straus square

Here's a service alert from Citi Bike. The station at Canal and Rutgers Street will be temporarily removed today. As previously reported, the station is being taken off line in preparation for the resurfacing of Straus Square. The city's Department...

Local residents will start to see changes in Straus Square during the next several weeks, as the neglected area at East Broadway, Rutgers Street and Canal Street begins to look more like a full-fledged pedestrian plaza.

City planners and the Lower East Side Partnership won preliminary support last night from Community Board 3's Transportation Committee to close a section of Canal Street alongside Seward Park.

It's a rainy, cloudy start to our Memorial Day, but the forecast calls for clearing skies today and a high of 88. Thunderstorms likely after 4 p.m. Enjoy the holiday!