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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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Sheldon Silver, former New York Assembly speaker, dies at 77

Sheldon Silver at the World Trade Center groundbreaking ceremony on April 27, 2006. The 9/11 terrorist attack struck in the heart of his Lower Manhattan district. (Photo by © Jefferson Siegel)

Sheldon Silver, former New York Assembly speaker, dies at 77

January 24, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 25, 4:30 p.m.: Sheldon Silver, who was the longtime speaker of the New York State Assembly until an epic…

Prison looming, Sheldon Silver makes last-ditch Supreme Court appeal

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and his wife, Rosa, leaving federal court on Centre St. on July 20 after Silver's sentencing to more than six years in prison. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Prison looming, Sheldon Silver makes last-ditch Supreme Court appeal

July 28, 2020

BY MARY REINHOLZ | Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, the once-powerful Lower East Side pol convicted twice for corruption and sentenced three…