hurricanesandy-aftermath

Yesterday we paid a visit to the Rutgers Houses on Madison Street, which has become a mini-command center for the New York City Housing Authority's hurricane recovery efforts.  Volunteers, including City Council staff members, were writing out notices for...

Mother Jones visited the Hillman Cooperative on Grand Street to see how elderly residents are coping without electrical power and running water.  

As the power outage on the Lower East Side stretches into a fourth day, there's mounting frustration and concern, especially regarding the plight of the neighborhood's large elderly population.  In the last 48 hours we've received numerous emails and...

This morning at Confucius Plaza, on the Bowery, volunteers are needed to distribute water. if you can help, report to 33 Bowery, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce office on the second floor,  at 10 a.m. There's also a need for...

The streets were dark and quiet last night, as most Lower East Side residents huddled in their homes or fled to friends and relatives, but for those who ventured out post-superstorm Sandy, food, drink and comaraderie were on tap at several bars...

The Rutgers Houses is one of several public housing developments on the LES now benefiting from portable generators. They're being used to restore water service. We just interviewed NYCHA officials about their efforts. A full report later this afternoon.

Thanks to Lo-Down reader Lee Berman for sending along this photo of two trees down on FDR Drive, just north of Houston Street.

The corner bodega on East Broadway and Montgomery is now open.  And most importantly, they have water.

This morning workers from the Department of Transportation are repairing downed street signs on Orchard Street.

A long wait for the bus this morning on Allen Street, at Stanton.