Police have released the name of the bicyclist killed in that horrible accident on Delancey Street yesterday afternoon. He is 52-year old Jeffrey Axelrod of Cobble Hill. Witnesses said he lost control of his bike, apparently due to a...
In May, we reported that a 51 year-old woman was killed after being struck by a garbage truck on Delancey Street. Witnesses indicated that Patricia Cuevas (Crockett) was walking in the street, alongside the barrier you see pictured above,...
State Senator Daniel Squadron is bringing his district office to the Lower East Side this month. The "mobile office" days will be held a week from today (July 19th) at the corner of Grand and Clinton streets -- and...
The future of the Essex Street Market has been grabbing all of the attention lately, but there is other news this week concerning the Seward park redevelopment process. Tuesday night, Community Board 3 approved "Urban Design Principles" for the...
Anyone who crosses Delancey Street at Clinton on a regular basis knows it's one of the most treacherous intersections in the neighborhood. Several factors combine to heighten the danger, including: an absurdly short "walk" signal, a heavy volume of...
We unfortunately have some sad news this morning about the victim of Tuesday afternoon's traffic accident on Delancey Street. 51-year old Patricia Cuevas was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after being struck by a garbage truck, but doctors could not...
Tuesday afternoon, a woman was struck by a garbage truck at the intersection of Essex and Delancey. According to the NYPD press office, she was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition. The victim is 51 years old and...
Lots of Lower East Side families enjoyed a beautiful afternoon in Luther Gulick Park yesterday, taking in a puppet show put on by the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater. The event was part of a grassroots campaign to reclaim the...
We're getting a respite from the rain! Mostly sunny and 68 today. Sunny with a high in the upper 60's on Saturday. More of the same Sunday. It's a weekend full of outdoor events. Tomorrow, the LES Kids' Art...
If you make it a habit of crossing Delancey, you're all too aware it can be a death-defying sprint from one side to another. Once the walk signal turns green you've got something like 20 seconds before the cars...
