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	Fall 2008 - The Lower East Side Tenement Museum was one of ten museums and libraries awarded the 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The Award is America's highest honor for institutions of significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. The Award further merits institutions which reach out to people of all ages and backgrounds and invite
them to explore our the nation's diverse history, culture, and literature. The Museum was honored in October 2008 with a visit from the First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, accompanied by her daughter, Barbara Bush. The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is open throughout the year; tours begin at 108 Orchard Street. Filed under: LES Tenement Museum Receives Award

Fall 2008 - The 30 people who share the title, 'Educator' at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum have been considering the formation of a Union for several years. They are the part-time and per diem workers who are the 'Tour Guides'. Over the past few years, the popularity of the Tenement Museum has risen

the levines of 97 orchard street, the lower east side tenement museum

and the quality of the tours provided by the Educators each day has been cited by many tourists as, 'Excellent!' In this same period of time, many of the Educators have seen their colleagues fired with no notice, no recourse and no termination or severance pay. The Educators are interested in unionizing yet their efforts to do so are being blocked by the administrators of the Museum. The administrators do not want to give their Educators these benefits: guaranteed hours, vacation time, sick leave, health care and due process prior to termination. Museum management repeatedly has said it only will recognize a union that includes both full-time and part-time employees. Full-time workers, so far, haven’t organized. Filed under: Tenement Museum Denies Union Organizers


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Chloe, latest underground bar

Did you know?

January 2009 - The latest hipster joint for socializing and drinking comes in the form of the subterranean lounge, Chloe. To enter, you must know the doorway, for that is the true mark of the hipster wold in 2009. Door knowledge is power (so is the number of a good car service late at night). In this case, the door is on Ludlow Street and Chloe is right underneath the French bistro Casanis. So now you know. Doesn't the photo to the right look like a lucious banquette.

Beware, the leftover white subway tile from McNally's Schiller's Liquor Bar is a featured part of the decor here! Soft lights, red banquettes, nice date place if there was anything else around.

	January 2009 - While it was announced during 2008 that Streit's matzo factory would pull up its roots on Rivington Street on the Lower East Side, the economic downturn of the summer and fall of 2008 altered those plans for the factory.
The company's initial hope was to leave the lower east side and move its factory operations entirely to New Jersey. This caused quite an uproar when it was announced in 2008; many decried the final days of the Jewish Lower East Side were near (Katz Deli still holds down a corner on East Houston Street).

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