The powder has settled and it’s time to step outside and search for scour social media for the stars of winter storm Jonas. Still no…
Before the Spate of LES Towers, There Was Confucius Plaza
This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. Shopkeepers across the Bowery tracked its progress: 42 stories, 43,…
‘Suspicious Luggage’ in Chinatown Sets Off a Bomb Scare, But No Bomb
Police were called to check out a piece of “suspicious luggage” in front of 39 Eldridge Street in Chinatown at around 1:45 pm this afternoon.…
City Extends Deadline for ‘Expressions of Interest’ on Trolley Site Under Delancey
We heard quite a few gripes over the city’s steps to “activate” the abandoned trolley terminal under Delancey Street at Wednesday’s Community Board 3 meeting, and it seems the…
Tenants Marched to City Hall to Boost Bills Aimed at Fighting Harassment
Tenants and activists who are part of the Stand for Tenant Safety Coalition (STS) rallied outside of 90 Elizabeth Street this morning before marching to City…
Community Board Balks as City Moves to Activate ‘Lowline Site’
Yes, that neglected trolley terminal under Delancey Street has already been dubbed the “Lowline site” by some. As of now, the underground park proposed for the…
Embittered By Corruption and Displacement, LES Neighbors Coalition Demands to See the Mayor
At an emotional Lower East Side town hall meeting on Saturday afternoon, hundreds of concerned residents, a number of small business owners, and representatives of…
Luxury Teepees and More To Entice Wealthy Chinese to Extell's 80-Story Tower
A controversial new luxury building is trying to attract foreigners to the Lower East Side — but not the type of immigrants the neighborhood is used to.…
Chinatown Bus Law Aims to Curtail Complaints, But NYPD Is Asleep at the Wheel
Intercity buses — also known as “Chinatown buses” because of their location, or “hell on wheels,” as I’ve taken to calling them after a recent…
Talks + Readings: A Cocaine-Sprinkled Outbreak and Post-Poetry Grinding
Argos Books Five Year Anniversary Celebration Friday Nov. 20th, 7 pm at Wendy’s Subway, 722 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg Yassss to readings with a cause…