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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 “environmental activism”

‘No luxury emissions!’ Enviro activists disrupt Hudson River Park heliport

The activists blocked the entrance to the W. 30th St. Heliport. (Extinction Rebellion)

‘No luxury emissions!’ Enviro activists disrupt Hudson River Park heliport

September 15, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Wednesday afternoon, activists from Extinction Rebellion disrupted private helicopter takeoffs at JRA W. 30th Street Heliport Airport, in Hudson River…

A weekend without tree chopping in East River Park…but one tree delivery

Not exactly a yule log: Activists opposed to the clear-cutting of East River Park for a coastal-resiliency project hauled part of a felled tree on a dolly to Carlina Rivera's home on Sat., Dec. 18.

A weekend without tree chopping in East River Park…but one tree delivery

December 21, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Two weekends ago, in a stunning sight, work crews toiling around the clock, feverishly cut down trees and ripped up pathways,…

Activists block F.D.R. Drive next to East River Park

Activists with Extinction Rebellion blocked traffic on the F.D.R. Drive for an hour on Monday. (Courtesy ERPA)

Activists block F.D.R. Drive next to East River Park

October 25, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Chanting “Save East River Park!” climate-change activists blocked traffic on the F.D.R. Drive for about an hour Monday around noon. The…