The Real Estate Group NY is out with its monthly rental report (thanks to EV/LES broker Rob Stevenson for the heads up). The firm's number crunchers believe the city's real estate market continues to slowly recover. But having said...
It's pretty much impossible to tell the history of the Jews if you ignore the subject of food. So it's not very surprising that one of the most popular historical tours of the LES incorporates herring, rugelach and halvah....
The LES Business Improvement District moved into new offices at 54 Orchard Street several months ago. On Tuesday, November 23rd, they're inviting the community to an official unveiling of the new headquarters, which includes a Visitor Center. There will,...
Earlier this week, Community Board 3's public safety committee unanimously approved a proposal from the LES Business Improvement District to hire off-duty cops for beefed up nightlife enforcement. The full board will decide whether to endorse the committee's recommendation...
The New York Archdiocese is out with a list of 31 "at risk" Catholic schools in danger of being closed. Our Lady of Sorrows, a small elementary school at 219 Stanton, is one of five Manhattan schools being targeted....
As we've reported in past stories, State Senator Daniel Squadron is keeping up the pressure on the NYPD to begin enforcing a law he sponsored cracking down on bad bars. The legislation allows the SLA to revoke a liquor...
Last week we reported the gourmet coffee shop, Cafe Grumpy, is moving into 13 Essex. There's more news today about this tenement buiding, the onetime home of Judaica store, Zelig Blumenthal.
In the past few months, the apartments above this...
A 90th birthday celebration is always a big deal. But there's a party being planned at the 14th Street Y in a couple of weeks that's on a whole different level. On Sunday, November 14th, generations of Lower East...
Is there a need for a new school on the Lower East Side? According to the Department of Education, the answer is "no." During the summer, members of District 1's Community Education Council asked Community Board 3 to make...
Maraya, the cigar shop replacing Guss' Pickles at 87 Orchard, is now open for business. We stopped by a short time ago to visit with partners Kevin Joyce and Joy Florentz. There's still some work to be done (an...
