A basketball tournament held on Henry Street yesterday wasn't just about the game. It was also meant to keep the pressure on Basketball City, a for-profit gym that has been awarded a long-term lease at Pier 36. Two groups,...
The victim was shot as he left this bodega on 12th Street & Avenue COn Sunday, we noted the local TV coverage of a shooting on Avenue C, near 12th Street. A man was struck in the chest...
This past weekend we checked in on the "open mic & local talent" day, sponsored by GOLES (Good Old Lower East Side) at the Generation X Garden on East 4th Street. It was part of SummerFest, a series GOLES...
The fight over Pier 36 on the East River - raging since the Dinkins Administration - is heating up once again. This month, neighborhood organizations began new talks with Basketball City, the private company granted a 20 (plus) year...