Fake Smears and Facial Food Fiascos Opening Thursday, January 31 at Contra Gallery, 6 pm to 9 pm. On view through February 15. While playing…
LES Residents Call For City to Intervene On ‘Nightmarish’ Mega Towers
In another installment of “the rent is too damn high,” Two Bridges residents are demanding that the city increase its oversight of the mega-towers coming…
New Supertall Joining Extell on the Waterfront Draws Resident Ire
The area known as Two Bridges, below the Lower East Side, melting into Chinatown and hemmed in by the waterfront, has long been defined by its…
De Blasio Makes It Rain, Pours More Money Into East River Flood Protection
We all remember when superstorm Sandy plunged the East Village into darkness after a 14-foot storm surge caused an explosion at the ConEd station (in fact, there’s…
As Luxury Tower Rises, Cracks in Adjacent Building Strengthen Gentrification Fears
A simple red brick building established by a non-profit affordable housing developer two decades ago, 82 Rutgers Slip houses low and moderate-income residents, some who were…
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…