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Save Beth Israel coalition holds ‘victory march’ after recent wins
BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | Chanting “Save Our Community Hospital!” activists with the Campaign to Save Beth Israel and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary braved...
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Police arrest suspect in brutal sucker-punch of young woman in Greenwich Village
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A 6th Precinct detective recently arrested a man accused of randomly punching a young woman in Greenwich Village — so hard...
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‘Blank ballot’ protest scores 15% in NYC in Dem presidential primary
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Showing the ongoing divide among Democrats over the Israel-Gaza conflict, 15 percent of the party's New York City voters submitted...
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Jose Pepe Flores, Loisaida raconteur and record collector, realizes his dream
BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | For a number of years, Jose Pepe Flores, ethnomusicologist and record collector extraordinaire, dreamed about creating a Puerto Rican cultural center...
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Erik Bottcher unveils ‘fang-tastic’ rat-control plan
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | One of Erik Bottcher's top issues is sanitation, so perhaps it's not so surprising that he is proposing a groundbreaking...
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Posts tagged as “Historic Districts Council”

Landmarks Preservation Commission in thrall to Big Real Estate, panel says

No. 12 Fifth Ave. is braced as the future of the adjacent 10 Fifth Ave. (not pictured) remains unclear. In February, foundation drilling for a new building at 14-16 Fifth Ave. cracked and destabilized 10 Fifth Ave. The L.P.C. allowed a landmarked building at the site in the Greenwich Village Historic District to be demolished for the project. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Landmarks Preservation Commission in thrall to Big Real Estate, panel says

November 14, 2023

BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | “Time To Reform Our Landmarks Preservation Commission?” That was the question before an Oct. 18 panel at Grace Church High School…

Big preservation awards night as H.D.C., Village Preservation to fete slew of honorees

H.D.C. is recognizing, clockwise from top left, Eric K. Washington, Community Board 5, Justice for 441 Willoughby, The Village Sun and Christopher Marte.

Big preservation awards night as H.D.C., Village Preservation to fete slew of honorees

June 13, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Tonight, Tues., June 13, is a busy night for preservation — specifically, preservation awards. There is not one but two…

Tammany Hall’s new dome glows, but will building attract tenants?

The new dome atop the former Tammany Hall at E. 17th St. and Union Square East is an homage to the Lenape chief from whom the infamous Democratic political machine took its name. (Photo by Mary Reinholz)

Tammany Hall’s new dome glows, but will building attract tenants?

August 24, 2020

BY MARY REINHOLZ | After four years of work, plus stoppages due to COVID-19, the renovation of historic Tammany Hall is now nearly complete with…

In Chinatown, future of fire-damaged center is a hot issue

Chinatown activists, including Karlin Chan, far left, at an earlier rally to save 70 Mulberry St. (Courtesy Karlin Chan)

In Chinatown, future of fire-damaged center is a hot issue

June 27, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Preservationists, local activists and community members are joining forces in a desperate effort to save one of Chinatown’s most historic…