The EVCC joins a coalition of groups that want to preserve the 98-year-old Mezeritz Synagogue On August 14, the East Village Community Coalition was the lead organizer of a press conference about the future of a historic synagogue at 415 East 6 Street: The Adas Yisroel Anshe Mezeritz Synagogue. For a variety of reasons, it […]
Month: September 2008
Zoning for Local Businesses
By supporting Formula Retail Zoning, the EVCC tries to keep our neighborhood free from chains Earlier this summer, on June 12, the Graduate Cener for Planning and the Environment at Pratt Institute had some good news for the Lower East Side. In a presentation at St. Mark’s Church for the Neighborhood Presentation Center, the Pratt […]
Get Ready For The 2008 Kids’ Art Bike Parade!
Put Saturday October 4 on your calendar The neighborhood’s kids are psyched, waiting to unveil bikes they’ve transformed at the bike decorating workshops in September. The Rude Mechanical Orchestra and the Bari Koral Family Band are ready to play. Local chefs are cooking up treats for after the parade. And 47 bike-less kids now have […]
P.S. 64: The Movie
Watch our video history of the landmarked building The EVCC has created a film about the history of P.S. 64, which was shown to the Landmarks Commission during the hearings about landmark status. The clip includes the details about the building’s architecture and famous students, and explains why it’s so important to preserve the school […]