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Back in January, we reported that the Lower East Side Business Improvement District had won approval from the city to hold a community festival on Orchard Street.  For decades, the blocks between East Houston and Delancey have been closed...

Orchard Street's Sunday pedestrian mall was created to accommodate shoppers back when it was a livelier retail destination, but these days, business owners regularly complain that a lack of traffic--both foot and vehicular--hinders their success. This spring, the Lower East Side Business...