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Avenue B block to be co-named Avenues for Justice Way for longtime program helping at-risk youth
Avenues for Justice court advocates, staff and participants posed for a photo in the East Village near the Robert Siegal Center. (Photo by Andrew Tivon)

Avenue B block to be co-named Avenues for Justice Way for longtime program helping at-risk youth

April 27, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and local politicians will speak at the dedication of an East Village block as Avenues…

Downtown councilmembers champion participatory budgeting: Voting is this week
Two staffers from Councilmember Christopher Marte's office, budget director René Castellanos, left, and legislative director Ian Wang, manned an outdoor voting site at Madison and Rutgers Streets for participatory budgeting on Mon., April 4. (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

Downtown councilmembers champion participatory budgeting: Voting is this week

April 5, 2022

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | It’s the closest New York City gets to direct Democracy. All residents of Downtown Councilmembers Erik Bottcher and Christopher Marte’s districts…

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…

Shack to the future (not): At nine-hour hearing, city claims dining sheds to be phased out next year
At the Feb. 8 City Council hearing on making Open Restaurants permanent, Councilmember Erik Bottcher said a "one size fits all" approach is not working. The hearing also concerned the city's plan to lift all existing geographic restrictions on where sidewalk cafes can be located.

Shack to the future (not): At nine-hour hearing, city claims dining sheds to be phased out next year

February 9, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Feb. 10, 12:45 p.m.: One of local residents’ biggest issues with the Open Restaurants program — the much-maligned roadway sheds…

Protesters slam Chinatown ‘mega-jail,’ demand Adams honor his pledge, scrap project
Speaking at Sunday's protest outside The Tombs, Coss Marte, who has been through the system, said building more jails is not the answer. (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

Protesters slam Chinatown ‘mega-jail,’ demand Adams honor his pledge, scrap project

February 8, 2022

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | The protesters’ demands are pretty simple: No new jails! It’s actually the same thing that Eric Adams said almost a year…

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