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Restoration on Eldridge Street
On Eldridge Street, a historic synagogue was saved despite prohibitions against government funding to preserve houses of worship. (Read More...)

Giving the Garment Industry a Place of Their Own
As rents increase in Chinatown, garment factories that employ thousands of local residents are getting pushed out. A coalition of union, industry, and local civic groups is pursuing an unusual solution: buying their own factory spaces. (Read More ...)

Lower Manhattan: Banning Street Vendors from Ground Zero
Store owners and relatives of September 11 victims succeeded in their efforts to remove street vendors from the area around Ground Zero. But disabled veterans who sold their wares on the sidewalks say the move makes it difficult for them to make a living, and some artists argue the restriction infringes on First Amendment rights. (Read more...)

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Unpopular Trump Project in Progress Has Not Been Approved by City
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Stuyvesant Grads Say They Returned Too Soon After 9/11
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Silverstein pledges environmentally friendly construction
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Chinatown kicked off its Year Of The Dog celebrations this past weekend. There was enough confetti to turn puddles into dye baths, plenty of drumming, and, shown here in smaller scale, the Lion Dance, which is supposed to help bring good fortune to to all participants.


posted by Kevin Lahoda (January 30, 2006)



Announcements From the Public Officials of District 1

Mayor, Governor, LMDC Announce Affordable Housing Program Downtown

Connor: We Will Fight to Reopen Park Row

Parks: City Hall Living Memorial Grove dedicated



 
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Wyndmoor
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Vilification proved yet again.
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The facts, M'am, just the facts
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The TriBattery Pops Tom Goodkind - Conductor
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Liz Christy Garden
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Community Board 3
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Battery Park City
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Renew NYC
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NY Chinatown
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