LOWER EAST SIDE COMMUNITY HERO Special Acknowledgement Neighbors to Save Rivington House The 2017 LES Community Hero Awards presented a special acknowledgement for “Neighbors to Save Rivington House” for their...
Lower East Side Community Hero nominated by John Blasco Shawn Garcia – District Leader in the Lower East Side (74AD) Born and raised in New York City in a Puerto...
University Settlement partners with 40,000 New Yorkers on the Lower East Side and in Brooklyn every year to build on their strengths as they achieve healthy, stable, and remarkable lives....
by Ryan Gilliam In 1901, New York City opened its first public bath, the Rivington Bath House, at 326 Delancey Street. The bath house, which was free, featured indoor and...
LES Community Hero – Special Acknowledgement An urban planner by profession, Michael Zisser first came to know University Settlement (US) and the people of the Lower East Side community by working as...
by Ryan Gilliam In the early 20th century, New York, like many other cities, sought to combat infant mortality with city-wide cultural events like Baby Week. The Lower East Side...
Lower East Side Community Hero 2021 Nominated by Carolyn Ratcliffe, Art Loisaida For over 20 years as a grassroots organizer and policy developer, Anthony Feliciano has been a true advocate...
The Henry Street Settlement is America’s oldest settlement house. Founded in 1893 by American Nurse and social worker, Lillian D. Wald, at a time where few public assistance resources existed. Since then it has served as a community center and a public resource to those settling and living in the
