City's Jail Plans Spur Protest March This Weekend

Groups will rally and march against the city's jail plan this Sunday.

East River Swimming Pool Could Happen As City Takes Plunge

The city is looking for pool operators who want to install a self-filtering swimming pool in the East River on the Lower East Side.

Vengeful 'Grinch' Developer Trashes LES Community Garden: Lawsuit

A Lower East Side community garden is suing a developer for encroaching on its property.

LES Tenants Rally Against Rent Hikes

More than two dozen rallied in front of a landlord's office building in Chinatown.

Chinatown 'Gateway' Sculpture Has No Link To Area, Critics Say

Efforts for a new landmark in Chinatown date back to at least 2005.

Learn How The New Rent Laws Affect You At This Workshop

Good Old Lower East Side is hosting a workshop about the new rent laws Thursday.

Two Bridges Playground Breaks Ground With $3.45M In Upgrades

Playground One in Two Bridges will see $3.45 million in upgrades. The project broke ground this week.

LES Non-Profit Funds $5K For Kids' Sports, Dance And Events

Henry Street Settlement will give $5,000 to six projects voted on by an advisory board of neighbors.

Lower East Side Apartments For Seniors Cost $331 To $761

Annual income requirements range from zero to $51,240.

New Public Space Opens On LES In Essex Crossing

The public space is around the corner from the Lower East Side's Target and Trader Joe's.

74-Year-Old Lower East Side Man Reported Missing: NYPD

A Lower East Side man was reported missing Tuesday, police said.

Lower East Side's Seward Park Is Getting $6.4 Million In Upgrades

The Parks Without Borders project at Seward Park formally broke ground Friday.

Nursing Home Group Has Until 2022 To Open Health Facility On LES

The nursing home operator tied to the shuttering of Rivington House has until 2022 to open a health facility on LES.

PHOTOS: Essex Market Opens At New Location On The Lower East Side

The new Essex Market is triple the size of the former location.

LES, E Village Riddled With 'Hazardous' Playgrounds, Report Says

More than 25 percent of playgrounds in CB3's district were 'unacceptable' and more than 12 playgrounds were 'hazardous,' a report found.

Learn About Seward Park's History On An LES Walking Tour

The Seward Park Conservancy is hosting a walking tour of Seward Park Sunday.

Lower East Side Community Garden 'Attacked,' Members Say

A Lower East Side community garden in the midst of a legal battle with a developer says a portion of the garden was destroyed.

NYC Archdiocese Plan Would Bring 600 Below-Market Units To LES

The Archdiocese will bring 600 affordable units to the Lower East Side. But its plans did not include two closed East Village churches.

Historical Photos Of LES Park On Display At Neighborhood Event

Neighborhood groups are hosting a community event with historical photos of Sara D. Roosevelt Park Wednesday.

Records From Bowery Savings Bank Saved From The Shredder: Report

The records from Bowery Savings Bank had been tucked away in a bank's basement in Brooklyn since 2004.

$10M Renovation Of Lower East Side Park Begins

After a decade-long fight, Lower East Siders will get a newly renovated park by September 2020.

Lawsuit Wants To Halt Two Bridges Towers On The Lower East Side

A coalition of Lower East Side community groups filed a lawsuit against the city to stop the proposed Two Bridges towers.

Lower East Siders Hear Mount Sinai's Rivington House Pitch At CB3

Mount Sinai Beth Israel plans to open a behavioral health center in the Rivington House as soon as the end of 2021.

New Tower Blocks To Replace LES Synagogue Destroyed By Fire

Two buildings with nearly 500 apartments will replace the site where a Lower East Side synagogue was destroyed in a 2017 fire.

3 LES Hotels On City's Top 10 For 311 Noise Complaints: Study

Hotel on Rivington, SIXTY LES, and PUBLIC Hotel made the city's top 10 noisiest hotels.

Plan To Cover East Village, LES With Tree Canopy Wins Backing

A fledgling effort to fill empty tree pits across the East Village, Lower East Side, and Chinatown is in the works.

Meet Your New Local Editor For The Lower East Side And Chinatown

Sydney Pereira joins Patch.

UJA Supports Interest-free "Paycheck" Program Amid Gov't Shutdown

UJA and Hebrew Free Loan Society offering interest-free loans to federal employees who have been furloughed or are working without pay

Housing May Be Included In New Manhattan Jail Plan After All

The mayor said at a closed-press meeting that he'd support affordable housing as part of a new Manhattan jail if it is a community priority.

New Pier 35 Is A 'Front Porch' To Lower East Side's Waterfront

The waterfront park features a mussel beach, a vine wall and lawn space for locals to kick back and enjoy the view.

LES Activists Gear Up For Suit Against Two Bridges Towers

Lower East Side Organized Neighbors plans to file suit against the City Planning Commission on behalf of a coalition of local groups.

Ethics Complaint Filed Against Margaret Chin By LES Activists

Lower East Side community activists filed an ethics complaint against the Councilwoman, but the City Council rejected the stunt.

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Anthony Bourdain’s LES ‘Parts Unknown’ Episode Airs This Sunday

Bourdain visits a handful of beloved East Village and Lower East Side eateries in the final episode of the late chef's show.

Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Vilified Nonprofit Founded In NYC

The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society​ was founded more than a century ago in the Lower East Side where it ran a shelter for Jewish immigrants.

Locals To Host Friday Town Hall On Manhattan Jail Plan

The "community-based" town hall aims to educate locals on the controversial plan.

Marshalls Debuts Beside Katz's Deli In Lower East Side

"I mean, if this isn't a perfect example of gentrification I don't know what is," said one local visiting Marshalls on opening day.

Tenement Museum To Stay Open Late Thursdays With New Exhibits

The Lower East Side museum will keep its doors open to New Yorkers late into the night Thursdays, starting on Oct. 4.

Tell Us: Best NYC Mooncakes To Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

Do you have a go to bakery for mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival? Patch wants to know.

Rent Hike Forces Chinatown Häagen-Dazs To Shutter

The 41-year-old Mott Street ice cream parlor will serve its last scoops on Nov. 30.