Community calendar
Meetings, voting dates, arts, park events and volunteer days on the Lower East Side and around the Grand Street co-ops. Past events drop off automatically. Times and places can change, so check the source link before you go.
October 2026
OCT15
Thursday, October 15 · 6:30 pm · BRC Senior Services Center, 30 Delancey Street (also on Zoom)
Open to the public.
OCT16
CommunityFree paper shredding
Friday, October 16 · 9 am–12 pm · Ahearn Park, Grand Street and East Broadway (across from the CVS on Grand Street)
Hosted by Assembly Member Grace Lee with the NYC Department of Sanitation. Bring old tax returns, pay stubs, bills, receipts, financial, medical and legal papers. Questions: leeg@nyassembly.gov.
OCT16
Friday, October 16 · 9:30–11 am · East River Park Fireboat House
Also Monday, Oct 19 and Friday, Oct 23. Run by the LES Ecology Center.
OCT16
Friday, October 16 · Deadline · Community Board 3
OCT17
Saturday, October 17 · 12–4 pm · Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street
OCT17
Saturday, October 17 · 2:30–3:30 pm · Corlears Hook Park
Free and open to all; no registration needed. Friends of Corlears Hook Park.
OCT18
Sunday, October 18 · 11 am–12 pm · Corlears Hook Park
All ages and beginners welcome. Free; snacks and water provided. Friends of Corlears Hook Park.
OCT19
VolunteerFood scrap compost drop-off
Monday, October 19 · 9 am–4 pm · Grand Street and Clinton Street
LES Ecology Center. Also at Straus Square on East Broadway, Wednesday, Oct 21, 9 am–4 pm.
OCT19
Every Monday through November 23 · 1–2:30 pm · Co-op Village NORC, 465 Grand Street, 4th floor (above Apple Bank)
Free for New Yorkers 60 and up. Led by theatre artist Nicole Kontolefa; the weekly series runs September 14 to November 23 and ends with an original piece built from participants' stories. Call the NORC at (646) 395-4510 about joining.
OCT19
Monday, October 19 · 6:30 pm · CB3 office, 59 East 4th Street (also on Zoom)
Liquor license applications. In-person seating limited to the first 15.
OCT21
Wednesday, October 21 · 7 pm · Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street
OCT22
VolunteerCover cropping with Project Eats
Thursday, October 22 · 10–11:30 am · Essex Market, 88 Essex Street
OCT22
Thursday, October 22 · 6–8 pm · Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street
OCT22
MeetingsCB3 Executive Committee
Thursday, October 22 · 6:30 pm · CB3 office, 59 East 4th Street
OCT24
October 24 to November 1 · Daily · Your assigned early voting site
October 24 is also the last day to register, and to apply online or by mail for an absentee or early mail ballot.
OCT24
October 24 to November 1 · See Abrons for times · Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street
OCT25
Sunday, October 25 · From 9 am · Seward Park
More than 4,000 bulbs. Tools, coffee and treats provided; all ages. Seward Park Conservancy.
OCT25
CommunityAnnual East River Yard Sale
Sunday, October 25 · 11 am–4 pm · Corlears Hook Park
Bargains, curiosities and treasures. Free to take part as a seller; email ERyardsale@gmail.com to sign up.
OCT27
Tuesday, October 27 · 6:30 pm · P.S. 20, 166 Essex Street
Public session: sign up by 6:30 pm to speak (2 minutes each).
OCT30
Friday, October 30 · 5:30–8:30 pm · Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street
November 2026
NOV1
Sunday, November 1 · 11 am–2 pm · Corlears Hook Park
Trick-or-treat stations and activities with Henry Street Settlement. Registration opens in mid-October.
NOV3
Tuesday, November 3 · 6 am–9 pm · Your assigned poll site
Mailed absentee and early mail ballots must be postmarked by today. Election protection hotline: 1-866-390-2992.
NOV5
November 5 to December 20 · See Abrons for times · Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street
NOV12
November 12 to 14 · 7:30 pm · Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street
NOV22
VolunteerThanksgiving-week park clean-up
Sunday, November 22 · 10 am–1 pm · Corlears Hook Park
Tools and gloves provided. Service hours available for students.
December 2026
DEC6
Sunday, December 6 · 4:30–6 pm · Corlears Hook Park
Tree lighting at 5 pm. Free.
Regular meetings
These meet on a set schedule. Check with each group for the next date.
- Community Board 3 full board: monthly, open to the public. Committees meet through the month. About CB3
- 7th Precinct Community Council: monthly public meeting with the precinct's commanding officer, at the 7th Precinct station house on Pitt Street. The precinct posts dates on its page and social media; ask at the front desk for the next one.
- Co-op Village NORC classes: weekly classes and programs for co-op residents 60 and over. Call (646) 395-4510. About the NORC
- Compost drop-offs: the LES Ecology Center collects food scraps at Grand and Clinton Streets and at Straus Square on East Broadway. Details
- Co-op shareholder meetings: each co-op announces its own. See the four co-ops.
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