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Car-Free Days on Avenue A?

The EVCC has a proposal for 2009, and we want your thoughts The East Village Community Coalition has started working on a proposal for the Avenue A Amble, a series of car-free days on Avenue A in 2009. After the positive community response to car-free Sundays on Fifth Avenue — when cyclists and walkers happily […]

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Local Youth Baseball – LES Pee Wee League

The EVCC was named sponsor of the year by the Lower East Side Pee Wee League in 2010.We look forward to supporting this important local initiative again in 2011. Lower East Side Pee Wee League baseball is open to girls and boys ages 5-12. For more information, or to register your child, please contact League Director […]

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Out-of-Scale Hotel Developments in LES

In 2008, the Department of City Planning adopted the East Village/Lower East Side Rezoning . The rezoning was the result of years of community collaboration between Community Board 3, neighborhood groups, residents, and elected officials. In short, the rezoning was designed to: -Preserve the established neighborhood scale and character by establishing contextual zoning districts with height limits, […]

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