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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 “Ground Zero”

20 years later: Scenes from the 9/11 anniversary memorial

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a man held aloft an American flag with, in the background, from left, The Oculus transit hub, One World Trade Center and Seven World Trade Center. All three structures were built on the destroyed site in the years after the 2001 attack. (Photo by Q. Sakamaki)

20 years later: Scenes from the 9/11 anniversary memorial

September 11, 2021

From family members arriving at the World Trade Center for Saturday’s memorial service to the many others who came to pay their respects from a…

Ministering at Ground Zero; Praying for peace

Four days after Sept. 11, 2001, a firefighter called for 10 more rescue workers to make their way into the rubble of the World Trade Center. (Photo by Preston Keres, U.S. Navy journalist first class)

Ministering at Ground Zero; Praying for peace

September 13, 2020

Frank Morales, a former pastor at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery in the East Village, wrote this piece on Dec. 8, 2001, after visiting…