Sylvain Sylvain, New York Dolls guitarist, dies at 69
Sylvain Sylvain, the co-founder of the seminal punk band the New York Dolls, died on Jan. 13. He was 69. He had been battling cancer...
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Landmarks Commission mulls megatowers in Seaport, takes ‘no action’
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The Howard Hughes Corporation's plan for two megatowers in the South Street Historic District is not exactly sailing smoothly through...
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Cuomo announces ‘Art Revival’ plan but no relief for local venues
BY EVERYNIGHT CHARLEY CRESPO | Governor Cuomo will launch the return of the state's live-entertainment industry in three weeks, before the state reaches a coronavirus...
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Ian Knife presents new abstract works at Soho show
Local artist Ian Knife has a new series of abstract paintings on view at 454 Broadway. Called "Abstraction," the series of works are all 48...
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Corky Lee, renowned Chinatown photographer, fighting COVID in ICU
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Corky Lee, the legendary Chinatown documentary photographer, is battling to recover from coronavirus. Lee reportedly first began feeling symptoms of...
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Open Restaurants has ‘too many cooks,’ too little enforcement, town hall finds
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Who exactly — if anyone — is in charge of enforcement for the city's new Open Restaurants program? That was the...
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Arlene’s Grocery hanging on by a guitar string
BY EVERYNIGHT CHARLEY CRESPO | Last we heard, Lower East Side music venue Arlene's Grocery was scheduled to close on Feb. 1 unless a new...
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DeGrupo dumps on Trump, mocks MAGA as CACA
This DeGrupo wheat-paste poster on the Lower East Side pretty much sums up feelings about Donald Trump after last week's crazed, chaotic Capitol coup, in...
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The miracle of mulch in Tompkins Square
MulchFest — where people can feed their dried-out Christmas trees into a wood chipper — apparently has come and gone in Tompkins Square Park. But...
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Cuomo: High Line-Moynihan station connection on track
On Monday, in his State of the State 2021 address, Governor Cuomo announced a proposal to extend the High Line to the recently opened Moynihan Train Hall. As...
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Hoylman pushes to disbar ‘Coup-dy’ Giuliani
Brad Hoylman wants to lay down the law against Rudy Giuliani — by getting the former mayor banned from practicing law in New York State....
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C.B. 3 chairperson: ‘Another direction’ on S.L.A. Committee means give others a chance to lead
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | What exactly does "another direction" mean in terms of the policy of Community Board 3 on bars and restaurants? Anti-bar watchdogs...
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Another young person leaps to his death from the Vessel
Just three weeks after a woman took her life by jumping off the Vessel in Hudson Yards, another young person has done so in another...
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Friends celebrate, safely, Doris Diether’s 92nd birthday
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | In the hardy spirit of Doris Diether, her friends didn't let the pandemic keep them from throwing a birthday bash...
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Redevelop Pier 76 now: Skip interim plan and expand the vision
BY TOM FOX | Governor Andrew Cuomo’s strong and decisive action has finally forced the city to vacate Pier 76 in the Hudson River Park....
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