Adams vetoes Chin’s bill hiking fines for Soho/Noho nonartist JLWQA residents, saying it needs work
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 16, 3:30 p.m.: Mayor Eric Adams in a statement late Friday afternoon reitearated his support for the Soho/Noho upzoning....
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New Soho/Noho group fundraising for lawsuit against de Blasio’s rezoning
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | As Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over till it's over." A new ad hoc group has come together to challenge...
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Opinion: De Blasio, not park activists, delayed East Side resiliency plan while backing fossil-fuel status quo
BY HOWARD BRANDSTEIN | Deconstruct the video of the "Frontline Communities Coalition" rally on Dec. 18 and what you see is an image makeover for...
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Judge named for a tree chops down legal challenges to East River Park resiliency project
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A Court of Appeals judge on Thursday made quick work of legal challenges to the East River Park resiliency project. As...
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As East River Park destruction continues, judge orders city to prove it’s not in contempt of court
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The infernal roar of chainsaws and construction machines in East River Park lessened a bit Monday afternoon after a judge signed...
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Hoylman seeks to hold social media accountable for violent hate speech, vaccine misinfo

Whacked-out Capitol rioters, like the QAnon Shaman, organized for their violent mayhem by using social media, abetted by Big Tech's algorithms, says state Senator Brad Hoylman.

Hoylman seeks to hold social media accountable for violent hate speech, vaccine misinfo

January 7, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Brad Hoylman wants to turn Big Tech’s algorithms against it, in order to stop the spread of violent hate speech,…

Scooby Scoop: Doris is back, Council race updates…and Flash bashes ‘AssBook’

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Scooby Scoop: Doris is back, Council race updates…and Flash bashes ‘AssBook’

March 31, 2021

Updated April 1, 6 a.m.: Doris is back: David Mulkins, president of Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, tipped us off that Doris Diether, the legendary zoning…

Radical New Year’s Eve in Tompkins Square Park

After the closing of the Mars Bar, at E. First St. and Second Ave., back in 2011, a woman hoisted a bottle that she had grabbed from inside the place. (Photo by John Penley)

Radical New Year’s Eve in Tompkins Square Park

December 30, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Free beer, brownies and tips on squatting, which might well come in handy soon — what more could you ask…

The art of reopening: Chinatown murals aim to boost visitors

Peacheeblue, left, and Karlin Chan "sitting down to eat" at their mural, "Noodle Shop," on Mosco St. (Courtesy Karlin Chan)

The art of reopening: Chinatown murals aim to boost visitors

August 13, 2020

If you paint it, they will come. At least, that’s the hope for the new Chinatown Mural Project. The brainchild of local activist Karlin Chan,…

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…

Stayin’ Alive

Stayin’ Alive

April 1, 2020

BY KATE WALTER | My life has been canceled and I just want to survive. My last normal day was March 12. I took the…