Lower East Side History Month is an annual celebration of the stories and people of the LES, organized by our friends at FABnyc! This year, over 70 organizations — including museums, arts nonprofits, community centers, small businesses, and gardens– will host learning opportunities, tours, performances, and public events! Check back for updates to the calendar […]
Watch films about taking over abandoned buildings, fixing them up, and turning them into communal housing in the Lower East Side. After each showing, there will be a discussion and Q&A with special guests! More info to come! Doors at 6pm every Thu Apr 23 till May 28 Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, 155 Loisaida […]
Get rid of your old electronics safely thanks to our friends at the Lower East Side Ecology Center. Please visit lesecologycenter.org for a list of acceptable electronics. Clean and dry textiles are also accepted! 10am – 2pm Sun Apr 19 at Tompkins Square Park, Avenue A btwn 9th & 10th Streets […]
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 […]
Make your gardens happy with FREE compost from LES Ecology Center! Bring your own containers or a cart to take home as much as you’d like! Shovels will be provided. Tompkins Square Park, 10am-1pm Sat Apr 4 Register on eventbrite! […]
Join our favorite data visualization team Data Vandals for the opening weekend of New York by the Numbers! Created as part of the MTA Vacant Unit Activation Program, the Data Vandals Newsstand is a vinyl-wrapped, public exhibition space where riders can see, touch, question, and add to the data that shapes their city. Opening 7-9pm Fri Apr […]
GrowNYC is hiring seasonal staff for the Greenmarket Farmers Markets they operate in all 5 boroughs. At the 2026 Virtual Job Fair, you’ll meet staff from each of their programs, hear more about seasonal and year-round jobs, and get a chance to ask questions. 5-6pm Wed Apr 1 Learn more about the work / requirements and register […]
A special reading of Loisaida Lullaby by Kanielle M. Hernandez. On its illustrated pages live the legends of Loisaida — the people whose lives, laughter, and struggles shaped the culture of these streets. The event is for children of ALL ages! Signed copies of the book will be available for sale. 2-4pm at Piragua Art […]
Join us for a virtual program on the bicentennial of the birth of Oswald Ottendorfer (1826-1900), the visionary publisher and philanthropist who raised the profile of New York City’s Little Germany, advocated for reforms in the treatment of New York City’s German immigrants, and donated funds to build the landmark Ottendorfer Library! 6pm Thu Feb 26 Register […]
Celebrate the release of Japonica Brown-Saracino’s latest book, The Death and Life of Gentrification: A New Map of a Persistent Idea, at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space. The author will trace the roots of the term gentrification, how it has adapted over the years, and its growth into the cultural phenomenon it is today. […]
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