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Tenants at Smith Houses Once Again Without Gas Service

For the fourth time in two years, residents of the Smith Houses are having to deal with a long-term gas outage.  This week, the neighborhood's elected officials sent a letter to the New York City Housing Authority, calling the...

Smith Houses Tenant Leader Honored for Irene Evacuation Effort

Earlier this week, the neighborhood's elected officials piled into a cramped community room at the Smith Houses to honor tenant leader Aixa Torres.  As Hurricane Irene approached New York last weekend, she and other tenant activists went to great...

Lower East Side Storm Watch 2:34 p.m.

Another scene from the Smith Houses. Lots of buses, mostly empty, are lined up, prepared to evacuate residents. A few families are boarding, but not many.

Lower East Side Storm Watch 2:06 p.m.

Police are now at the Smith Houses on Catherine Street, urging residents to evacuate. Smith is in Zone A, the mandatory evacuation area. Earlier, City Councilmember Margaret Chin came to Smith in another appeal to residents.

Op/Ed: Save Our Senior Centers

The following letter is authored by Brenda Tong, Director of Hamilton Madison House-Smith Houses Senior Center: The Lower East Side is facing the loss of 6 senior centers due to a decision made by Governor Cuomo to eliminate...
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