At about midnight last night, a police car and a small sedan were involved in a collision at the intersection of Grand Street and Pitt. The occupants of the car - a man and woman, an infant and a...
Since the holiday weekend is nearly upon us and we're expecting beautiful weather, we thought it would be a good time to review some of the neighborhood's best walking tours...
Let's start with the Museum at Eldridge Street, which is...
Yesterday we posted a brief item about the appointment of Bob Zuckerman as the new executive director of the Lower East Side Business Improvement District. In a phone conversation yesterday afternoon, Zuckerman told me he's thrilled to be taking...
Sheldon Silver congratulating Margaret Chin
Margaret Chin made history last night, coasting to an easy win in the District 1 City Council race. She becomes the first Chinese councilmember to represent Manhattan's Chinatown, and the first Asian woman on the...
There was a nice feature in yesterday's Times on the Halloween party at the Educational Alliance's Sirovich Senior Center on 12th Street. Reporter Susan Dominus begins by marveling that the East Village,the "youth capitol of the island,"...
Earlier this month, residents gathered in Luther Gulick Park on Delancey Street for a community day. The objective was to help galvanize the neighborhood to push for the revitalization of of the park, one of the city's most blighted...
We wanted to hear what people in the neighborhood had to say in the aftermath of the shootings at a club on Avenue A late Saturday night. As we've been reporting, 42-Year old Eric "Taz" Pagan was fatally shot....
A study released yesterday by the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council shows small businesses on the Lower East Side are struggling and warns the neighborhood itself could be in danger of becoming "an historical footnote." The survey, conducted by Weber...
Organizers held a kickoff event yesterday for "Pride Goes East," a celebration of Gay Pride in the East Village and the Lower East Side. The special week full of entertainment, as well as restaurant, nightlife and shopping deals is...
Organizers are putting the finishing touches on tomorrow's 3rd Annual New Village Music Festival in Tompkins Square Park. It's a celebration of music, culture and community that was created not only to promote emerging musical artists in the neighborhood...
