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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 “CONBUD”

Is new illegal pot shops crackdown up to snuff?

A number of different city and state agencies are involved in the closure efforts. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Is new illegal pot shops crackdown up to snuff?

July 1, 2024

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Coss Marte is the type of cannabis store operator that the city and state want to support. After getting his dispensary…

‘Coss is the story’: CONBUD pot dispensary opens on Delancey

A wall at CONBUD includes mugshots of Coss Marte and famous musicians, actors and celebrities who also were arrested for pot, from Jimi Hendrix, Willie Nelson and Snoop Dog to Woody Harrelson and Paris Hilton. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘Coss is the story’: CONBUD pot dispensary opens on Delancey

November 2, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Another new licensed cannabis store has opened — where else? — in Downtown Manhattan, the area currently sporting the highest concentration…

Coss Marte to open CONBUD pot dispensary on Lower East Side

Coss Marte in front of his soon-to-open cannabis store. (Courtesy Coss Marte)

Coss Marte to open CONBUD pot dispensary on Lower East Side

August 14, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Coss Marte used to deal drugs at the corner of Delancey and Orchard Streets. Now, he’s opening a legal pot dispensary…