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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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Socialist Illapa Sairitupac wins AOC endorsement in East Side Assembly race

Illapa Sairitupac.

Socialist Illapa Sairitupac wins AOC endorsement in East Side Assembly race

May 27, 2022

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Illapa Sairitupac, a candidate for Assembly in District 65, has picked up the endorsement of prominent leftist Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (often…

CODA backs Abdelhamid over Maloney for Congress

In her first run for political office, Rana Abdelhamid has her sights set on the 12th Congressional District seat currently held by Carolyn Maloney.

CODA backs Abdelhamid over Maloney for Congress

January 18, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Snubbing longtime incumbent Carolyn Maloney, Downtown’s leading East Side political organization has endorsed one of her opponents. Last Friday, the…

Yuh-Line Niou announces state Senate bid; Democratic Socialist Illapa Sairitupac pivots to Assembly race

Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, left, has decided to take on incumbent state Senator Brian Kavanagh. As a result, Illapa Sairitupac, right, is now no longer running for state Senate but instead hoping to succeed Niou in the Assembly.

Yuh-Line Niou announces state Senate bid; Democratic Socialist Illapa Sairitupac pivots to Assembly race

December 20, 2021

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | After Yuh-Line Niou’s hotly anticipated announcement that she’s challenging fellow Democrat Brian Kavanagh for his seat in the state Senate, the…