Little Italy Neighbors Association (L I N A)

L I T T L E I T A L Y
N E I G H B O R S A S S O C I A T I O N ( L I N A )

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New York was an enchanted city to me . . . . I knew Chinatown and Little Italy, Sharkey's and McSorley's saloons, the Bowery lodging houses and the places where the tramps gathered in winter . . . . Within a block of my house was the adventure of the world; within a mile was every foreign country.
— John Reed

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The Little Italy Neighbors Association (L I N A) is made up of local residents working to ensure that the community has a voice in neighborhood developments. Anyone living in the roughly thirty-block area located between Houston Street, Canal Street, Lafayette Street and the Bowery is welcome to join us.

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See the neighborhood, read our latest bulletin, learn how to manage neighborhood problems, or peruse announcements, letters, etc., relating to our recent activities and concerns:

Community Board 2 meeting on proposed Prince Street bar, Friday, January 24

Community Board 2 meeting on proposed club, Thursday, July 19

Fifth Police Precinct Community Forum, Wednesday, May 30

Fifth Police Precinct Community Forum, Wednesday, April 25

Community Board 2 Business and Institutions Committee meeting on liquor license applications, Monday, April 2

Fifth Police Precinct Community Forum, Wednesday, February 28

Letter to CB2 opposing grant of new liquor licence, December 21, 2000

Hearing before CB2 on new huge bar, Thursday, December 21

Latest news on Mulberry Street Mall scandal, November 10, 2000

Hearing on Cafe Habana liquor license application, Tuesday, July 18

Hearing on 168 Mulberry Street, Thursday, June 15

Fifth Police Precinct Community Forum, Wednesday, April 26