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WEBSep 11, 2024 · The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 21 – Pioneering Gallery Owner James Fuentes. Arts May 25, 2024. This week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast features pioneering Lower East Side gallery owner James Fuentes. Host Traven Rice spoke with Fuentes about how...
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WEBThe Lo-Down is a local news site dedicated to covering news, events and – most significantly – the people who live and work in one of the world’s greatest neighborhoods, the Lower East Side.. The Lo-Down is a member of the Local Independent Online Publishers Association (LION). And we are one of six pilot sites who partnered with the Local News Lab, a journalism sustainability project of ...
Victor Papa | The Lo-Down - News from the Lower East Side
WEBVictor Papa, president of the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, announced that he's giving up another title, executive director of Immigrant Social Services (ISS). The Chinatown non-profit, located at 137 Henry St., will now be led …
City Council Approves Plan to Replace Rikers Island With Four …
WEBOct 18, 2019 · The New York City Council made a momentous decision Thursday intended to shutter Rikers Island and replace the infamous prison with four borough-based jails, including one at 125 White St. in Chinatown.
A Brief History of Public Housing on the LES
WEBMar 6, 2013 · New York Times, February 1938. Editor’s note: The New York City Housing Authority’s decision to lease some of its property for luxury development has focused new attention on public housing on the Lower East Side.Eric Ferrara of the LES History project takes a look back at the origins of public housing, which can be traced to our neighborhood.
Inside Nine Orchard, New Hotel Coming to Historic Jarmulowsky …
WEBAug 20, 2018 · The 1912 Jarmulowsky Bank Building has been covered in scaffolding and shrouded in secrecy for several years. Now the owner, DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, is raising its local profile ahead of the anticipated opening of a boutique hotel in the historic Lower East Side property next year. This month, representatives from various neighborhood organizations have been invited inside the 12 ...
Lottery Opens For 99 Affordable Senior Apartments on Essex …
WEBApr 17, 2017 · Rendering of 175 Delancey St. by Dattner Architects. An affordable housing lottery opened this morning for 99 senior apartments at 175 Delancey St., part of the Essex Crossing project.. All of the apartments, located on site 6 of the large mixed-use development, are one-bedroom units.
Rabbi Seeks Partners in Synagogue Restoration - The Lo-Down
WEBAug 29, 2012 · The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy stepped in to help save the synagogue, but for a variety of reasons, that effort was unsuccessful, in spite of commitments from government entities for close to $1 million in restoration funds. Now, as a last resort, the rabbi says he’s turned to real estate developers to …
Lawsuits Likely After City Planning Commission Approves ... - The …
WEBDec 5, 2018 · Rendering shows Two Bridges waterfront with several proposed large-scale buildings. Credit: SHoP Architects. Ignoring pleas from the Lower East Side community and elected officials, the City Planning Commission approved three mega-projects in the Two Bridges area earlier today.
Marte Begins City Council Term, Promotes Participatory Budgeting
WEBJan 9, 2022 · Photo: Christopher Marte is sworn in as City Council member in District 1, December 28, 2021. Photo by Emil Cohen/NYC Council Media Unit. The first week is in the books for New York City’s new mayor and an almost all new City Council.