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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 “bike paths”

Friend mourns Chelsea man killed by hit-and-run cyclist; Calls NYC streets a ‘Wild West’

Sebastian Feldmann, left, with Gavin Lee. Despite living on different continents, the two men, who met in school, maintained a close friendship. (Courtesy Sebastian Feldmann)

Friend mourns Chelsea man killed by hit-and-run cyclist; Calls NYC streets a ‘Wild West’

August 30, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The Chelsea man fatally struck by a hit-and-run, rogue cyclist last month was an immigrant from Singapore who had an abiding…

Artist paints picture of bike paths gone wild; Starts stencil campaign vs. illegal scooters, mopeds

The anonymous street artist is ready to roll out his bike-lane stencil campaign. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Artist paints picture of bike paths gone wild; Starts stencil campaign vs. illegal scooters, mopeds

August 18, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | You might see him out on the bike paths — but he doesn’t want you to know who he is. All…

City rolls out ‘Bike Boulevard’ concept for University Place

A Community Board 2 flier announcing a public hearing on a proposed "Bike Boulevard" to run the length of University Place. (Photo by Jefferson Siegel)

City rolls out ‘Bike Boulevard’ concept for University Place

June 3, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | A month ago, when The Village Sun reported on the Department of Transportation doing community outreach for ideas for University…

Parks and paths fill up amid warm weather

Park Enforcement Patrol officers handing out masks in crowded Washington Square Park. (Photo by Tee)

Parks and paths fill up amid warm weather

May 3, 2020

The beautiful weather over the weekend saw cooped-up New Yorkers bust out from the shelter of their apartments to stream to the parks and bike…