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City Raises Objections to “Dorm” Plan for PS64

The Department of Buildings has issued a Stop Work Order and moved to revoke a partial permit for the dorm conversion planned for former PS64/ CHARAS – El Bohio. In response to Councilmember Rosie Mendez’s letter dated September 3rd, the DOB raised objections to the approved conversion plan, which had earned agency support based on misinformation. The plan violates the zoning code and the “dorm […]

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It’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (Garden)

Last Tuesday, July 8th marked the East Village Community Coalition Host Committee’s third ever “First Tuesdays” event. We were fortunate to make use of the beautiful Green Oasis Community Garden & Gilbert’s Sculpture Garden. This large-lot community garden, tucked away on 8th St. near Avenue D, was slated to be shut down by the Giuliani […]

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Accidental Skyline: A Map of Underbuilt Manhattan

    The Municipal Art Society released a new tool for identifying parcels with air space that can be developed under existing zoning. Much of the East Village is already near or at its height limit as a result of the 2008 contextual rezoning advanced by the EVCC and the East Village/ Lower East Side community. Some […]

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Chalk LES

May 2, 2014 Share your memories and images of the Lower East Side on the city’s pavements. EVCC will be scribbling on East 9th Street near Avenue B from 12pm – 3pm. [print_gllr id=984] First Tuesdays and Chalk LES are organized in celebration of Lower East Side History Month See the full schedule of events […]

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May is Lower East Side History Month

The East Village Community Coalition is proud to serve on the Steering Committee of Lower East Side History Month: Exploring Our Past, Shaping Our Future! Lower East Side History Month is an annual celebration of the rich and diverse history of the Lower East Side. Taking place during month of May, LES History month is an […]

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Support the Landmarks Proposal for Tifereth Israel, 334 East 14th Street

Fifty years after it first got the attention of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, Tifereth Israel Town and Village synagogue is under consideration for landmarks designation. The 1866 German Romanesque building at 334 East 14th Street needs your support to receive this overdue, official recognition. Designed originally as a church and converted in the 1960s to […]

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First Tuesdays: “Art For Art’s Sake”

  Tuesday, April 1, 2014 6pm – 8pm Dorian Grey Gallery, 437 East 9th Street On View: Secret Gardens: Lowell Nesbitt & Philip Van Aver  SOCIALIZE  Meet your neighbors over drinks and small bites.  SHARE Enjoy current exhibit by veteran East Village artist Philip Van Aver.  SUPPORT Engage in your community.  Register today. About the Artist Though Philip […]

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Sign the petition to preserve the former H. Nieberg Funeral Home at 139 Ludlow

The East Village Coalition in partnership with Friends of the Lower East Side have launched a campaign to designate 139-141 Ludlow Street a New York City landmark. The unique Gothic structure was home to the H. Nieberg funeral home for more than fifty years. This commercial building with decorated terra cotta facade and preserved ground-floor […]

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