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Bowery Added to State & National Register of Historic Places
NearSay NYC
Oct 26East Village & LES Local News The Bowery, one of New York’s oldest and most historic streets, has experienced some wrenching changes in recent years, and some devastating setbacks to preservation efforts. Earlier this year, a developer demolished 35 C... »
Bowery Added to State Register of Historic Places
NearSay NYC
Oct 24East Village & LES Local News DNAinfo All of a sudden, the Bowery is considered something to be preserved. Bowery residents got historic this week after the roadway was added to the Sta »
Save Our Grit! Bowery Listed to State Register of Historic Places
The New York Observer
Oct 24[caption id="attachment_193223" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ah, the good old days. (Bowery Alliance of Neighbors)"] [1][/caption] It used to be the Bowery was the last place anyone wanted to be caught dead in New York—quite likely because yo... »
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The French Building
Lost City
Jan 25One of my favorite buildings in the City stands largely unnoticed on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 45th Street, the Fred F. French Building. With its unique and slightly bizarre combination of Art Deco and Eastern architectural motifs, you'd think it ... »
Memorial For Mary Spink Sunday; Sharing More Memories of a Tireless Community Activist
The Lo-Down
Jan 19Photo courtesy: LES People's Mutual Housing Association. A short time ago we received details about the memorial service for Mary Spink, the widely respected and loved community activist who died earlier this week. On Monday, she lost an extended battl... »
Chinatown & Little Italy Launch Tourism Project
The Lo-Down
Dec 08Councilmember Margaret Chin took a ride in a cherry picker this morning. Just in time for the busy holiday tourist season, the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, the Little Italy Merchants Association and the Chinatown Partnership LDC celebrated the kic... »
Morning Reads: Co-op Rejects Bargain Apartment Sale, New Museum’s 2012 Triennial, Celebrating at St. Mark’s Bookshop
The Lo-Down
Dec 02The Seward Park Cooperative rejects the sale of an apartment bought at public auction for $33,000. Now the would-be purchaser is suing the co-op and Chase Home Finance (Daily News). Aiding the 1%? Rep. Carolyn Maloney comes under criticism for pushing ... »
“Local Spokes” Visioning Sessions
The Lo-Down
Oct 24A student led bike tour, sponsored by Local Spokes, in August. During the summer we told you about Local Spokes, a Lower East Side and Chinatown bicycling coalition. In the next few weeks, the group is planning several “visioning sessions” to better un... »