It'll be all Sotomayor all the time online and over the airwaves today. Sonia Sotomayor, a New York federal appellate judge, is President Obama's choice for the Supreme Court. She grew up in a Bronx Housing Project in the...
The Tenement Museum has released the schedule for "Twilight Thursdays," its special series of tours and talks, paired with discounts at restaurants and shops in the neighborhood. The series begins May 28th and goes through September. Here's the list...
John Rhea, a former investment banker, is Mayor Bloomberg's choice to lead the financially troubled New York City Housing Authority. The selection is being praised in some quarters. But five City Council members are unhappy with the choice, saying...
Streetsblog took note of our coverage of Councilman Gerson's transportation town hall Monday night, saying "the session successfully gathered up ideas from ill-informed cranks." They concluded:A quick CrashStat check reveals
that, contrary to Mr. Jacob's (LES resident who said there...
Calls for more transparency, as New York begins to distribute $24 billion in federal stimulus money (NY Post)Beyond doomsday: MTA official says curtailing nighttime service couldn't be ruled out if Albany fails to come to its rescue (NYT)A few...
A report by New York University's Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy finds the Lower East Side is among the neighborhoods in New York that experienced the most dramatic increases in housing prices between 1996 and 2006.The...
At the New Museum, celebrating cutting edge artists, "younger than Jesus." (NYT)Sustainability: NYC Food Project's first meeting (Serious Eats)"A thrashing, bashing rendition of the Beowulf story" at Abrons Arts Center (NYT)Virtuoso fiddler to perform at Tenement Museum's gala (Tenement...
Kevin Baker introduced fellow author, Kat Long, at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum this last Thursday. Long talked about her new book, "The Forbidden Apple: A Century of Sex & Sin in New York City." The Museum's shop...
