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Union Square BID’s vid trib to resilient members

The Union Square Partnership is saying thank you — with a video — to honor its members who have adapted to serve the community during...

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S.L.A. reins in ‘wild’ White Horse Tavern, suspends liquor license

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Whoa-oa-oa!!! This Horse was a'gallopin' wa-a-a-y out of control! On Wed., July 8, the State Liquor Authority summarily suspended the...

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Jenifer Rajkumar within reach of Assembly seat — in Queens

BY ISAAC SULTAN | Jenifer Rajkumar — a name familiar to Downtown Manhattan residents — currently looks to be in a strong position to become...

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It’s time for Hudson River Park Trust to take the plunge

BY TOM FOX | In 1998, more than 400 acres of the Hudson River shoreline were designated an estuarine sanctuary and included in the 550-acre...

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Occupy City Hall still has more work to do, activists say

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Occupy City Hall was not too occupied on early Monday afternoon. In fact, it was pretty empty. Although every inch of...

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Green relief: Elizabeth St. Garden is finally back open

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | We've got to get ourselves back to the garden. ... Elizabeth St. Garden lovers could definitely identify with that plaintive...

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Remembrance of embarrassing things past: A president, a statue and history

BY JUDITH MAHONEY PASTERNAK | In the latter half of the ’60s, when I lived around the corner from the American Museum of Natural History,...

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$80M tagged for fire-gutted 70 Mulberry, but building’s fate still in limbo

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | At least the money is there now. The question is, how much of the original building will still be there,...

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Bounding and bouncing into phase three: Dog runs, hoops courts reopen

New York City entered phase three of reopening on Mon., July 6 — but without indoor restaurant dining, as previously planned. As for outdoor recreation,...

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Gramercy senior cyclist laid to rest on Staten Island

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Susan Feterman, the Gramercy woman who was killed while cycling on E. 14th St. in early May, was laid to rest...

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‘Defund East Side Coastal Resiliency’ effort also fails

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The big focus of the recent New York City Council's budget vote — sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement...

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The Second Ave. ‘seen’

Photographer Jefferson Siegel took a stroll through the East Village down Second Ave. and found some signs of nourishment for the stomach, as well as...

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By George! Cops seek two suspects in arch attack

Two guys were caught on video red-handed throwing red paint-filled balloons at the Washington Square Arch. Police said the pair pelted the marble landmark with...

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More signs of the times

East Village journo Bill Weinberg continues to snap photos of Black Lives Matter plywood artwork and graffiti and more as he makes his rounds Downtown...

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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…

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