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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 “Claude Solnik”

‘Freedom Summer’ tells story of key chapter in civil rights history

Pete Seeger at church with Terry and Sylvie: from left, Arianne Banda (Terry), Clara Francesca (Sylvie), Debra Khan-Bey, Beth Griffith, Clarence Comfort and Tim Dietrich as Seeger playing the banjo.

‘Freedom Summer’ tells story of key chapter in civil rights history

June 22, 2023

BY CLAUDE SOLNIK | Martin Luther King famously said, “The time is always right to do the right thing.” For Toby Armour, 1964 was an…

TNC ‘hybrid’ Halloween to feature outdoor costume ball, indoor/outdoor shows and performers

As seen on the back page of The Village Sun's October print issue.

TNC ‘hybrid’ Halloween to feature outdoor costume ball, indoor/outdoor shows and performers

October 5, 2022

BY CLAUDE SOLNIK | After celebrating Halloween outdoors last year amid the pandemic, Theater for the New City is bringing part of its annual free…

Ticket giveaway for ‘Fun and Games’ play at TNC

Ticket giveaway for ‘Fun and Games’ play at TNC

October 3, 2022

Theater for the New City is offering 10 free tickets to The Village Sun readers to see “Fun and Games,” a new play by Claude…

The costume’s the thing: Everett Clark talks about 40 years of designing thespian threads

Actors Steve Barkman, Kendra Augustin and Sarah Teed wearing costumes by Everett Clark in "The Three-Mile Limit," a past production at Theater for the New City. (Photo by Everett Clark)

The costume’s the thing: Everett Clark talks about 40 years of designing thespian threads

December 27, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN STAFF | Everett Clark stood in one of Theater for the New City’s four theater spaces recently during a break between…