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“Hester Street” Kicks Off LES Film Series

The Seward Park Library's LES Heritage Film Series returns for a second season Tuesday night.  Series curator Sean Ferguson digs up some real gems from the New York Public Library's vast film archive.  The screening room (the library's basement)...

Weekend Kids’ Pick

Now that school is back in full swing, kids (and their parents) may need some serious homework help. On Saturday at the Seward Park Library, volunteer high school students tutor children in math. From 2 to 3 p.m., help is...

Morning Reads: Mayoral Visit, Bike/Ped Officers, Vegan Makeup Shop Debuts

The mayor visits Seward Park Library to announce a late-fee amnesty for overdue books, and fields a wide range of inquiries about other city matters. (NYT) City "safety officers" will patrol bike-pedestrian interaction on the Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges through...

Kid’s Pick – Summer Reading Kickoff

The Seward Park Library kicks off the 2011 Summer Reading Program on Thursday, June 9 at 11am. The free festivities will include music, a magic show, face painting, arts and crafts, magna drawing and traditional Mexican dance. Special guests include the NYPL President Dr....

LES Heritage Film Series Closes Out Season

The LES Heritage Film Series is closing out its season tomorrow evening at the Seward Park Library with a film from the Fulton Fish Market in 1955 and a compilation piece of amazing footage shot in and around Seward...

Film Series: The Biggest Jewish City in the World

This month's LES Heritage Film Series will feature the 1976 film, The Biggest Jewish City in the World. The film was directed by David Gill and was produced as a part of the TV series, "Destination: America." It will...

Seward Park Library Offers Urban Gardening For Teens

There's a unique, FREE gardening program being offered for teens at the Seward Park Library right now.  The weekly, seven-month urban gardening program, "Gardening For a Green NYC," is offered in conjunction with the Horticultural Society of New York....

LES Heritage Film Series Focus: Men on The Bowery

This month's edition of the fascinating LES Heritage Film Series at the Seward Park Library will focus on three films about the Bowery (including the famous time capsule, On the Bowery, that screened at Film Forum a few months...

L.E.S. Heritage Film Series: Cultural Festivals in NYC

This month’s screening from the L.E.S. Heritage Film Series at Seward Park Library will be focused on the traditional festivals and parades long celebrated in and around our neighborhood.   Continuing to reflect the neighborhood’s diverse cultural history, (this...

Hidden Gems in Seward Park Library’s Heritage Film Series

Over the last couple months, the Seward Park Library has quietly been screening some remarkable historical footage from the Lower East Side. The Lower East Side Heritage Film Series features films (both documentary and fictional) that were shot on...
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It’s Feeling Like Winter on the Lower East Side

Thanks to Andrea DiFiore who sent along these photos from East River Park yesterday. She wrote: "I braved the...
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