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Judge orders developer to sell old P.S. 64 as two-decade-long fight to reclaim building still going strong
Carlos "Chino" Garcia, at left, and supporters rallied in December to restore the old P.S. 64 as a cultural and community center. (Photo by David Sanders)

Judge orders developer to sell old P.S. 64 as two-decade-long fight to reclaim building still going strong

January 1, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Supporters of CHARAS El Bohio rallied outside the old P.S. 64 on Dec. 17 to mark the 21st anniversary of the…

A visit to Paul’s Place: New W. 14th St. homeless drop-in center / Safe Haven tries to stay under radar, but there have been some blips
Paul's Place has been operating for several months now. (Photo by The Village Sun)

A visit to Paul’s Place: New W. 14th St. homeless drop-in center / Safe Haven tries to stay under radar, but there have been some blips

December 30, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Paul’s Place, a new homeless drop-in center and Save Haven-style transitional shelter, opened in Greenwich Village in September. It was a…

Scooby Scoop: Smokin’ CHARAS, celeb sightings, Lynne Brown retires from N.Y.U.
’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the park, nary a creature was stirring, save for some tourists by the arch (and a couple of crack smokers on the park's west side). In a warm van Park Enforcement Patrol sat in comfort, sheltering from the Arctic "bomb" front... . (Photo by The Village Sun)

Scooby Scoop: Smokin’ CHARAS, celeb sightings, Lynne Brown retires from N.Y.U.

December 25, 2022

AVENUE REDO: Ydanis Rodriguez, the commissioner of the Department of Transportation, is set on restoring the glory of the Avenue of the Americas, i.e., Sixth…

Jean-Louis Bourgeois, 82, activist, philanthropist, humorist, son of famed sculptor Louise Bourgeois
Jean-Louis Bourgeois in his apartment on W. 10th Street. Almost everything in the place was blue, from the walls to the research binders and the LED numbers on the living room's digital clock. (Facebook)

Jean-Louis Bourgeois, 82, activist, philanthropist, humorist, son of famed sculptor Louise Bourgeois

December 14, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Jean-Louis Bourgeois, an activist, philanthropist and humorist — who supported Occupy Wall Street and the Standing Rock protest, among other causes…

Youth leagues, families want to whack pickleball out of Greenwich Village playground, but ‘ambassador’ tries to keep the peace — and a piece of the space
Katherine Hedden is advocating for pickleball's expansion in New York City's public playgrounds. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Youth leagues, families want to whack pickleball out of Greenwich Village playground, but ‘ambassador’ tries to keep the peace — and a piece of the space

October 17, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Along with the incessant, loud “plunk!” of its plastic balls, Pickleball is generating strong passions in Greenwich Village. Its players, of…

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