“Come up on the second floor, and then it’s the second door!” Juju told me over the phone when I asked how to get to…
COVID-19 Could Leave Lasting Effect On Mental Health In City Jails
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, jails and prisons have become hubs for infection, with crowded conditions that leave few opportunities for social distancing.…
LES Storm Protection Is Delayed As Covid Increases Demand For Parkland
The city’s plans to reconstruct a 2.5-mile stretch of parkland along the East River on the Lower East Side have been pushed back to next…
Tompkins Halloween Dog Parade: The Show Mutts Go On!
On the debate stage last week, President Donald Trump called New York a dying city. And yet dog lovers and their little ones– some dressed…
A Lyft-Like Pilot Program Was Making NYC’s Transit System More Accessible; Budget Cuts May Put the Brakes On It
When Eman Rimawi needed to get to a meeting or run an errand, she used to have to schedule a ride to pick her up…
After a Late Start, Hester Street Fair Stretches Out Its Season
After a tumultuous summer, the Lower East Side’s most popular outdoor market, Hester Street Fair, is extending its season into November. Weekends full of vintage…
LES Galleries Band Together During an Especially Slow Summer
Foot traffic to Lower East Side art galleries is usually stagnant during the summer months, and it has been even more so during the pandemic.…
A Food Pantry That Weathered the Height of the Pandemic Is Bracing For a Second Wave
On a gloomy Saturday afternoon, The Church of the Village’s sanctuary is a beehive of activity. Fifteen volunteers in masks, hairnets, and aprons unpack boxes,…
‘We Don’t Have a Lot of Hope’: Williamsburg Artists Grapple With the Pandemic
Nicole von Arx was one of many Williamsburg artists and merchants whose lives were completely disrupted when the pandemic hit in March. In the span…
We’re All Morbid Now: Brooklyn’s Death Educators Are Doing Lively Business
A projection of a blinking skeleton grows larger and larger. To a viewer today it looks like a cheap trick at a haunted house. But…