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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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Posts tagged as “Frank James”

‘Subway shooter’ asked for a cell phone not a slice at Stromboli Pizza

Alleged N-train gunman Frank James spent about a half hour in Stomboli Pizza early Wednesday morning before being arrested later that day. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘Subway shooter’ asked for a cell phone not a slice at Stromboli Pizza

April 17, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | While he was on the lam after allegedly perpetrating last Tuesday’s crazed mass shooting in the subway, Frank James was…

Five tipsters to split $50K reward for helping nab subway mass shooter

Zack Tahhan, 21, spotted subway shooting suspect Frank James on First Avenue in the East Village Wednesday and alerted the police, who arrested James soon afterward. Although police and Crime Stoppers are not officially commenting, apparently he will be getting a $10,000 reward from Crime Stoppers. (Screengrab from video by Carter Booth)

Five tipsters to split $50K reward for helping nab subway mass shooter

April 15, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Sat., April 16, 11 a.m.: Not Downtown hipsters but Downtown tipsters played a key role in helping cops catch the…

N-train mass-shooting suspect caught in East Village

Mass-shooting suspect Frank James was walked out of the Ninth Precinct stationhouse Wednesday afternoon following his arrest in the East Village. (Photo by Carol Puttre-Czyz)

N-train mass-shooting suspect caught in East Village

April 13, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Thurs., April 14, 6 p.m.: Frank James, the prime suspect in Tuesday morning’s mass shooting on an N train in…