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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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Blasco steps down as East Village district leader due to Brooklyn move

Then-District Leader John Blasco emceed a rally outside the embattled old P.S. 64 (CHARAS/El Bohio), at Ninth Street and Avenue B, in November. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Blasco steps down as East Village district leader due to Brooklyn move

February 13, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | He’s leaving Loisaida…for love. John Blasco recently officially stepped down as the male Democratic district leader for the 74th Assembly…

District leaders on the open-street beat

East Village District Leaders John Blasco, right, and Aura Olavarria, left, after moving a police sawhorse back into place on the Avenue B open street. (Courtesy John Blasco)

District leaders on the open-street beat

July 2, 2020

Talk about hands-on politicians. East Village Democratic District Leaders John Blasco and Aura Olavarria have been keeping an eye on the police sawhorses on the…