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Community Board 3's Arts & Cultural Affairs Task Force will meet tomorrow night to discuss: 1. Arts in Education Forum 2. Art in Empty Storefronts 3. Convocation of all Manhattan Arts Committee of Task Force chairs Brad Burgess from the Living Theater will...

A week from Monday, Community Board 3's SPURA task force is scheduled to vote on a set of planning guidelines for the Seward Park development site.  Late last night, a key player in CB3's deliberations, GOLES (Good Old Lower...

Quite a few people were rushing to submit comments about Community Board 3's proposed SPURA guidelines in time for yesterday's deadline.  One issue that's gotten some Lower East Side residents pretty riled up in recent weeks is the future...

According to this morning's New York Post, the former Salvation Army building at 347-349 Bowery has been sold to the Paris-based Louzon Group for $7.6 million. More details: The family company intends to construct a boutique hotel that would include...

A reminder: Anyone wishing to comment in writing on Community Board 3's guidelines for the redevelopment of the Seward Park site must do so by the close of business tomorrow. CB3 is planning to vote on the proposal, calling...

Since we posted Community Board 3's agenda last week, we've been getting quite a few questions from readers about a restaurant that appeared to be moving into 221 East Broadway, the old Mayflower Hotel building.  According to the agenda,...

You don't need a crystal ball to predict it's going to be a pivotal month for SPURA, the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area. After two-and-a-half years of deliberations, Community Board 3 plans to vote on detailed guidelines for the...

Community Board 3 is out with its January agenda.  Looking over the January 10th SLA Committee docket, we see a few interesting items.  First off, a restaurant seems to be in the works on the corner of East Broadway...

After more than two decades of frustration and false starts, Chinatown activists are closer than ever before to creating a business improvement district. Last night, Community Board 3 joined Community Boards 1 and 2, in voting to approve the...

On Monday, we reported about the 7th Precinct's new crackdown on the Lower East Side's bars and clubs.  At a Community Board 3 meeting last night, District Manager Susan Stetzer offered a bit more information.  She said the precinct...