Yesterday author Karen Seiger reported on her blog, the Markets of New York, that Essex Street Market butcher Jeffrey Ruhalter was in trouble. According to a press release she received from his publicist, Jeffrey was "running out of options"...
We stopped by a special event this past Friday at University Neighborhood High School on Gouverneur Street. Students and teachers gathered for a little "role playing," as part of an anti-bullying campaign, "Respect For All Week." City Councilmembers Margaret...
Around five-thousand people marched through the streets of Chinatown yesterday in celebration of the Year of the Rabbit. It was a beautiful day for Manhattan's Chinese Lunar New Year Parade. We walked with the lion dancers, marching bands and...
Residents on the Lower East Side have been waiting a long time for something to be done about the ever-growing number of so-called "Chinatown buses" clogging the neighborhood's streets. In December of 2009, Department of Transportation official Luis Sanchez...
Yesterday morning we posted this surveillance video, which Police say shows the suspect in an attempted sexual assault of a 12 year old girl earlier this week. At around 6pm on Monday, the girl heard banging on the door...
Just in from City Councilmember Margaret Chin:
“I applaud the SPURA Development Task Force for reaching a consensus on the proposed guidelines for the development of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA). After 43 years, I am pleased to...
A message from District 1 City Councilmember Margaret Chin:
I am writing today to invite all of District 1 to a public hearing on the City's response to the December Blizzard and snow cleanup. I encourage everyone to attend and...
Whose neighborhood is it? This is the question that has divided the Lower East Side for at least the past 40 years and has stymied the development of the most valuable piece of land New York City owns. Last...
Tuesday night, Chinatown business and political leaders won an important victory, as Community Board 3's economic development committee voted to support their proposal for a business Improvement District. Many more steps lie ahead, including five more community board meetings...
This past weekend, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and City Councilmember Margaret Chin addressed students attending the CUNY College Fair on the Seward Park campus. The fair was sponsored by Silver's office, as well as the offices of Chin...
