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Enough With the Plastic Already!

Plastic Free July is a great opportunity to highlight the ways we can each reduce plastic usage in our lives. If you’re interested in learning more, @CommonCompost will be sharing tips throughout the month. You can make small changes in your daily habits, and take action in your community. Take on the Plastic Free Pledge […]

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The LUNGS CSA Is Back!

The LUNGS CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture) is a pay-as-you-go program for gardeners, friends and neighbors who want to enjoy fresh produce without purchasing a seasonal share. For $15, you’ll get a bagful of fresh and healthy produce! Just sign up and pay one week in advance. You can start or stop anytime; there’s no long-term commitment. Pickup your produce bag […]

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Congratulations to B&H Dairy!

Stop by B&H Dairy at 127 2nd Avenue, 10am Tue Jul 1, when Senator Brian Kavanagh will present B&H Dairy Kosher Vegetarian Restaurant with the NYS Historic Business Preservation Registry award! Congrats to Fawzy and Ola for this recognition which is granted to businesses who have been in operation for more than 50 years! […]

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Redesigning the Avenue B Open Street

Join us for Open Arts LES on Avenue B this Saturday for a vibrant celebration of culture, music, and creativity! Enjoy Ecuadorian Bomba music & dance, Latin jazz, paper lantern crafts, puppets, and more!  Plus, get a first look at NYC DOT’s new design plans for Avenue B Open Street. Let’s reimagine our streets together! […]

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Spring Awakening! Earth Celebrations!

Flyer for LUNGS Spring Awakening on Ave B 7-9th Streets 12-4pm on Sat May 10

12pm-4pm, Saturday May 10, Ave B from 7th-9th Sts! Activities on the street will include Open Arts LES and LUNGS’ Spring Awakening, with music, arts workshops, a seed giveaway, a community garden tour and pony rides! Earth Celebrations Ecological City Pageant will process through after their stop at La Plaza Cultural at 12:45. Ecological City […]

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It’s My Park Day at Tompkins Square Park!

Flyer for It's My Park Day at Tompkins Square Park

1-4pm Sunday, May 4. Join Partnerships for Parks and the LES Ecology Center to help activate and beautify our park with a Watercolor Leaf Painting workshop led by local artist Jodie Niss, and learn how to care for street trees at a demonstration led by LESEC staff. Meet at the Slocum Memorial Fountain, just inside the newly renovated Field House. […]

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Register for our Jane’s Walks! Tompkins: NYC’s Biggest Little Public Park 3pm May 2, 3 and 4

photo of the Temperance Fountain in Tompkins Square Park with flowers on the foreground

Nowhere else in NYC is so much history, culture, and activity packed into such a tiny urban footprint. During this compact, comfortable stroll, we’ll learn about New York’s first dog run; the memorial to the greatest disaster in NYC before 9/11; the annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival; the American birth of Hare Krishna, and the open space where […]

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Is Your Block the Coolest?

Contest flyer

7-8:30pm Thu Feb 27 at Sixth Street Community Center, 638 East 6th Street…Town Hall Kick-Off to find THE COOLEST BLOCK IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE! Join experts from the LES Ecology Center to chat about its upcoming community street-tree stewardship contest and find out why greener streets are not only essential, but also rewarding—and discover […]

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