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Sylvan slaughter: 13 mature trees cut down or ‘dismembered’ as East River Park resiliency project starts
Workers were already cutting down trees in East River Park on Mon., Tues., Dec. 7, the day after the city closed off the park's southern half. (Photo by Allie Ryan via Twitter)

Sylvan slaughter: 13 mature trees cut down or ‘dismembered’ as East River Park resiliency project starts

December 8, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Workers wasted no time in chainsawing trees one day after the city closed off the southern part of East River…

‘It’s our only park’; Four protesters arrested, locals mull refuge’s loss as city closes half of East River Park
Lavender, 2, was out of luck as the Delancey Street footbridge to East River Park had earlier been closed off with a new chain-link fence Monday morning. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘It’s our only park’; Four protesters arrested, locals mull refuge’s loss as city closes half of East River Park

December 7, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Four protesters were arrested Monday as the city sealed off the southern end of East River Park, readying it for total…

Opinion: East River Park demolition is a failure of city officials
Under Mayor de Blasio's coastal-resiliency plan, East River Park's extensive tree canopy, which took 82 years to establish, will be wiped away. It would then take decades to even begin to reestablish a new tree canopy nearing a similar level. (Photo by Pat Arnow / East River Park ACTION)

Opinion: East River Park demolition is a failure of city officials

December 5, 2021

BY PAT ARNOW | Meet at the amphitheater at 6:30 a.m. Monday to celebrate the life of East River Park and protest the imminent demise…

City to close East River Park’s southern half and entire bikeway
An artist painted on East River Park's amphitheater during an "art attack" on the historic structure in October 2020. The city plans to close off the southern part of the park, including the amphitheater, on Mon., Dec. 6. (Photo by The Village Sun)

City to close East River Park’s southern half and entire bikeway

December 3, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Following the defeat earlier this week of a legal appeal to block the bullozing of East River Park for a…

Save historic East River Park buildings, preservationists cry
Richard Moses, president of the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative, fifth from left, and fellow preservationists rallied outside the East River Park tennis courts comfort station on Nov. 13. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Save historic East River Park buildings, preservationists cry

November 18, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | There are currently no less than three lawsuits lodged against the East Side Coastal Resiliency project. Golf carts are exploding into…

Lawsuit: East Side resiliency project ‘a profound act of discrimination’
The Black Institute and its president, Bertha Lewis, former C.E.O. of ACORN, are among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit charging the city with violating Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (M.W.B.E.) hiring regulations in the contract for the East Side Coastal Resiliency project. (The Black Institute)

Lawsuit: East Side resiliency project ‘a profound act of discrimination’

November 16, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Nov. 16, 7:45 p.m.: A new lawsuit in the fight over East River Park charges that Mayor de Blasio and…

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