Community
Ever-rising Rents Drive Longtime, Lower-income Residents from Lower Manhattan
By Justin Chae Spectrum staff [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fBp7ptCKNM[/youtube] Additional footage and camera: Avery Kim More than 6,000 Chinese and Chinese American residents left historic Chinatown between 1990 and 2010—many of them because rents have risen faster than their salaries. In the neighboring Lower East Side, rising rents have caused similar changes. “The Latino population has gone down […]
East Village Organizations Work to Preserve Traditional Theater
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, a community garden and non-profit organization in the heart of the East Village, hosts free events for people of all ages throughout the spring and summer to cultivate culture and a sense of community. In July, Tale Told Productions used the garden space to perform their interpretation of William Shakespeare’s […]
The Bowery Mission Makes A Dent In The Homeless Community
The bright red doors of The Bowery Mission in New York’s East Village offer a gateway to a new life for homeless in the area. Men and women between the ages of 25 and 60 visit the site on Bowery and Prince Street that not only offers food and shelter, but also provides clothing, showers, […]