🌱 Bike Parking Oonee Pod At Essex Market + Downtown Green Markets Open

Happy Saturday, neighbors! I am your host Patrick Murray here with a couple fresh headlines to kick off your weekend.

First, today's weather:

An evening shower with a high of 57 and a low of 41.

Here are the top stories in Lower East Side-Chinatown today:

1. The Oonee Pod, a modular bike parking pod, has been installed at Essex Market. The installation is part of a pilot program that the Department of Transportation will be testing throughout the city this spring. According to DOT, the pods will stay in each location for 29 days in order to gather data from various neighborhoods. (Bowery Boogie)
2. With springtime weather growing warmer, greenmarkets in Lower Manhattan are reopening. These local markets provide fresh produce and greenery after a long winter. The market organizers ask that you bring your own, reusable bags, to these locations listed here. (Downtown Alliance)

Today in Lower East Side-Chinatown:

• "Rockers" screening at The Metrograph. (4:30 p.m.)
• These Are Not My Words, comedy show at Caveat. (7 p.m.)
• Teemonee & Friends, live at Arlene's Grocery. (7 p.m.)
• "Eden and After" screening at The Metrograph. (7 p.m.)
• Nocturne, at The Public Rooftop. (10 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Animal Haven will run another adoption event following the success of their first one. (Facebook)
• The Tenement Museum hosts a special virtual tour, called Tenement Kitchens. (Facebook)
• Join the Museum at Eldridge Street for a special virtual conversation on April 12.(Facebook)
• The Lower East Side Ecology Center getting creative with their food scraps.(Facebook)

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• The OMNI Ensemble Concludes its 39th Season at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (April 9)
• We Refuse to Let the U.S. Supreme Court Deny Women’s Humanity & Decimate Their Rights! (April 9)
• Benefit Concert for Ukraine (April 10)
• We Stan Together (April 13)
• The LAST, Last Night NYC: NYC"s FREE Indie Dance Party (April 15)
• The NEw York Cannabis Freedom Festival (April 20)
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— Patrick Murray