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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 “Erik Bottcher”

Arthur Schwartz on why he’s running for City Council

Arthur Schwartz speaking in court in 2011 on behalf of Occupy Wall Street. On Mon., July 20, he filed papers with the NYC Campaign Finance Board to run for City Council in District 3. (Courtesy Arthur Schwartz)

Arthur Schwartz on why he’s running for City Council

July 21, 2020

BY ARTHUR Z. SCHWARTZ | For several years I have played with the idea of running for the City Council in a part of New…

Arthur Schwartz set to announce Council run

Attorney Arthur Schwartz in February announcing a community lawsuit against the East Side Coastal Resiliency project, which would bury East River Park under 8 to 10 feet of dirt. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Arthur Schwartz set to announce Council run

May 23, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated Sat., May 23, 6:45 p.m.: Arthur Schwartz is raring to go. The Village district leader is on the verge…

Coronavirus chronicles: The dinosaur outside, the ‘light inside’ and that crazy dog over there

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Coronavirus chronicles: The dinosaur outside, the ‘light inside’ and that crazy dog over there

April 26, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated, Mon., April 27, 3 p.m.: It’s Saturday night and I’m watching Erik Bottcher play guitar. There are 70 others online…

Arthur Schwartz is running for City Council District 3

Attorney Arthur Schwartz in February announcing a community lawsuit against the East Side Coastal Resiliency project, which would bury East River Park under 8 to 10 feet of dirt to raise it above the floodplain. It's just one of several pro bono community lawsuits he is currently litigating. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Arthur Schwartz is running for City Council District 3

March 20, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Sun., March 22: You read it first in The Village Sun. Village District Leader Arthur Schwartz is launching a campaign…

Erik Bottcher running to succeed Corey Johnson in City Council

Erik Bottcher running to succeed Corey Johnson in City Council

February 13, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Erik Bottcher, the chief of staff to Council Speaker Corey Johnson, has announced he is running to succeed his boss.…