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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 “Allie Ryan”

Carlina Rivera moves out of Loisaida

Carlina Rivera.

Carlina Rivera moves out of Loisaida

June 20, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated June 20, 8 p.m.: She’s known for her Loisaida roots, but Councilmember Carlina Rivera has moved out of the…

Council O.K.’s Gov’s Island rezoning as green groups slam city’s plans

Lindsay Boylan, a borough president candidate, pointed to the heavily redacted "value engineering report" for the East Side Coastal Resiliency plan. After resisting releasing the report, the city coughed up a heavily blacked-out version. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Council O.K.’s Gov’s Island rezoning as green groups slam city’s plans

May 28, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated May 28, 3:15 p.m.: As opponents decried it as as “sellout,” the City Council on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to…

‘Save our park!’ Hundreds of protesters — no politicians — march against East Side resiliency plan

Protesters marched down the East River Park esplanade to the amphitheater. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘Save our park!’ Hundreds of protesters — no politicians — march against East Side resiliency plan

April 19, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | As protesters streamed across the E. Sixth St. bridge over the F.D.R. Drive into East River Park on Sunday, one of…

EXCLUSIVE: Allie Ryan running for Council District 2 as an independent

Allie Ryan in Tompkins Square Park with her two daughters. (Photo by Chris Ryan)

EXCLUSIVE: Allie Ryan running for Council District 2 as an independent

March 24, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated March 26, 1 a.m.: Another candidate is tossing her hat in the ring for City Council District 2. She’s not…

Governors Island rezoning is wrong on so many levels

One of the few truly great open spaces in New York City, Governors Island would be developed with a campus of 20-to-30-story buildings for a "climate-research center" under the de Blasio administration's plan. (Courtesy M.A.G.I.C.)

Governors Island rezoning is wrong on so many levels

January 25, 2021

BY ALLIE RYAN | The Trust for Governors Island has applied to upzone the island potentially to make way for a climate-change research center. The…