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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 “Community Board 2”

Elizabeth St. Garden case is fight for ‘heart and soul of neighborhood’

A young boy at the recent Halloween Pet Parade at Elizabeth St. Garden. (Photo by Milo Hess)

Elizabeth St. Garden case is fight for ‘heart and soul of neighborhood’

November 23, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | It wasn’t exactly your “garden variety” court hearing. This one had lawsuits filed by two separate groups and more lawyers…

Council extends outdoor dining one more year, vows to make it permanent

Tape artist Kuki Gomez decorating an outdoor seating structure for Spicy Moon restaurant on E. Sixth St. back in July. (Photo by Bob Krasner)

Council extends outdoor dining one more year, vows to make it permanent

October 15, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | By a near-unanimous vote, the City Council on Thursday approved the extension of the city’s new Open Restaurants program for one…

Land grab! Residents, C.B. 2 members slam plan for ‘permanent’ outdoor seating

A graphic created by Valerie De La Rosa showing some responses to a C.B. 2 survey on the Open Restaurants program. (Courtesy C.B. 2)

Land grab! Residents, C.B. 2 members slam plan for ‘permanent’ outdoor seating

October 14, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | An outrageous “land grab” for the real estate industry. A blatant privatization of public space for the hospitality industry. A quality-of-life —…

Tom Connor, senior activist, C.B. 2 and V.I.D. member, dies at 88

Tom Connor on Washington Square North. (Courtesy Greenwich House, Center on the Square)

Tom Connor, senior activist, C.B. 2 and V.I.D. member, dies at 88

August 10, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Aug. 11, 12:45 a.m.: Tom Connor, a Village senior advocate and Community Board 2 member who was active in two…

Board 2 O.K.’s 90-woman homeless shelter on W. 11th St.

The Larchmont Hotel, at 27 W. 11th St., is in the pipeline to become a women's homeless shelter. (Google Street View)

Board 2 O.K.’s 90-woman homeless shelter on W. 11th St.

July 24, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Community Board 2 is strongly supporting a plan for a new women’s homeless shelter on W. 11th St. The board…

Another round of discussion at C.B. 2 on takeout alcohol

The oracle? C.B. 2 member Cormac Flynn warned that takeout alcohol appears to be a "pilot project" now but — who knows? — maybe could become permanent. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Another round of discussion at C.B. 2 on takeout alcohol

July 23, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Community Board 2 has been considering tracing. Not for coronavirus — for cups of takeout alcohol. That was just one of…

C.B. 2 proposes ‘West Side Highway Bikeway’

The West Side Highway at Christopher St. (Google Street View)

C.B. 2 proposes ‘West Side Highway Bikeway’

June 23, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Talk about open streets — Community Board 2 wants an open highway! Or at least part of one. During the coronavirus…

Board 2 forms Equity Working Group to promote racial justice

At a protest march in Lower Manhattan in early June after the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis. (Photo by Milo Hess)

Board 2 forms Equity Working Group to promote racial justice

June 22, 2020

Community Board 2 isn’t just talking the talk — it’s walking the walk. As consciousness of America’s historical and entrenched racism grips the country, the…

Sidewalk seating, takeout drinks would help restaurants, be hell for residents

A crowd with takeaway drinks — which they didn't take away — jammed the sidewalk outside Wild, at Hudson and Charles Sts., on Sun., June 7. Most were not wearing face masks. (Courtesy V.C.)

Sidewalk seating, takeout drinks would help restaurants, be hell for residents

June 12, 2020

BY NANCY PASLEY | Our restaurants and bars have had operations severely curtailed during the pandemic shutdown, which isn’t over yet. In a well-meaning effort…

Hoylman: One more round — make that two more years — for takeout alcohol

State Senator Brad Hoylman speaking to C.B. 2 on Zoom on May 21. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Hoylman: One more round — make that two more years — for takeout alcohol

May 21, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Keep to-go going! State Senator Brad Hoylman wants to extend for two more years the law change that is currently…