BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The plaque was small — but the love was large. Friends of Doris Diether gathered in Washington Square Park on…
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BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Mark your calendars, Doris Diether fans! The long-awaited dedication of a bench in Washington Square Park in the late zoning…
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Operation Doris Diether Bench Naming is well underway. Friends of the late Greenwich Village activist icon, who died last September…
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The Village Sun racked up four awards in the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest — including two awards…
BY SHARON WOOLUMS | Since Doris Diether’s passing, many, wanting to honor her, have suggested naming the Washington Square Park fountain, the street where she…
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | At this time of year, a few hundred people would usually be getting a holiday greeting card in the mail…
BENCHMARK MOMENT: Doris Diether, the legendary Community Board 2 “zoning maven” and Jane Jacobs ally, who died at age 92 on Sept. 16, loved to spend…
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | A celebration of the life of Doris Diether will be held — where else? — in her beloved Washington Square…
BY REED IDE | They were three Community Board 2 Titans — people with no compensation — who were our watchdogs. Ruth Wittenberg (1899-1990) kept…
BY SHARON WOOLUMS | It is with deep sadness that I learned of Doris Diether’s passing on Thursday. Doris was a dear friend, a confidante…