This is not a vacant apartment. It was published on W magazine on 2009 but this is the LES apartment of MoMa PS1 curator Klaus Biesenbach. This German-born contepoary art expert chooses not to put any art works and decorations in his Lower East Side home. He even sleeps on the outdoor mattress on the [...]

Time to clean off your bookshelves out of your LES apartments at the Hester Street Fair! They are collecting books for children, young adults, teens and seniors at the fair and distribute them to various LES and Brooklyn neighborhood organizations like Groundwork, The Joy Center and Henry Street Settlement. June 11 Sat! 11am-5pm Hester Street [...]

  The Lower East Side Ecology Center’s  Annual Benefit Saturday June 4, 2011 5pm to 8pm East River Park Amphitheater A waterfront picnic along the banks of the East River! An awesome lineup of greenmarket and local restaurant vendors and your ticket includes all food and drink.  $75 Wine from Barterhouse and Brooklyn Oenology Beer [...]

This year’s NYC Gay Pride Launch Party features Lady Gaga Look-Alike Competition,performances by Sir Ari Gold, Isle of Klezbos, Tongue in Public, Josh Zuckerman. It’s on June 4th, Saturday. On Orchard St! Starting 3:30pm. “A Go Gaga Look-Alike Competition will be held as a part of the festivities. Lady Gaga look-alikes will compete for the [...]

Mastiha Oil… I’ve never heard of this herb before but this has been used in the East Mediterranean from Ancient Times. “Mastiha has anti-thrombotic properties, prevents dysentery and uterine bleeding and helps preserving a good bone mass. It has diuretic prperties and its essential oil is antiseptic….” This is a quote from a doctor/herbalist, Dioscorides [...]

La Mama is “the seed bed of new work by artists from all over the world,” and is dedicated to the artist ever since Ellen Stewart founded in 1961. Ellen, who shaped off-off Broadway movement, dies at 91 in January13. It was a humble start in the Ellen’s Boutique basment… ‘ ‘Ellen Stewart is the spirit of [...]

LES is the NYC Gallery Destination and new art is born here. Who’s new comer in LES? This Sunday Tour is the best way to find. 1PM FREE Meet at BID Office Address:54 Orchard Street, New York, NY, United States, 10002 The ELS LES tours provide a guided walking tour of artists’ spaces and galleries. [...]

LES Galleries will be open late on third Thurs every month. This Month will be 3/17. The hour is 6pm to 9pm. And Free! If you preview LES apartments on the day afterwork, you can check local galleries and art, the you might want to go for a drink! Third Thursday -Late Night for LES [...]

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Started 1987, the Lower East Side Ecology Center offers community-based recycling programs in NYC. One of the latest program is ” Potti Soil.” They collect kitchen scraps, compost it and sell it at Union Square Green Market at $1.50/lb. LES Ecology Center is also hosting electronic-wase recycling project. If you have anything outdated computer related [...]