Luckily for the L.E.S., Nilaja Sun's one-woman show, "Pike St.," at the Abrons Arts Center has been extended. If you haven't seen this fantastic show yet, especially if you are in any way familiar with this neighborhood
Here's a followup to a story we reported over the summer: the sorry state of the new benches on the Pike/Allen Street pedestrian mall. State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had sent a letter to the Parks Department, urging the...
Police have released surveillance video showing a suspect who they believe tried to rob a woman in a Pike Street apartment building Sunday evening.
The incident happened around 6:50 p.m. Cops say a man followed a 68-year old woman...
The New York Times reported today that Yo! Bus is "rushing to fill the void left by the shutdown of Fung Wah," the Chinatown bus company which was forced out of service by the federal government last week due...
This morning Greyhound announced that its discount Yo! Bus Service, offering service between New York and Chinatown, will begin operating December 18. Last month, Community Board 3 approved an application from the company for a bus stop on the...
Community Board 3 is out with its November meeting agendas. One item of particular interest: the transportation committee's November 14th hearing, which will include a proposal from Greyhound for a bus stop on Pike Street, between East Broadway and...
Here's a photo we shot last October, as Parks Department crews began to transform the pedestrian malls on Pike Street, near the East River. How much progress has been made in the past five months?
Judging from the photos...
Last week, we reported on Mall-terations, a temporary art installation to beautify the crumbling Allen/Pike Street pedestrian walkways and focus attention on the need for improvements. The project was spearheaded by Hester Street Collaborative, a non-profit organization which helped...
The people who live on Pike Street near East Broadway are not waiting for the city to conduct its investigation of the chaos occurring outside their apartments. We have been covering their fight to have a parking permit for...
As early as 6 o'clock in the morning, the long tour buses pull up to Albert Chan's apartment on Pike Street, idling, attracting swarming crowds and snarling traffic. There's so much congestion MTA buses often can't stop at the...
