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B.P. Brewer calls for funds to ‘mitigate challenges’ of drug use in Midtown and Harlem — but not Washington Square Park
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, left, with members of the Greater Harlem Coalition, at a press conference in Times Square Sunday on addressing drug use on the streets. (Photo by The Village Sun)

B.P. Brewer calls for funds to ‘mitigate challenges’ of drug use in Midtown and Harlem — but not Washington Square Park

October 19, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Citing Washington Square Park as a model of “some success” in fighting untreated substance abuse, Borough President Gale Brewer is advocating…

Open Streets program made permanent; Vendors banned
A rendering from the city's Department of Transportation's page on Open Streets, showing the "full closure" option. There is another option, "limited local access," that allows slow-moving cars onto Open Streets. (NYC Department of Transportation)

Open Streets program made permanent; Vendors banned

April 30, 2021

BY ROBERT LEDERMAN | In yet another example of our elected officials pretending to be socially conscious while instead catering to the privatization dreams of…

A cut above: Veggies, fruit and more at Tuesday Astor Place Greenmarket
Councilmember Carlina Rivera, far right, along with the Village Alliance's William Kelley, to the left of her, and GrowNYC representatives cut the ribbon on the new Astor Place Greenmarket. (Courtesy Village Alliance)

A cut above: Veggies, fruit and more at Tuesday Astor Place Greenmarket

September 4, 2020

Call it the Green Real Deal. Councilmember Carlina Rivera recently joined GrowNYC and the Village Alliance Business Improvement District in celebrating the opening of the…

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