Check out the full schedule of original free performances at LUNGS‘ Annual Theater Festival! At the 6B Garden, 6th Street and Avenue B, from 12-5pm June 6 & 7. Flyer illustration by @sallysonegun […]
LUNGS’ 5th Annual Theater Festival
Category: Community Interest
Spring Awakening!
LUNGS’ Spring Awakening returns to the Ave B Open Street with music, arts workshops, seed & soil giveaways, and pony rides! 12pm-4pm, Saturday May 30, Ave B from 7th-9th Sts! Visit the LUNGS website for the full schedule! […]
LES Festival of the Arts 2026
Theater of the New City’s FREE LES Festival of the Arts has celebrated the arts and the greatness of the Lower East Side since 1996, with a cohort of theater, dance, performance, music, film, literary, and visual artists! This year’s theme is “Courage Through the Arts: A Vote Against Tyranny.” Running all weekend! 6pm-1am Fri May […]
An Evening Fundraiser for EVCC
Please join us for an evening at the Trinity Lower East Side Garden and Community Room! Enjoy music, refreshments, and light bites from our favorite East Village restaurants and purveyors, meet our board members, hear about our latest work, and share your interests. Get your tickets! 5-7pm Sun June 7, 2026 […]
Loisaida Festival 2026: Our AmeRícan Thing
The 39th Annual Loisaida Festival is back!! For 40 years, LoisaidaFest has been the soul of the Lower East Side. This year’s theme, “Our AmeRícan Thing,” honors our neighborhood as a language, a rhythm, and a home. Inspired by Jesús “Tato” Laviera, we’re bringing the streets to life with poetry, music, theater, and community pride. […]
A celebration of Albert Fabozzi
Albert Fabozzi founded the annual Tompkins Square Park holiday tree-lighting ceremony in 1992 to honor his partner, Glenn Barnett. What began as a memorial for those lost during the AIDS crisis became a lasting neighborhood tradition, and the neighborhood is saddened to learn of Albert’s recent passing at the age of 85. Join us at […]
Take the 14th Street Plan Survey!
DOT plans to link parks, transit hubs and institutions along the 14th Street corridor, building upon the public realm initiatives of the past decade. DOT will propose transit and streetscape enhancements, and public space improvements from the Hudson River to the East River, in collaboration with the Meatpacking District Management Association (MDMA) and the Union Square Partnership. Learn more and share your comments […]
Shelter Relocation Meeting
Join elected officials, Community Board 3, and City representatives for a presentation and Q & A about the Mayor’s plan to relocate the Bellevue adult shelter intake to Project Renewal sites at 8 East 3rd Street and 333 Bowery, which currently deliver critical services to vulnerable New Yorkers. 5:30pm Tue Apr 7 at the Sirovich […]
Tompkins Square Park Mini-Pool Reno
The mini-pool at Tompkins Square Park is in poor condition, and will be reconstructed with state funds as a larger in-ground pool. NYC Parks is soliciting community input on use of the pool area and adjacent courts. Most residents who attended the meeting asked that there be as little change as possible to the adjacent […]
Mulchfest is on!
Drop your holiday wreaths and trees at Mulchfest during park hours through Jan 11. Remove stands, ornaments and tinsel; just leave the trees, please! Drop off during chipping time (10am – 2pm Jan 10 or 11) and take home a bag of mulch! Through January 11th at Tompkins Square Park, 7th Street entrance, mid-block between […]
