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Kill Bill (31-B), dining shed foes cry as Council poised to make pandemic gutter structures permanent
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Get outdoor dining out of the gutter already! That's what members of CUEUP (Coalition United for Equitable Urban Policy), who...
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‘Always there when you needed him’: Sean Kavanagh-Dowsett’s friendship, charm and irreverence recalled at packed memorial
BY SHARON WOOLUMS | The service for Sean Kavanagh-Dowsett at Greenwich Village Funeral Home on May 9 drew an overflow crowd, with some mourners stranded...
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Ralph Lee, Greenwich Village Halloween Parade founder, theater artist, dies at 87
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Ralph Lee, the legendary father of the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, died Fri., May 12, at Westbeth Artists Housing. He was...
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Foxface sandwiches owner wins Theatre 80 St. Mark’s with $8.8 million bid; Otherwise, not many bites at auction
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The winning bidder for Theatre 80 St. Mark's used to sell some mean muffulettas there. Ori Kushnir and his life partner...
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Philip Mortillaro on life, locksmithing and the key to finding purpose
BY ALEX EBRAHIMI | "Hello, Greenwich.” That's what you hear when you call Greenwich Locksmiths. As if the Village itself is picking up the phone....
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Posts tagged as “Frank Gonzalez”

East Village Dem primary challengers form political alliance

From left, candidates Francisco E. Gonzalez, Bridget Tuck and Allie Ryan are gathering petition signatures in a joint effort.

East Village Dem primary challengers form political alliance

March 7, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated March 7, 9:45 p.m.: They’re hoping they’ll be a dream team. Three aspiring East Village politicos are joining forces…

Three Kings Day, one camel and CHARAS

King Herod (David Soto) and his wife Mariamni (Caridad de la Luz, "La Bruja," executive director of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe) performing in Angie Hernandez's "Gifts of the Magi." (Photo by Bonnie Rosenstock)

Three Kings Day, one camel and CHARAS

January 22, 2023

BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | Three Kings Day (Los Reyes Magos), also known as Epiphany, is celebrated on Jan. 6 throughout the Spanish-speaking world. It is…

A moment to savor at Adela Fargas Way unveiling

Congressmember Nydia Velazquez spoke at the unveiling of Adela Fargas Way on Sept. 17. (Photo by Clayton Patterson)

A moment to savor at Adela Fargas Way unveiling

September 28, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Community leaders and local politicians gathered in Loisaida last month for the unveiling of Adela Fargas Way, honoring the legendary restaurateur…

La Sala de Pepe hosts ‘Loisaida Legends’ Flores, García and Pentecost

“CHARAS, The Improbable Dome Builders,” by Syeus Mottel, tells the story of how Chino García and fellow CHARAS members built a geodesic dome with Buckminster Fuller, the architect and futurist, on a vacant Lower East Side lot. (Photo by Bonnie Rosenstock)

La Sala de Pepe hosts ‘Loisaida Legends’ Flores, García and Pentecost

July 6, 2022

BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | Local historian and ethnomusicologist Jose Pepe Flores inaugurated La Sala de Pepe (Pepe’s Living Room) and Foto Espacio (Photo Space) in…