremony at Ground Zero, until it concludes at about 12:30pm. Today the candidates running in...
Last night, two officials from the U.S. Postal Service briefed a Community Board 3 committee about the threatened closure of the Pitt Station Post Office on Clinton Street. As we have reported, the USPS, facing a large budget shortfall,...
The Lo-Down gives advertisers direct access to the people who live and work on the Lower East Side. Every month, thousands of residents, representing a broad cross-section of our community, visit The Lo-Down in search of information relevant to...
Jeffrey Ruhalter of Jeffrey's Meats in the Essex Market was grilling lamb when we stopped by Stanton Street Summer Sundays. The festival, sponsored by the LES Business Improvement District, still has one more weekend to go. Click here for...
The Villager/Downtown Express (sister publications) have endorsed Margaret Chin in the Democratic Primary coming up September 15th. She's one of four candidates taking on incumbent Alan Gerson in the First District City Council race. The downtown newspapers say...
An Associated Press article posted on the New York Times web site says the Postal Service has narrowed its list of post offices slated for closure. But the revised list still includes the Pitt Station on Clinton Street (near...
