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Janet Freeman Way honors tireless tenant advocate
Holding up an honorary co-naming sign that was given to Freeman’s family members, from left her brother, Ed, Councilmembers Rosie Mendez and Margaret Chin, Borough President Gale Brewer, Congressmember...
View ArticleN.Y.U. pitches in for nonprofits
BY SERGEI KLEBNIKOV | N.Y.U.’s Office of Civic Engagement recently awarded nearly $100,000 in grants to 87 community-based nonprofit organizations. The grants were given out at a June 3 ceremony to...
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The last of the Meow-hicans
Despite initial reports that a long-running feral cat colony at Grand St.’s Amalgamated Dwellings had been snuffed out back in June, it turns out there was one survivor. Yet, on July 15, Tuxedo, the...
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Don’t change Orchard St. too much, BID is told
A concept drawing showing the “grove concept” in place on Orchard St. BY ZACH WILLIAMS | Aplan to improve the safety, traffic and appearance of Orchard St. received support from a Community Board 3...
View ArticleCar kills elderly woman on Canal St.
On Tues., Oct. 14, at 4:08 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian near the intersection of Canal and Elizabeth Sts. Upon arrival, officers observed an...
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Batters up! Furies keep cool with winter clinic
Determined to be in even better shape for their second season, the Lower East Side Lady Furies cut the ribbon to start their winter clinic the other weekend. Joining the team and their coach, Damien...
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Help pours in for a butcher who is a cut above
Dionisio Silva at the Essex St. Market. Photo by Zach Williams BY ZACH WILLIAMS | Lower East Side butcher Dionisio Silva has a big trip to look forward to once he exits the hospital. The Essex St....
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‘Displaced’ artist Zito returns for retrospective
Photos by Clayton Patterson Anthony Zito’s recent show, “Displacement: Anthony Zito Then and Now,” at the Mark Miller Gallery, at 92 Orchard St., brought together 20 years of the longtime Lower East...
View ArticlePols, officials urge a surge of local input on ‘Big U’ design
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The federal government has allocated $335 million to protect the Lower East Side against future storm surges. Now officials and local activists want community members to get...
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Eye in the sky watching homeless in Tompkins Sq.?
Photos by Gerard Flynn BY LINCOLN ANDERSON AND GERARD FLYNN | On Tuesday, the police rolled one of their portable observation towers into Tompkins Square Park. The immediate suspicion was that it was a...
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