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Village Sun to set for a little while
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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The Village Sun NYPA Better Newspaper Contest Awards:

2023:

News Story — First Place

Coverage of Local Government — Second Place

Best Editorial Page — Third Place

Spot News Photos — Third Place

Coverage of Elections/Politics — Honorable Mention

Picture Story — Honorable Mention

2022:

News Story — First Place

Headlines — Second Place

Best Editorial Page — Third Place

Coverage of Religion — Third Place

Best House Ad — First Place

2021:

Best News or Feature Series — Second Place

Obituaries — Second Place

Coverage of Elections and Politics — Honorable Mention

Investigative/In-depth Reporting — Honorable Mention

Posts tagged as “Bob Perl”

Coming in from the cold: East Village’s Earthchxrch now a migrant warming center

West African migrants can be found in numbers at the Earthchxrch, which on weekdays is now being used as a volunteer-run warming center. (Earthchxrch)

Coming in from the cold: East Village’s Earthchxrch now a migrant warming center

February 1, 2024

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Soulaymane Barry sat in front of a chalkboard, animatedly explaining basic English words — like “inside” versus “outside” — and grammar…

Earth Church gets back to the grassroots

Reverend Billy mourns for felled London plane trees in East River Park. (Courtesy Reverend Billy)

Earth Church gets back to the grassroots

June 11, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | So a realtor and a radical performance-artist preacher meet at a Downtown venue… . It sounds like the start of a…