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Is it possible to close Rikers without building a new jail in Chinatown?
The already-large Manhattan Detention Complex a.k.a. The Tombs is being readied for demolition, to be replaced by a high-rise, 30-to-40-story "megajail." (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

Is it possible to close Rikers without building a new jail in Chinatown?

February 20, 2022

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | “While most Chinatown businesses focus on food, health and medicine, this Chinatown dig specializes in mass incarceration,” activist and comedian says…

Council removes D.O.T. — for now — as lead agency for Open Restaurants as it drafts bill for permanent program
A large, walkway-narrowing, on-sidewalk, temporary dining shed at Local 92, at 92 Second Ave., illustrates the city's current free-for-all, in terms of sidewalk cafes and roadway dining sheds. Though the COVID-inspired Open Restaurants program was meant to provide well-ventilated spaces, this shed appears to be completely enclosed. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Council removes D.O.T. — for now — as lead agency for Open Restaurants as it drafts bill for permanent program

February 18, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | So what exactly is on the menu now for Open Restaurants — and, for that matter, for stressed-out Downtowners driven to…

Constitutional challenge filed against Soho/Noho rezoning
This vulnerable, low-scale corner at Grand and Lafayette Streets is in the Chinatown section of the Soho/Noho rezoning, though the plan "misleadingly" calls it "Soho East," a new lawsuit says. (Photo by Harry Pincus)

Constitutional challenge filed against Soho/Noho rezoning

February 11, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A lawsuit seeking to “annul and vacate” the Soho/Noho/Chinatown rezoning charges that the scheme would cause “mass displacement” of thousands of…

Protesters slam Chinatown ‘mega-jail,’ demand Adams honor his pledge, scrap project
Speaking at Sunday's protest outside The Tombs, Coss Marte, who has been through the system, said building more jails is not the answer. (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

Protesters slam Chinatown ‘mega-jail,’ demand Adams honor his pledge, scrap project

February 8, 2022

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | The protesters’ demands are pretty simple: No new jails! It’s actually the same thing that Eric Adams said almost a year…

‘Lives are in danger’: Firefighters union chief warns about roadway dining sheds
The president of the city's firefighters' union says roadway dining sheds increase fire vehicles' response times and dangerously narrow some streets, to the point where fire truck ladders cannot be safely raised to buildings' upper floors.

‘Lives are in danger’: Firefighters union chief warns about roadway dining sheds

February 6, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | New York City’s outdoor dining sheds are a deadly accident waiting to happen, according to the the city’s firefighters union.…

Tiny Union Square Chase bank helps customers from branches closed over vax mandate
Customers have been flocking to the small Chase branch on Union Square West after some of the bank's other nearby branches temporarily closed due to the COVID vaccine mandate. (Photo by Mary Reinholz)

Tiny Union Square Chase bank helps customers from branches closed over vax mandate

January 10, 2022

BY MARY REINHOLZ | When a mini-branch of Chase bank took over the Coffee Shop, a Brazilian-themed eatery that drew A-listers along with neighborhood folk…

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