Community Board 3, with the help of city agencies and elected officials, is holding a small business forum next month. The event - geared towards "surviving the economic downturn," will include information about available government resources, small business financing...
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...
In the past five months, Bob Zuckerman has definitely been making his presence known on the Lower East Side. The new executive director of the Business Improvement District has become a familiar face at community board meetings, as well...
Quite a few people seem to be curious about the restaurant replacing Two Boots Tavern at 385 Grand Street. A couple of weeks ago we reported the owners of a new venture put up a petition on the door...
John Shapiro, an urban planner working with Community Board 3's SPURA task force, said it succinctly last week: "There's not much here to work with, quite frankly." He was talking about the results of a game in which participants...
Earlier today, we posted some of the highlights from next month's CB3/SLA Committee agenda. Eater picked up one of the restaurants mentioned -- Dans Le Noir. The Euro chainlet had planned to go into a space on East 21st....
Here's an early look at some of the bars/restaurants seeking Community Board 3's approval of their liquor license applications. The SLA Committee meets August 16th, 630pm at the JASA/Green Residence, 200 East 5th Street.
DBGB, 299 Bowery - sidewalk cafe...
As we reported last month, Community Board 3 has decided its time to revisit the policies of its SLA Committee, which evaluates bar/restaurant liquor licenses. That meeting has now been scheduled for Thursday, August 19th, 630pm at University Settlement's...
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. ...
In spite of the rather uninviting drop-down gate and ever present scaffolding, there are some new signs of life at the former home of Two Boots Tavern. In May, Two Boots owner Phil Hartman called it quits but announced...
