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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 “graffiti mural”

Old P.S. 64 seal-up leads to CHARAS murals cover-up

The Armando Perez mural was removed and the entrance then sealed with cinder blocks. (Photo by Bonnie Rosenstock)

Old P.S. 64 seal-up leads to CHARAS murals cover-up

February 17, 2023

BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | The large-scale murals honoring the legacy of CHARAS and its founders have become the pride of the Loisaida community. Created over…

Another brick in the CHARAS mural wall

(Photo by Ken Toglia)

Another brick in the CHARAS mural wall

January 23, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | There’s graffiti tagging — and then there’s full-on cinderblocking. Heavy — literally. A city worker on Monday was putting cinderblocks…

Judge orders developer to sell old P.S. 64 as two-decade-long fight to reclaim building still going strong

Carlos "Chino" Garcia, at left, and supporters rallied in December to restore the old P.S. 64 as a cultural and community center. (Photo by David Sanders)

Judge orders developer to sell old P.S. 64 as two-decade-long fight to reclaim building still going strong

January 1, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Supporters of CHARAS El Bohio rallied outside the old P.S. 64 on Dec. 17 to mark the 21st anniversary of the…