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Suspect Identified in Weekend Shooting on Pitt Street (Updated 3:01 p.m.)

Here's a followup on the shooting that happened on Pitt Street early Sunday morning. As previously reported, several men were fired upon after a dispute in front of a bodega near Stanton Street. This morning, police have released details...

Stop Signs, Pedestrian Island Coming to Delancey Street at Pitt Street

Last night, representatives from the city's Transportation Department outlined safety improvements they plan to implement at the intersection of Delancey and Pitt streets. Last year, local resident William Mojica launched a campaign to add traffic signals and a center island...

Teen Arrested in Connection With Several Lower East Side Attacks

Police have arrested a suspect in a string of robberies and beatings that took place last week on the Lower East Side. One of the incidents happened June 16 at around 2.am. outside 210 Stanton St., just west of Pitt...

Local Resident, Aided by State Senator, Wins Safety Improvements on Delancey Street

Back in December, we noted a campaign launched by Lower East Side resident William Mojica to improve safety at the intersection of Delancey and Pitt streets.  In response to a request by a group he helped to mobilize, Community...

Residents Call on City to Improve Safety at Delancey and Pitt Streets

Local residents say it's time to do something about the dangerous conditions for pedestrians at the intersection of Delancey and Pitt streets. At the monthly meeting of Community Board 3's transportation committee, they outlined some of the safety issues. ...

Big Truck Mishap on Grand Street Early This Morning

Thanks to TLD readers Chris Gage and Eric Nagy, who sent us these photos from the intersection of Grand and Pitt streets. A tractor became unhinged from its trailer around 5:30 a.m.  Eric said the truck smashed into a...

Woman Survives Fall from Williamsburg Bridge (Updated 10:25 p.m.)

There are multiple news reports this afternoon about an incident that occurred on the Williamsburg Bridge near Pitt Street. Police are saying a 34-year old woman survived a fall from the bridge, shortly before 3 p.m. today. Damien Acevedo...

Hester Street Greenmarket is Out; LES Youthmarket is In

Here's a good news/bad news story. First, the bad: the Sunday Hester Street Greenmarket will not be returning to the Lower East Side this summer.  For the past few years, Grow NYC tried to make a go of it...

Snowman/woman Mania Sweeps the Lower East Side

All month long, the neighborhood has been captivated by the always growing and evolving snowman outside the bodega at the corner of Essex and Canal streets. But it is now clear his influence extends way beyond this bustling intersection....

Police Car Involved in Traffic Accident on Grand Street

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...
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