Citywide program offers free graffiti removal
Call it art or call it a nuisance, graffiti is a staple of New York City and can be found just about anywhere in the five boroughs. But just as visible are efforts to get rid of it.
Man kissed girl, 12, tried again on lips inside elevator: Cops
The NYPD wants to find the creep who kissed a 12-year-old girl on the cheek and attempted to kiss her on the lips while inside an elevator in the Lower East Side.
Man kissed girl, 12, tried again on lips inside elevator: Cops
The NYPD wants to find the creep who kissed a 12-year-old girl on the cheek and attempted to kiss her on the lips while inside an elevator in the Lower East Side.
NYC Houses of Worship: Eldridge Street Synagogue
It is not what you'd expect to find in the middle of Chinatown but the Eldridge Street Synagogue has been a fixture on the Lower East Side for more than a century. Built in 1886, the Jewish temple's history is just as incredible as its architecture. Back in the 1880s, the Lower East Side was a portal for immigration. Most Jews who came through were Eastern European, also known as Ashkenazi Jews.
Good Day Cafe: Milkshakes from New Territories
Actress Judy Greer has teamed up with Lactaid to celebrate summer with Lactaid based milkshakes from New Territories on the Lower East Side.
'Hell Square': LES residents complain of noise, fights, drunks
Party buses pulling up at 2 a.m., vomit on the sidewalk, streets clogged with drunk people. That's just an average weekend on the Lower East Side, according to some people who live here.
What is Hell Square?
Party buses pulling up at 2 a.m., vomit on the sidewalk, streets clogged with drunk people. That's just an average weekend on the Lower East Side, according to some people who live here. A study looked at a 24-square-block area that has become known as "Hell Square." The neighborhood has the highest density of liquor licenses in New York City.
Lower East Side crime
The Lower East Side of Manhattan is bustling with restaurants and nightlife, but for some residents it is not all fun and games. The NYPD's 7th Precinct is less than a mile in size, yet accounts for a large chunk of crime in New York City. The NYPD said robbery arrests are up 100 percent compared to the same time last year and burglary arrests are up more than 100 percent.