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Corky Lee, 73, legendary Chinatown photographer, dies from COVID

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 28, 2:30 a.m.: Corky Lee, the preeminent Chinatown documentary photographer and activist, has lost his battle with COVID. Lee,...

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Mercer Street Books hanging on with crowdfunding help

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | A Greenwich Village used-book store is getting by with a little help from its friends — at least for now....

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On schools, don’t punish the families who stayed

BY CHRISTOPHER MARTE | As weeks turned into months of pandemic in New York City, some parents had the means to consider alternatives for their...

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The picture-frame dealer

BY HARRY PINCUS | Every season, at the outdoor art show in Greenwich Village, a little old man with a hat and a checkered sport coat would come by,...

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Halasa calls for end of N.Y.P.D. Vice Unit

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated Jan. 26, 5:45 p.m.: Calling it "a hotbed of corruption," Council candidate Marni Halasa is demanding the elimination of...

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Foldenauer slams Maya Wiley for New School ‘cash grab,’ but won’t reveal his own salary

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Aaron Foldenauer, a candidate for mayor, is calling out a rival — for making too much money — even as he...

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Not Open Culture but Open Clutter

The city is getting ready to launch an Open Culture program to encourage outdoor performances. But this abandoned outdoor-dining shed on Avenue A looked more...

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Governors Island rezoning is wrong on so many levels

BY ALLIE RYAN | The Trust for Governors Island has applied to upzone the island potentially to make way for a climate-change research center. The...

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Sticking it to ’em: Child sex-abuse victims finally can seek justice

BY JEFFERSON SIEGEL | Stickers advising child sex-abuse survivors of their rights have started appearing on bus shelters and parking meters recently in the West...

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Store slashing…a customer, not prices

Apparently, the customer isn't always right — at least not at this store. Police said that on Tues., Jan. 5, around 3:30 p.m., a 34-year-old...

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No dice! Pols say Yang’s Gov’s Island casino idea is a no-go

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang thinks a casino on Governors Island would be a great idea. But Manhattan politicians say that,...

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Anyway Café may be the last NYC restaurant serving music nightly

BY EVERYNIGHT CHARLEY CRESPO | This past summer, New Yorkers freely enjoyed sweet wafts of live music emanating from dozens of sidewalk cafes and parks....

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East Village Spiritual Sounds on the digital plane this year

Local faith communities of the East Village will present their 12th annual Spiritual Sounds event virtually on Sun., Jan. 24, starting at 5 p.m. It...

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Britain watched America’s agony but we’ve no reason to be smug

BY LIZ THOMSON | On the morning after D.C.’s long day’s journey into night, a cousin texted me: “You sure about wanting a trip to...

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