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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 “housing development”

Mayor’s community op-ed: Yes to housing in God’s backyard

On March 22, at Antioch Baptist Church, in Jamaica, Mayor Adams announced details of his plan to help faith-based organizations and mission-based nonprofits build affordable housing. To the left of him is City Planning Chairperson Dan Garodnick and to the right is Queens Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, an Adams ally and former Downtown Manhattan politico. (Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office)

Mayor’s community op-ed: Yes to housing in God’s backyard

April 4, 2024

BY ERIC ADAMS | When we came into office, we had a clear mission: protect public safety, rebuild our economy as quickly as possible, and…

Opinion: Putting the lie to YIMBY mantra ‘Build, baby, build!’… Facts show unbridled market-rate development spurs gentrification

Unfettered development decreases socioeconomic and racial diversity, the writer argues. (Photo by SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS / Pexels)

Opinion: Putting the lie to YIMBY mantra ‘Build, baby, build!’… Facts show unbridled market-rate development spurs gentrification

August 3, 2022

BY ANDREW BERMAN | Our nation’s politics in the 21st century have been roiled by pervasive misinformation campaigns — about stolen elections, conspiracy theories, vaccine…

Blaz revives Soho/Noho rezoning, hopes to pass it before leaving office

A map of the Soho/Noho rezoning study area with yellow areas representing what the city sees as so-called "housing opportunity areas" for new development.

Blaz revives Soho/Noho rezoning, hopes to pass it before leaving office

October 8, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The Soho/Noho rezoning push is suddenly back on, to the chagrin of many local residents of the neighboring Downtown enclaves.…