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432 E. 14th St. TOWER – 1/24 OPPOSE Variance Application!

NO Taller than Zoning Allows! Tuesday Jan. 24th at 1pm – Testify at the BSA Hearing! The developers of 432 E.14th Street have applied to The Board of Standards and Appeals for variance to build higher than our zoning allows — 50% (four floors) higher! Left: Former Peter Stuyvesant Post Office. Center: Height allowed (8 stories). Right: Height requested 12 stories). […]

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Old P.S. 64/CHARAS Community Meeting – Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017

Join neighbors, community organizations and elected officials for an update on recent developments  at Old P.S. 64/CHARAS. A Community Meeting will be held at Loisaida, Inc, 710 East 9th Street on Wednesday,  January 18th at 6:30pm.  You cans also help by emailing the mayor and inviting others! See links below. Stand with your neighbors and community partners, […]

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General Slocum Walking Tour 6/15

On June 15, join Greenwich Village Society For Historic Preservation, Lower East Side Preservation Initiative, East Village Community Coalition, Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, South Bronx Unite and Manhattan Borough Historian Michael Miscione for a walking tour to learn more about the General Slocum tragedy. The walking tour will conclude at German restaurant Zum Schneider. […]

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It’s Time To Reserve Your Spot In The 2015 Get Local! Guide

OUR NOT-FOR-PROFIT GUIDE PROMOTES LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS We list 500+ businesses located in the East Village for free. We educate consumers by encouraging them to shop locally instead of in chains and franchises,  and to use local community services. The 9th Edition of the Get Local! Guide hits the East Village this Fall! We print […]

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6/24: Preserving Local, Independent Retail Roundtable

In June 2015 the East Village Community Coalition released Preserving Local, Independent Retail: Recommendations for Formula Retail Zoning in the East Village, an analysis of the the growing presence of chain stores in the lower Manhattan neighborhood. These stores are changing the landscape of the neighborhood by altering the shopping choices from independent to mass-market […]

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