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Village Sun wins 7 NYPA Better Newspaper Contest awards
Taking honors in an impressive array of prestigious categories, Downtown's award-winning paper, The Village Sun, won seven awards in the New York Press Association's Better...
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Village Sun to set for a little while
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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The Village Sun NYPA Better Newspaper Contest Awards:

2024:

Editorials – First Place

Spot News Photos – First Place

Coverage of Elections & Politics – Second Place

Coverage of Local Government – Third Place

Coverage of Healthcare, Health & Science – Third Place

Best Distinguished Coverage of Diversity – Third Place

Spot News Photos – Third Place

2023:

News Story — First Place

Coverage of Local Government — Second Place

Best Editorial Page — Third Place

Spot News Photos — Third Place

Coverage of Elections/Politics — Honorable Mention

Picture Story — Honorable Mention

2022:

News Story — First Place

Headlines — Second Place

Best Editorial Page — Third Place

Coverage of Religion — Third Place

Best House Ad — First Place

2021:

Best News or Feature Series — Second Place

Obituaries — Second Place

Coverage of Elections and Politics — Honorable Mention

Investigative/In-depth Reporting — Honorable Mention

Posts tagged as “fatal fire”

4 killed, 2 critical after fire in Two Bridges e-bike shop; Marte blames delivery apps; Lee demands action on unsafe batteries

After the deadly fire, a pile of charred e-bikes was left outside the store. (Photo by Amina Ali)

4 killed, 2 critical after fire in Two Bridges e-bike shop; Marte blames delivery apps; Lee demands action on unsafe batteries

June 20, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | In another tragic, deadly, apparent e-bike battery fire, four people were killed and two severely injured after an intense blaze exploded…

South Village mourns Sullivan Street fire victims

Antonio Fierro, left, and his son Tony Fierro.

South Village mourns Sullivan Street fire victims

June 11, 2023

Neighbors who run SouthVillageNYC on Twitter posted photos of Antonio and Tony Fierro, the father-and-son victims of the tragic fatal fire on Sullivan Street on…

Two Chinatown residents die in early-morning blaze

The major flames had been knocked down, but firefighters continued to bring the deadly Mulberry Street blaze under control around 4:15 a.m. Friday morning. (Photo by Karlin Chan)

Two Chinatown residents die in early-morning blaze

April 15, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY AND DASHIELL ALLEN | Two people died and two firefigthers were injured in a fire that erupted in a six-story apartment…

Woman, 80, dead in East Village apartment fire

A woman found in an apartment fire at 335 E. Fifth St. was later pronounced dead. (Google Street View)

Woman, 80, dead in East Village apartment fire

March 6, 2021

According to a police report, first responders called to a blaze in an East Village apartment early Friday morning, found an unconscious 80-year-old woman, with…