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Save Beth Israel coalition holds ‘victory march’ after recent wins
BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | Chanting “Save Our Community Hospital!” activists with the Campaign to Save Beth Israel and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary braved...
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Police arrest suspect in brutal sucker-punch of young woman in Greenwich Village
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A 6th Precinct detective recently arrested a man accused of randomly punching a young woman in Greenwich Village — so hard...
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‘Blank ballot’ protest scores 15% in NYC in Dem presidential primary
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Showing the ongoing divide among Democrats over the Israel-Gaza conflict, 15 percent of the party's New York City voters submitted...
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Jose Pepe Flores, Loisaida raconteur and record collector, realizes his dream
BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | For a number of years, Jose Pepe Flores, ethnomusicologist and record collector extraordinaire, dreamed about creating a Puerto Rican cultural center...
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Erik Bottcher unveils ‘fang-tastic’ rat-control plan
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | One of Erik Bottcher's top issues is sanitation, so perhaps it's not so surprising that he is proposing a groundbreaking...
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Posts tagged as “Erin Hussein”

Goldman wins NY-10 race as Niou, running left, finishes second, Rivera fourth; East River Park, Goldman’s green are hot topics

Dan Goldman declared victory Tuesday night after a close race. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Goldman wins NY-10 race as Niou, running left, finishes second, Rivera fourth; East River Park, Goldman’s green are hot topics

August 25, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Political newcomer Dan Goldman eked out a victory in the 10th District congressional primary election on Tuesday, emerging atop a diverse…

Carlina Rivera moves out of Loisaida

Carlina Rivera.

Carlina Rivera moves out of Loisaida

June 20, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated June 20, 8 p.m.: She’s known for her Loisaida roots, but Councilmember Carlina Rivera has moved out of the…

Council O.K.’s Gov’s Island rezoning as green groups slam city’s plans

Lindsay Boylan, a borough president candidate, pointed to the heavily redacted "value engineering report" for the East Side Coastal Resiliency plan. After resisting releasing the report, the city coughed up a heavily blacked-out version. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Council O.K.’s Gov’s Island rezoning as green groups slam city’s plans

May 28, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated May 28, 3:15 p.m.: As opponents decried it as as “sellout,” the City Council on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to…

‘Save our park!’ Hundreds of protesters — no politicians — march against East Side resiliency plan

Protesters marched down the East River Park esplanade to the amphitheater. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘Save our park!’ Hundreds of protesters — no politicians — march against East Side resiliency plan

April 19, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | As protesters streamed across the E. Sixth St. bridge over the F.D.R. Drive into East River Park on Sunday, one of…

Erin Hussein stays on ballot, fends off challenge by Carlina Rivera ally

Erin Hussein survived a ballot petition challenge, though two other Council District 2 hopefuls did not.

Erin Hussein stays on ballot, fends off challenge by Carlina Rivera ally

April 16, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Well…two out of three ain’t bad. A try by a supporter of Councilmember Carlina Rivera to clear the field for her…

EXCLUSIVE: Erin Hussein primarying Carlina Rivera in District 2

Erin Hussein. (Courtesy Erin Hussein)

EXCLUSIVE: Erin Hussein primarying Carlina Rivera in District 2

February 14, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Mon., Feb. 15, 12:01 a.m.: Claiming that Council District 2 voters feel “disenfranchised” and that their concerns are being ignored,…