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Politicians push N.Y.U. to relocate Morton Williams market into new Mercer St. building
The city's announcement that it will build a public school at the site of the Morton Williams supermarket on Bleecker Street has thrown the market's future — and also that of a bordering garden strip — into question. (Google Street View)

Politicians push N.Y.U. to relocate Morton Williams market into new Mercer St. building

December 22, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Area politicians recently wrote to Andrew Hamilton, New York University’s president, asking for “an update” on what the school plans to…

May memorial for Bob Trentlyon is planned for Hudson River Park
Bob Trentlyon in 2003 at the dedication of the renovated Pier 45, the Christopher Street Pier, in Hudson River Park. Trentlyon and other park activists had a hand in helping select the style of the Hudson River Park's lights, at left, which ultimately were modeled on those of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. (Photo by Tom Fox)

May memorial for Bob Trentlyon is planned for Hudson River Park

December 21, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | An outdoor memorial for Robert Trentlyon will be held in May at his beloved Chelsea Waterside Park in Hudson River…

A weekend without tree chopping in East River Park…but one tree delivery
Not exactly a yule log: Activists opposed to the clear-cutting of East River Park for a coastal-resiliency project hauled part of a felled tree on a dolly to Carlina Rivera's home on Sat., Dec. 18.

A weekend without tree chopping in East River Park…but one tree delivery

December 21, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Two weekends ago, in a stunning sight, work crews toiling around the clock, feverishly cut down trees and ripped up pathways,…

Yuh-Line Niou announces state Senate bid; Democratic Socialist Illapa Sairitupac pivots to Assembly race
Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, left, has decided to take on incumbent state Senator Brian Kavanagh. As a result, Illapa Sairitupac, right, is now no longer running for state Senate but instead hoping to succeed Niou in the Assembly.

Yuh-Line Niou announces state Senate bid; Democratic Socialist Illapa Sairitupac pivots to Assembly race

December 20, 2021

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | After Yuh-Line Niou’s hotly anticipated announcement that she’s challenging fellow Democrat Brian Kavanagh for his seat in the state Senate, the…

‘You don’t speak for us’: Pro-resiliency plan rally slams park defenders
Councilmember Carlina Rivera spoke in support of the East Side Coastal Resiliency plan at a Dec. 17 press conference at two Housing Authority developments that border East River Park. (Courtesy CoDA)

‘You don’t speak for us’: Pro-resiliency plan rally slams park defenders

December 18, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Opponents of the East River Park resiliency plan have been making lots of noise lately. Though, admittedly, it’s been hard to…

Dina Wong takes over from Alex Hellinger as executive director of Lenox Health Greenwich Village
Dina Wong is the new executive director at the Lenox Health Greenwich Village healthplex, succeeding its founding executive director, Alex Hellinger, who has moved on to a larger role for Northwell in Brooklyn. (Courtesy Northwell)

Dina Wong takes over from Alex Hellinger as executive director of Lenox Health Greenwich Village

December 17, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Dina Wong has been named the new executive director of Lenox Health Greenwich Village. She will oversee the daily operations…

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