Bouncy castle! (And not quite sure why Batman and Superman get such low billing here...) Oh! All this during the Loisaida Festival today on Avenue C today... we'll post more photos tomorrow... this shot is via
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Showing posts with label Loisaida Festival. Show all posts
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Spider-Man on Avenue C (aka, BOUNCY CASTLE)
Bouncy castle! (And not quite sure why Batman and Superman get such low billing here...) Oh! All this during the Loisaida Festival today on Avenue C today... we'll post more photos tomorrow... this shot is via
Reminders: The Loisaida Festival is today
The 26th annual on Avenue C, from East Sixth Street to East 12th Street ... The official Festival site is here.
And this morning, everyone is setting up for the day... from the shetland ponies ...
... to the corn ...
Friday, May 24, 2013
The Loisaida Festival is Sunday
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Update on the new community center and supportive housing on East 9th Street
The vendor registration for the 2013 Loisaida Festival (date: May 26) includes a mention of the group's "new Community Center" coming to Avenue C and East Ninth Street.
That would be at 710 E. Ninth St., just east of Avenue C, where workers are converting the former Henry Street Settlement Day Care #3 into a community facility space on the ground floor... with the upper levels serving as housing for homeless young adults and young adults no longer in the foster-care system.
Here's more information from the Loisaida Inc. website:
710 East 9th Street Building Development Project
With the support of the Manhttan Community Board #3 and the community, we were granted an equity position and standing in our original home, 710 East 9th Street. The result is a joint venture with Loisaida, Phipps Houses and University Settlement, a three-way partnership. Phipps Houses as the lead has supported and guided Loisaida thru the various stages of the development project.
The existing city-owned 4-story building on 9th Street was the 30-year home of Loisaida. It is being converted to a supportive housing facility and community center. The project will include 51 units of supportive housing with related program space located on floors two thru five.
Homeless young adults, young adults aging out of foster care and young single adults will occupy the residential units with children
Loisaida will occupy and operate a 10,000 sq. foot - new community center on cellar and first floor. This project is being developed though the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development HPD.
Our new community center will be a multi-generational and multifunctional facility offering services at no cost to local low-income residents of LES. We have incorporated a commercial kitchen, media center and performance space.
Occupancy is projected for 2013.
H/T MoRUS
Previously on EV Grieve:
Community center and supportive housing coming to East Ninth Street
Checking in on the community center-supportive housing project on East Ninth Street
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Just a few scenes at the Loisaida Festival today
A few moments from the 25th anniversary of the Loisaida Festival today on Avenue C... via Jacob Anderson ... always one of the best street festivals around...
Ivy Irizarry-Rivera, right, of Ivy Jewel, was one of the few vendors based in the neighborhood... (Many of the other vendors were from the outer boroughs, according to festival officials...)
Above, Sixth Street resident David Joffe gives a demonstration of one of his trinkets for sale...
Ivy Irizarry-Rivera, right, of Ivy Jewel, was one of the few vendors based in the neighborhood... (Many of the other vendors were from the outer boroughs, according to festival officials...)
Above, Sixth Street resident David Joffe gives a demonstration of one of his trinkets for sale...
25th anniversary of the Loisaida Festival is today
Monday, May 30, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Reminders: The Loisaida Festival is today
And we're hopeful that you didn't leave your cab parked here. It's getting towed.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Reminders today: The Loisaida Festival on Avenue C
And I'm a little late in telling you this... but in case you parked on Avenue C and didn't see the signs...
Monday, May 25, 2009
A few more photos from the Loisaida Festival yesterday
I've noticed the trash overflow at every street fair I've walked through this year... Perhaps the city considers bringing in additional trash receptacles for all street fairs...?
Sunday, May 24, 2009
The Loisaida Festival is under way on Avenue C
Meanwhile, I find it odd that Cafe Pepe Rosso isn't open for breakfast like usual on a Sunday morning...
Melanie took some photos too.
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