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    The People's LES
    • Calendar
    • LES History Month
    • Explore The People’s LES
    • About
      The People's LES
      The People's LES
      • Calendar
      • LES History Month
      • Explore The People’s LES
      • About
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        Youth
        University Settlement
        University Settlement
        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....
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        Downtown Art
        Downtown Art
        Downtown Art has a history of working with young artists and community members to create performance, festivals, and other special events. Through our art and collaborations, we seek to build a...
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        The Waistmaker’s Opera
        The Waistmaker’s Opera
        by Downtown Art (DTA ABOUT The Waistmaker’s Opera, celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the shirtwaist maker’s strike, one of the first major strikes led by women, premiered in May 2010;...
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        Nelson Valentine
        Nelson Valentine
        LOWER EAST SIDE COMMUNITY HERO photo by Whitney Browne Nelson Valentine has been working as a Senior Court Advocate at Andrew Glover Youth Program (Glover Program) for over 26 years....
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        Monique Flores
        Monique Flores
        LOWER EAST SIDE COMMUNITY HERO Nominated by Laura Timme, University Settlement  photo by Whitney Browne Monique Flores is the Senior Director of Youth and Community Programs at University Settlement. Monique...
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        Michael Casiano
        Michael Casiano
        Lower East Side Community Hero Nominated by Ariana Allensworth, International Center for Photography photo by Whitney Browne  Michael Casiano is the Dean of Student Life at New Design High School....
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        Baby Week
        Baby Week
        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...
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        Sam “Goody” Jacques
        Sam “Goody” Jacques
        Lower East Side Community Hero Nominated by Louis, Basketball Player & Mentee Sam “Goody” Jacques was raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan where he attended/volunteers at many grassroots...
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        Larissa Lozada
        Larissa Lozada
        Lower East Side Community Hero Nominated by Shaheeda Smith, Community Organizer Larissa Lozada is the founder of Ground Up-Youth Work, serves as a consultant and partners with youth programs, non...
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