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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 “5G towers”

Battle against gigantic 5G towers in historic West Village rages on

One of the new futuristic, behemoth 5G wi-fi towers is located in the East Village on Second Avenue at E. First Street. The proposed West Village 5G towers would, unlike this one, also sport large advertising panels. (Photo by Zack Winstine)

Battle against gigantic 5G towers in historic West Village rages on

December 24, 2023

BY ZACK WINESTINE | The fight to stop the three-story-tall LinkNYC 5G towers that a private company wants to build in the West Village is…

F.C.C. says 5G megatowers need ‘historic preservation’ review

A new Link5G tower was installed on Avenue A back in September. The city says the East Village is an "equity zone," in terms of needing more digital connectivity. (Photo by Paul DeRienzo)

F.C.C. says 5G megatowers need ‘historic preservation’ review

April 26, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The city’s contentious rollout of 5G street megatowers is facing a new setback after the federal government mandated that the scheme…

G shock: Rollout of jumbo Link5G towers is roiling the historic West Village

In early February, workers created the foundation for a new 5G tower at Horatio and Washington Streets. The orange plywood box is there to keep people from tripping over the exposed foundation. (Photo by Zack Winestine)

G shock: Rollout of jumbo Link5G towers is roiling the historic West Village

February 22, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Feb. 23, 4:20 p.m.: The city’s determined rollout of 5G megatowers in the West Village and Soho has, to hear…