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The People’s Poetry Gathering Returns to Downtown After Two Decades

City Lore, Bowery Poetry and Poets House have joined together to present the 2026 People’s Poetry Gathering, in multiple ...
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Lower East Side Target is Now Open at 145 Clinton St.

Starting this morning, the new Target store on the Lower East Side is open for business. The 22.500 square foot ‘small format” outpost is located at 145 Clinton St., at Grand Street. There was a ...
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Fontana’s Bar is Closing After 12 Years on Eldridge Street

After more than a decade in business on the Lower East Side, the owners of Fontana’s, the Eldridge Street bar and performance venue, have decided to call it quits. Here’s what they told us: We would ...
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Apartment of the Week, Sponsored by LoHo Realty

This stunning 2-bedroom apartment that’s ready to be your new home! Bathed in natural light, it boasts breathtaking views of the East River, Williamsburg Bridge, and FDR Park from the living room, ...
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Lower East Side Remembers Beloved Bike Shop Owner Frank Arroyo

We’re sad to hear the news that Frank Arroyo, one of the most beloved members of the Lower East Side community, has passed away. There’s been an outpouring of support from the neighborhood on social ...
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Good Morning!

Andrea DiFiore @andreadifiore62 sent us this photo declaring spring has arrived on the LES. She writes: “The sky always displays drama during and after a rainstorm. Our beautiful Magnolia trees ...
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Bistrot Ha Appears to be Close to Opening at 137 Eldridge Street

Local hotspot Ha’s Snack Bar looks like they are just about ready to open their new location, at 137 Eldridge (formerly occupied by Lena Wine Bar). They recently teased the new name, “Bistrot Ha” and ...
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Vigil Held at Corlears Hook Park to Remember Victims of July 4th Tragedy

Lower East Side residents and community leaders converged at Corlears Hook Park Sunday afternoon for a prayer vigil in memory of three people who were killed the evening of July 4 when the driver of a ...
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Memorial Plaques and Other Items From Bialystoker Home Safely Removed For Preservation

Memorial plaques displayed inside Bialystoker Center. Photo by Rich Caplan. The Bialystoker Nursing Home on East Broadway closed more than five years ago, but even after the last patients were ...
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The Fascinating History of Schiff Fountain in Seward Park

Image of Schiff Fountain from “Parks Without Borders” presentation. Big changes are, of course, coming to Seward Park. A $6.4 million renovation through the city’s Parks Without Borders program is ...
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“The Snowman Fruit Store” Set to Close, as Big Changes Await at Canal and Essex Streets

It feels like the pace of neighborhood change on the Lower East Side is always accelerating, with new businesses opening and closing every month. But this one hurts more than most. In recent days, ...
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Knickerbocker Village Apartments Waiting List Being Opened For Limited Number of Applications to Lottery (Sponsored)

This is a public notice announcing Knickerbocker Village – 10 Monroe St., New York, NY 1002 – NYS Article IV Limited Dividend Rental Waiting Lists Being Opened For Limited Number of Applications for ...