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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 “Brian Kavanagh”

Yuh-Line Niou announces state Senate bid; Democratic Socialist Illapa Sairitupac pivots to Assembly race

Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, left, has decided to take on incumbent state Senator Brian Kavanagh. As a result, Illapa Sairitupac, right, is now no longer running for state Senate but instead hoping to succeed Niou in the Assembly.

Yuh-Line Niou announces state Senate bid; Democratic Socialist Illapa Sairitupac pivots to Assembly race

December 20, 2021

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | After Yuh-Line Niou’s hotly anticipated announcement that she’s challenging fellow Democrat Brian Kavanagh for his seat in the state Senate, the…

District Leader Vittoria Fariello launches challenge to Brian Kavanagh for state Senate

Vittoria Fariello kicked off her campaign for state Senate on Sunday. (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

District Leader Vittoria Fariello launches challenge to Brian Kavanagh for state Senate

November 15, 2021

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | She is “for the people. She’s here for you. She’s here for me, for what’s necessary, for what is right.” That’s…

‘Cancel rent!’ tenant activists cry outside state Senator Brian Kavanagh’s home

"Body bags" left outside Brian Kavanagh's home during a Feb. 28 "cancel rent" protest. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘Cancel rent!’ tenant activists cry outside state Senator Brian Kavanagh’s home

March 1, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated March 1, 10:00 p.m.: Brooklyn tenant activists laid a row of black “body bags” along the curb outside Brian Kavanagh’s…