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Dear readers, thank you for your readership over the last five years — and for your support, story tips, photos, reader comments and more, and...
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Editorial: Just say No to COYHO
The City of Yes. … eh, yeah, sure, it sounds positive. But you can’t judge a sweeping, citywide development program just on a catchy name....
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‘It had to go now’: East Village pizzeria owner sheds his shed
BY CHRIS RYAN | Workers recently dismantled Eleven B pizza restaurant’s outdoor dining setup in the East Village. Owner Vincent Sgarlato got a bit of...
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Elizabeth Street Garden’s last stand: Little Italy green dream faces City Hall’s wrecking ball
BY SUSAN SILVER | On the eve of its possible execution, the legendary Elizabeth Street Garden was dotted with afternoon visitors soaking up its perennial...
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Biking’s his life — but Bowery rider says e-bikes are making life hell
BY OTTO FRITTON | As electric bikes have boomed in New York City, enforcement of traffic regulations against scofflaw riders has failed to keep pace....
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Posts tagged as “504 Democratic Club”

City Council candidates to hold forth at political club forums

City Council candidates, clockwise from top left, Aleta LaFargue, Phelan-Dante Fitzpatrick, Arthur Schwartz, Erik Bottcher, Leslie Boghosian Murphy, Carlina Rivera and Marni Halasa.

City Council candidates to hold forth at political club forums

November 6, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Next year’s New York City elections will be critically important in determining the Big Apple’s recovery from coronavirus, including the…

Council candidate Schwartz calls for free buses, more M14 stops, subway elevators

District Leader Arthur Schwartz held up a signed agreement with the M.T.A. to add elevators at the subway station at 14th St. and Sixth Ave. Michael Schweinsburg, of the 504 Democratic Club, is at right. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Council candidate Schwartz calls for free buses, more M14 stops, subway elevators

September 22, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | While Village attorney Arthur Schwartz is known for his lawsuit against the 14th St. busway, it’s not the only issue…