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Jerry Nadler endorses Grace Lee in Lower Manhattan Assembly race as other candidates announce supporters
Congressmember Jerry Nadler announced his endorsement of Grace Lee at Southbridge Towers on Thursday. In the photo, they are flanked by District Leaders Vittoria Fariello, who is running for state Senate, left, and Dennis Gault. (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

Jerry Nadler endorses Grace Lee in Lower Manhattan Assembly race as other candidates announce supporters

February 25, 2022

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | In one of Lower Manhattan’s most competitive races in the June 2022 Democratic primary, Congressmember Jerry Nadler on Thursday endorsed Grace…

Nadler and political clubs back Grace Lee for Assembly
Grace Lee, fourth from left, picked up big endorsements this week in her Assembly race with the backing of Congresmember Jerry Nadler, sixth from left, as well as two political clubs and district leaders. (Courtesy Grace Lee)

Nadler and political clubs back Grace Lee for Assembly

February 25, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Grace Lee’s candidacy for the 65th Assembly District got a big boost Thursday when the community organizer received the nod…

Their ‘cherry amour’: Park activists gird to protect Corlears Hook trees
In December, after protesting the destruction of East River Park's amphitheater, park activists gathered nearby on Cherry Hill. They're now gearing up to save the spot's trees from being the next to get chainsawed. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Their ‘cherry amour’: Park activists gird to protect Corlears Hook trees

February 24, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | East River Park activists are gearing up to make another stand. So far, workers have cut a swath of destruction…

Bottcher: Lack of enforcement on dining sheds has ‘undermined confidence’ in sprawling program
Erik Bottcher said he and fellow Councilmembers Christopher Marte and Gale Brewer are trying to have input on the law that is currently being drafted in the City Council to oversee a permanent Open Restaurants program.

Bottcher: Lack of enforcement on dining sheds has ‘undermined confidence’ in sprawling program

February 23, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON| Open Restaurants dining sheds have been getting a pass, according to Councilmember Erik Bottcher. Not a dining pass — but a free…

Is it possible to close Rikers without building a new jail in Chinatown?
The already-large Manhattan Detention Complex a.k.a. The Tombs is being readied for demolition, to be replaced by a high-rise, 30-to-40-story "megajail." (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

Is it possible to close Rikers without building a new jail in Chinatown?

February 20, 2022

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | “While most Chinatown businesses focus on food, health and medicine, this Chinatown dig specializes in mass incarceration,” activist and comedian says…

Council removes D.O.T. — for now — as lead agency for Open Restaurants as it drafts bill for permanent program
A large, walkway-narrowing, on-sidewalk, temporary dining shed at Local 92, at 92 Second Ave., illustrates the city's current free-for-all, in terms of sidewalk cafes and roadway dining sheds. Though the COVID-inspired Open Restaurants program was meant to provide well-ventilated spaces, this shed appears to be completely enclosed. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Council removes D.O.T. — for now — as lead agency for Open Restaurants as it drafts bill for permanent program

February 18, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | So what exactly is on the menu now for Open Restaurants — and, for that matter, for stressed-out Downtowners driven to…

‘Babushka have rifles’: At East Village Ukrainian center, professor breaks down Putin’s dangerous gambit
The East Village Meat Market is one of the Ukrainian businesses and institutions along Second Avenue. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘Babushka have rifles’: At East Village Ukrainian center, professor breaks down Putin’s dangerous gambit

February 17, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | As the tense situation in Ukraine continues to rivet the world — with a Russian invasion said to be “imminent” —…

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