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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 “BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL”

Beth Israel Hospital reactivating 400 unused beds for COVID surge

Beth Israel Hospital, at 16th St. and First Ave. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Beth Israel Hospital reactivating 400 unused beds for COVID surge

April 6, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated, Tues., April 7, 1:30 p.m.: Mount Sinai Health System confirmed to The Village Sun on Monday that it will be…

Mount Sinai: Empty Beth Israel beds open for corona surge

Beth Israel Hospital, at 16th St. and First Ave. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Mount Sinai: Empty Beth Israel beds open for corona surge

March 22, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Tues, March 24, 9 a.m.: Amid dire warnings that COVID-19 could overwhelm the city’s hospitals, Mount Sinai Health System is…

Arthur Schwartz is running for City Council District 3

Attorney Arthur Schwartz in February announcing a community lawsuit against the East Side Coastal Resiliency project, which would bury East River Park under 8 to 10 feet of dirt to raise it above the floodplain. It's just one of several pro bono community lawsuits he is currently litigating. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Arthur Schwartz is running for City Council District 3

March 20, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Sun., March 22: You read it first in The Village Sun. Village District Leader Arthur Schwartz is launching a campaign…

Key committee O.K.’s Beth Israel Hospital downsizing plan

Key committee O.K.’s Beth Israel Hospital downsizing plan

January 28, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Mount Sinai Health System passed a key hurdle last week in its efforts to get two “certificates of need” to build…