The 4th Annual LUNGS (Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens) Harvest Arts Festival in the Gardens will take place in 38 community gardens across the Lower East Side on Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27, 2015.
Here's the latest in the battle for the Children's Magical Garden, where real estate developer Serge Hoyda has caused quite a stir this week by putting up a fence to divide a popular neighborhood oasis. Yesterday afternoon, City Council...
If you've walked past the bar Aces and Eights, 34 Avenue A, in the last couple of days, you might have noticed those tell-tale yellow signs indicating the business has been closed by "order of the Health Department." Lo-Down...
It's primary day in New York. One of the highest profile races in the state is centered in the 14th Congressional District, which includes sections of the Lower East Side. Political observers are looking closely at Reshma Saujani's run...
As we reported a few minutes ago, the NYC Parks Department has agreed today to strengthen protections for the city's community gardens. An earlier version of proposed rule changes did not sit well with many neighborhood activists, who feared...
Our friends at Arts for Art (a.k.a. VisionFestival) have sent word of a new work being presented by jazz musician and composer William Parker to open their series of art and performances, "Art In Gardens," devoted to protecting our...