Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio came to the Lower East Side yesterday to announce his pick to lead the Administration for Children's Services (ACS).
In a morning news conference at Henry Street Settlement, he said Gladys Carrión was being tapped...
Henry Street Settlement builds a rain garden within the Martin Luther King Community Park.
Thanks to a collaboration with Grow NYC and volunteers from several companies, the garden alongside the social service agency's historic building at 265 Henry St....
Support regional farmers and neighborhood youth employment programs at the same time, while stocking your refrigerator with produce from the Lower East Side Youthmarket which returns to Grand Street for a third summer tomorrow afternoon.
The farmers' market, a joint...
There has been no shortage of hoopla around Katz's Delicatessen's 125th anniversary. Here's (probably) the last word from us: a few scenes from Friday night's charity dinner at the Ludlow Street institution in support of Henry Street Settlement. Celebrity...
Earlier this month, we attended a commemoration at Henry Street Settlement for the Urban Family Center, which was a trailblazing homeless shelter when it opened 40 years ago and continues as a valuable community resource today. Henry Street Executive...
There's, of course, a lot of hoopla around Katz's 125th anniversary. The Henry Street Settlement is getting in on the act later this month with a benefit event featuring the legendary Lower East Side deli and some of the...
The Art Show took place at the Park Avenue Armory March 6-10. The show, celebrating its 25th year, benefits Henry Street Settlement. The photos you see here are courtesy Tim Schreier.
On the Fashion & Style page of the New York Times' web site, you can see the slide show from a particularly star-studded evening at Art Basel in Miami. What's the Lower East side connection, you ask? Well it...
We've received many inquiries from folks wanting to volunteer their time and donate money and supplies. Here are a few requests for help that we have gathered; send details of other efforts to info@thelodownny.com and we will keep the list going.
The...
This was the scene outside the Vladeck public housing complex on Henry Street about an hour ago. The Henry Street Settlement had some hot dogs and hamburgers left over from a recent community day, so staff fried them up...
