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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 “cherry trees”

Bloom and doom: Workers saw down Corlears Hook cherry trees as poet is arrested

Reduced to woodchips: All that was left of the cherry trees after the workers finished their job on Monday. Some strands of red and yellow yarn from George Hirose's "art intervention" two weekends ago are visible in the foreground. (Photo by Tommy Loeb)

Bloom and doom: Workers saw down Corlears Hook cherry trees as poet is arrested

April 11, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Workers cut down the beautiful grove of cherry trees in Corlears Hook Park’s Cherry Hill on Monday. They had backed…

Reverend Billy and one other arrested blocking tree cutters at Corlears Hook Park

Two protesters, including writer Eilen Myles, right, blocked the tree cutters Saturday morning. (Twitter/Our Park)

Reverend Billy and one other arrested blocking tree cutters at Corlears Hook Park

April 9, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Park defenders stopped workers from fully cutting down any trees in Corlears Hook Park on Sunday morning as two protesters…

Cherry Hill trees spared the ax so far — but workers move in for the kill

Hard hats doing prep work at Cherry Hill on Mon., April 4, confirmed they would not start cutting down trees on that day. (Twitter/1000 People 1000 Trees)

Cherry Hill trees spared the ax so far — but workers move in for the kill

April 5, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Although workers fenced off Cherry Hill in Corlears Hook Park on Monday, they didn’t immediately start cutting down trees. …

Hanging on by a thread: Park activists make their stand at Cherry Hill

George Hirose created an "art intervention" in Corlears Park, where hard hats were expected to descend Monday to start the destruction of 30 to 60 cherry trees. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Hanging on by a thread: Park activists make their stand at Cherry Hill

April 4, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated Mon., April 4, 1 p.m.: George Hirose knew the colorful yarn he was stringing between the flowering cherry trees…