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The Ukraine War, in black and white; Comic strip aims to ‘debunk Russian propaganda’
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | For most Americans, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a clear-cut act of aggression that must be condemned. They naturally support Ukraine...
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Pot dispensary to open on Bleecker St., maybe in Meatpacking, too
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 12, 12:30 p.m.: The "flowers" are starting to bloom all over. Several more legal cannabis dispensaries are slated to...
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Opinion: Listeners demand return of Paul DeRienzo’s ‘Evening News’ program to WBAI
BY MARNI HALASA | I have been a devoted listener of WBAI for decades. Whether I am listening to Michael G. Haskins explain how land-use...
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Cornelia appropriation? The curious case of ‘Cornelia Street’ and the cafe
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The term “cultural appropriation” is thrown around a fair bit these days. In fact, a new occasion to declare it —...
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Comings & Goings
BY CAROLINE BENVENISTE | A new newspaper, a new column. Like we did before, we’ll try to report on all the retail and restaurant activity...
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Posts tagged as “Barnes & Noble”

Spectrum store to open in former B&N space on 8th Street

Sign of the times: A Spectrum phone, Internet and cable TV store will open at an iconic retail spot formerly long occupied by bookstores. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Spectrum store to open in former B&N space on 8th Street

April 21, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | After sitting vacant for nearly 10 years, the former Barnes & Noble bookstore space at the corner of Eighth Street…

Senior woman killed in Union Square by massive tow truck

The man in the black T-shirt was identified by a police source as the driver of the large tow truck that struck and killed a woman on 17th St. between Park Avenue South and Broadway next to the Union Square Greenmarket on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by © Jefferson Siegel)

Senior woman killed in Union Square by massive tow truck

July 14, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated July 15, 12:45 a.m.: A woman in her mid-80s was fatally struck by a huge tow truck at Union…

Life of the Mind: ‘Genius literary matchmaker’ Sue Shapiro on writing and teaching during COVID-19

Sue Shapiro a.k.a. Profsue. (Courtesy Sue Shapiro)

Life of the Mind: ‘Genius literary matchmaker’ Sue Shapiro on writing and teaching during COVID-19

August 4, 2020

BY GARY SHAPIRO | Writing teacher Sue Shapiro cheers ardently for her students. This popular professor who resides in Greenwich Village has taught legions of…

An unforeseen new chapter for local bookstores

The Strand is closed, but other local bookstores are still doing business, including by delivery, shipping and pickup.

An unforeseen new chapter for local bookstores

March 18, 2020

Updated Wed., March 18, 3 p.m.: With a “shelter in place” order possibly coming soon, New Yorkers are going to need things to keep them…