The 34th annual Loisaida Festival makes a (virtual) return to the Lower East Side this month

May 12, 2021 |

Photo of a previous year’s Festival by Melvin Audaz In 1987, Avenue C was renamed Loisaida Avenue, “a Spanglish name for the Lower East Side, connoting the Puerto Rican and Latinx community which have had a significant presence there since the mid-20th century,” explained Village Preservation executive director Andrew Berman. That same year on the Sunday […more]

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