By Nora Bosworth “We are here today with a very clear message. There’s too much gun violence in New York, there’s too much gun violence in this country, and we have to go back to Albany to do something about it,” state Sen. Daniel Squadron told a cluster of people in Alphabet City on Friday, 
Compiled by Nora Bosworth and Naomi Cohen City Approves East Village Landmark District Neighborhood preservation groups secured a victory on Tuesday, Oct. 9, when the New York City Landmarks Preservation Society voted to approve the Lower East Side/East Village Historic District. The district includes 330 buildings and covers parts of the 15 blocks between Avenue A 
By Nora Bosworth “My body, my life, as a young brown gay person is policed by the NYPD,” Mitchell Mora, 23, told hundreds of New Yorkers at the rally for Communities United for Police Reform, held in City Hall Park on Thursday, Sept. 27. Last March, Mora was walking alone on the Lower East Side
Locals ‘Reclaim’ Hudson River Park After Rape Speaker Christine Quinn, Council Member Margaret Chin, other officials and downtown residents walked through Hudson River Park at 7:30 a.m. on Monday this week, to “reclaim” the streets after the brutal rape of a 21-year-old woman in the same park over the weekend. The incident, which marked the
By Nora Bosworth and Naomi Cohen More ‘Urban Backyard’ Events Ahead for LES Why have nightlife when you can have DayLife? Those who enjoyed DayLife’s first event, which brought over 10,000 people to a closed-off Orchard Street in the Lower East Side for a day of pushcart vendors, live music and games, won’t want to 
