Lower East Side Community Hero Nominated by Lori Weissman / Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy    A true Urban Historian, with a voluminous knowledge of the area, Elissa earned her...

LOWER EAST SIDE COMMUNITY HEROES Ed Litvak and Traven Rice are the founders of the local website, The Lo-Down. Ed and Traven are Lower East Side residents who launched The...

East Village Community Coalition Working to preserve the unique vibe of the East Village. Our neighborhood is home to a diverse population; low-rise, human scale blocks; affordable buildings with historic...

  Beginning in 2012, this portfolio was part of a 5.5 year weekly interview and history project project done with the East Village news website, evgrieve.com, titled Out and About...