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Lower Eastside Girls Club

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East Village

November 27, 2012

LES Girls Club Damaged by Sandy Gets Kitchen Donation for Annual Bake Drive

The Astor Center donated its industrial kitchen for a week so the nonprofit can bake 3,000 cookies.

Lower East Side & East Village

February 21, 2012

Two Boots Pizza Celebrates 25 Years in the East Village

The first Two Boots Pizzeria opened on Avenue A in 1987, leading to locations across the country.

Lower East Side & East Village

July 18, 2011

New Mural Tracing Suffragette History to Grace East Village Wall

The Lower Eastside Girls Club will paint a mural on the Avenue C wall where another piece of President Obama was controversially covered last year.

Lower East Side & East Village

April 21, 2011

Painted-Over Obama Mural Becomes East Village Graffiti Magnet

A mural of President Obama that was painted over by a cable company is attracting graffiti on Avenue C.

Lower East Side & East Village

April 07, 2011

Lower Eastside Girls Club Headquarters Takes Shape

The sprawling Avenue D structure will feature 30,000 square feet of space for the club.

Lower East Side & East Village

March 09, 2011

Village Mardi Gras Ball Raises $30K for Lower Eastside Girls Club

The Fat Tuesday party drew hundreds of revelers to the Village for the Big Easy-style celebration.

Lower East Side & East Village

February 09, 2011

Lower Eastside Girls Club Founder Nominated for Diane von Furstenberg Award

Lower Eastside Girls Club founder Lyn Pentecost was recently nominated for the designer's "People's Voice" award.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 23, 2010

Cable Company That Erased Obama Mural Looks for Replacement Artist

Cable company RCN recently covered a mural by Antonio "Chico" Garcia, but now they want to redo it with another artist.

Lower East Side & East Village

October 29, 2010

Rosario Dawson Helps Lower Eastside Girls Club Break Ground on New Headquarters

Rosario Dawson joined Lower Eastside Girls Club members and elected officials to celebrate the incoming building.

Lower East Side & East Village

June 23, 2010

Lower Eastside Girls Club Opens New Café with Organic Flavor

The youth organization is providing healthy eating options and jobs to local residents at its new East Village eatery.

Lower East Side & East Village

June 10, 2010

Lower East Side Girls Club Prepares to Break Ground on New East Village Home

Fifteen-year-old club finally gets a permanent home, with production studios, a green roof and a planetarium.