It's been rumored for awhile on the local message boards. Now here's the confirmation: the Two Boots location on Grand Street is shutting down, after toughing it out for three years.
In this letter posted outside the restaurant, owner Phil...
No one ever accused Harold "Heshy" Jacob of holding back. A dominant figure on Grand Street for more than 30 years, he has strong opinions and is not afraid to express them loud enough for everyone to hear. Calling...
More on the battle of the bike lanes. After City Council member Alan Gerson's rally yesterday to protest the configuration of the Grand Street bike lanes, CD1 candidate Margaret Chin released a statement sharply critical of the event. Chin...
It was quite a scene on a sweltering street corner in Chinatown this afternoon. City Council member Alan Gerson rallied with Chinatown business owners and senior citizens, who are fed up with the Grand Street bike lane. While Gerson...
The Seward Park Co-op is making plans to revitalize the retail strip it owns on Grand and Clinton Streets -- with the eventual goal of transforming the area into a shopping and dining destination. Three new board members were...
A few weeks ago, we told you about the Grand Street CSA, a weekly food cooperative that distributes farm fresh produce to its members on the Lower East Side. But there's another option for local, fresh food: the Grand...
Earlier this month we reported on the request by the Seward Park Co-op Board to add a mid-block crosswalk (and signal) on Clinton Street between Grand and East Broadway. The transportation committee of Community Board 3 voted for a...
According to the Downtown Express, it took three calls to 911 before help arrived for a woman suffering a seizure at the Grand Park Settlement's senior center. A staff member, Wally Ruiz, ended up running to the fire station...
The doors have been closed at Ruby's fruit and vegetable stand at 400 Grand St. for over three weeks and the word on the street is that Ruby Baumgarten has finally retired. There had been some community concern over...
They're the culinary buzz words of 2009: fresh, local, sustainable. Super star chef Alice Waters has made it her personal crusade. First Lady Michelle Obama did her part -- setting up a garden at the White House to grow...
