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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 “Bob Fass”

Steve Post, freeform FM radio pioneer, comes through loud and clear in all his quirkiness in new doc

Steve Post's moods, like his topics, while on the air ran the gamut. (Courtesy Laura Rosenberg Post)

Steve Post, freeform FM radio pioneer, comes through loud and clear in all his quirkiness in new doc

March 4, 2022

BY KAREN KRAMER | The first sentence we hear from Steve Post in the new documentary about his life and influence gives the viewer a…

Bob Fass passes: Giant of New York radio was 87

Bob Fass taking a toke at age 80 in March 2013. In the 1980s and ’90s, it was common for radio show hosts to smoke pot in the WBAI studios. But that changed after a big fight at the station in 2001. (Photo by Paul DeRienzo)

Bob Fass passes: Giant of New York radio was 87

April 26, 2021

BY PAUL DeRIENZO | Iconic WBAI radio host Bob Fass died on Saturday at age 87. Although he had been hospitalized earlier this month for…