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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 “6th Precinct”

Cops release more images of Hudson River bikeway sex-assault cyclist suspect

A new surveillance photo of the alleged bikeway attack suspect shows him riding his white bike and toting what looks like a garment bag. (Courtesy N.Y.P.D.)

Cops release more images of Hudson River bikeway sex-assault cyclist suspect

April 7, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Police released additional surveillance photos and video of the suspect in the March 27 early-morning sexual assault and robbery of…

Police searching for Washington Square stabber

A surveillance camera image of the alleged attacker. (Courtesy N.Y.P.D.)

Police searching for Washington Square stabber

March 22, 2022

Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man wanted for a recent stabbing in Washington Square Park. According to cops, on Fri., March…

Reefer badness: Gunman robs pot vendor in Washington Square Park

A "budding" entrepreneur with '"pre-rolls" for sale on his table in Washington Square. Seen along with his sound system, the small lights are for sales during nighttime, which is when one of the pot vendors was recently robbed. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Reefer badness: Gunman robs pot vendor in Washington Square Park

March 12, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | An armed robber harshed a pot vendor’s night last month in Washington Square Park. By now, everyone knows marijuana merchants are…

Purple-lipstick perp hammers home his argument

Purple-lipstick perp hammers home his argument

March 9, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | A dispute inside the subway station at W. 14th Street and Seventh Avenue ended with a man hammering his adversary…