Yesterday, we wrote about the upcoming public hearing regarding the Seward Park redevelopment project. On October 11th, residents will have the chance to speak out about the "draft scoping document," the final version of which will guide a comprehensive...
Here's a quick recap from last night's meeting of Community Board 3's land use committee, which is planning for the redevelopment of the 7-acre Seward Park site (SPURA). For the first time, there was at least an inkling from...
Following Community Board 3's land use committee meeting last week, we published some fuzzy drawings depicting what a "new" Essex Street Market located on the southeast corner of Essex and Delancey streets might look like. The Economic Development Corp....
The future of the Essex Street Market has been grabbing all of the attention lately, but there is other news this week concerning the Seward park redevelopment process. Tuesday night, Community Board 3 approved "Urban Design Principles" for the...
Last summer, I conducted an extensive interview with Barry Chusid, a longtime Lower East Side resident fighting to save 400 Grand Street, the apartment building he'd called home for many years. This morning there's some sad news to report...
Last night, Community Board 3 resumed a debate begun last month about whether Walmart is salivating at the possibility of opening a store on the Lower East Side and what (if anything) should be done to block the controversial...
As we have been reporting, Community Board 3 will discuss the future of the Essex Street Market this evening. We just received the following letter from David Quart, vice president with the NYC Economic Development Corp., which operates the...
The following post was written by Cynthia Lamb, founder of the neighborhood organization, Save the Essex Street Market:
The future of the Essex Street Market is finally being brought to the table at the upcoming Community Board 3 meeting (Wednesday,...
We just wrote about last night's "SPURA Open House," hosted by the city and Community Board 3. But maybe more intriguing than the event itself was the place in which it was held. Passersby couldn't help but notice the...
We've heard from lots of residents determined to save the Essex Street Market from the wrecking ball. Now a high profile merchant, cheesemonger Anne Saxelby, is speaking out about the future of the 70-year old market buildings.
In response to...
