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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | 11:22am

EAST VILLAGE

New Hester Street Market Reminiscent of Lower East Side's Pushcart-Peddler Days

A new weekend market aims to recreate the area's bustling scene from the 1800s.

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East Village Man Arrested in Avenue D Stabbing Murder

A 29-year-old Staten Island man was stabbed to death Tuesday night on Avenue D in the East Village, police said.

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East Villagers Rally to Save Ray's Candy Store, Their 'Community Center'

East Village Residents Rally to Save Ray's Candy Store from Eviction

The store fell behind on its rent and is facing eviction by its landlord. A group of neighbors recently began holding fundraisers to help.

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Lower East Side Seniors Home Eyes Seward Park Lots

A Lower East Side seniors home needs a new space, and some community organizers believe the answer lies in Seward Park.

Bella Meyer Creates Art With Flowers, Inspired by Grandfather Marc Chagall(Nicole Breskin/DNAinfo)

Inspired by Grandfather Marc Chagall, a Florist Creates Art in the...

Bella Meyer begins a floral arrangement with a sketch — a trick she learned from her grandpa.

Stuy Town Residents Take First Step Toward Ownership Plan

Tenants at massive East Side complex forming strategy to buy back apartments amid turmoil.

East Village's Porchetta Sends Manhattan's 'Best Sandwich' to...

A request to feed 300 marines inspired an East Village chef to ship 150 pounds of delicious pork to Afghanistan.

Is That an Igloo in Washington Square Park?(DNAinfo/Serena Solomon)

What to Do With All This Snow? In the Village, Two Girls Built an...

A foot of snow provided plenty of construction material for a pair of 5th graders to put their classwork into practice in Washington Square park on Friday.

Board of Education Approves Expansion of Harlem Success Academy(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Charter School Victory as Education Panel Approves Expansion Plans

After months of heated arguments, a city education panel approved the expansion plans of 13 charter schools Wednesday night.

NYU Bans Smoking on Public Sidewalks Outside School Buildings

NYU is stepping up its war on cigarettes by banning smoking on public sidewalks outside school buildings.

Upstate Vegetable Co-Op Plants Itself on the Lower East Side

A new partnership between upstate farmers and residents of the Lower East Side will bring fresh produce from the farm directly to the neighborhood in the form of a co-op.

Rowdy Parents Protest Charter School Expansion(Suzanne Ma/DNAinfo)

Charter School Anger Boils Over as City Moves to Vote Tonight

Tensions are expected to run high Wednesday night as the city's Panel for Educational Policy votes on a proposal to move four Manhattan schools.

picture of stuy town, stuyvesant town(Flickr/Marianne O'Leary)

Financiers Bicker Over Stuvyestant Town/Peter Cooper Village...

A New Jersey-based hedge fund that has acquired much of the debt on Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village is complaining that the owner is mismanaging the massive residential complex.

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