City Lore is excited to launch "Rise Up! Activism on the Lower East Side," an oral history-based place-marking project that aims to honor and illuminate the activist histories of pioneering organizations and individuals on the LES, our long-time home. Through Rise Up!, our team of historians, activists, and designers are developing unique, informative, and artful...
Loisaida Inc. It’s the 35th Anniversary of the iconic Loisaida Festival, finally back on the streets after a 2-year mandatory Covid-19 hiatus, we’re back! Better, bigger and greener than ever, along Avenue C in Manhattan’s Lower Eastside in the heart of Alphabet City. Loisaida will shine again as a beacon of Puerto Rican and Caribbean...
Bring your own mat for our annual and free 45-minute vinyasa flow yoga class taught by Alexandra Royals of Yes, Yea, Yoga! Breath in environmental beauty on the great lawn at Orchard Alley, one of the Lower East Side’s oldest community gardens. Ayo Harrington, LES Community Hero and founder of Orchard Alley Community Garden, will...