Whose neighborhood is it? This is the question that has divided the Lower East Side for at least the past 40 years and has stymied the development of the most valuable piece of land New York City owns. Last...
A piano showed up in Seward Park yesterday for the first day of Play Me, I’m Yours, a public art project bringing 60 pianos to the parks and public spaces of New York City. Pianos are being placed throughout...
Two Grand Street cooperatives, Hillman and Seward Park, elected new board members in the past several days. At Hillman - where State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver lives - incumbents were defeated for the first time in many years (possibly...
We've talked so much lately about the effort to revitalize Luther Gulick Park. But let's not forget that another group, the Friends of Seward Park, have done some really amazing work over the past several years to beautify a...
In the last couple of months, Manhattan real estate brokers have reported some glimmers of hope. While the market as a whole is still dismal, less expensive properties appear to be moving again. We wanted to find out what's...
Layla Jean Ferrara and her friend Ilan cooled off in Seward Park Co-op's Playground this afternoon as temperatures rose and the humidity came back to remind us what "Summer in the City" feels like.
Jesse Hartman won the support of the Community Board 3 committee that considers applications for liquor licenses. But he has a few more hurdles to clear before he can proceed with his plans for "Grand Park," the restaurant he...
Yesterday we told you about the new restaurant planned for 365 Grand Street, the old "Isabella's" location. This morning Jesse Hartman confirmed he's going before Community Board 3's licensing committee on May 11 to ask for permission to serve...
Co-Ops all over the city have been forced to raise their maintenance fees recently, largely due to skyrocketing property taxes. Last night, the Seward Park Co-Op Board decided on a different approach: raising sublet fees shareholders must pay from...
