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Rep. Goldman: No ceasefire until all hostages freed, Hamas’s ‘removal from Gaza’
BY THE VILLAGE S SUN | On Nov. 27, Congressmember Dan Goldman — representing Manhattan south of 14th Street, plus part of Brooklyn — called...
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Landmarks Preservation Commission in thrall to Big Real Estate, panel says
BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | “Time To Reform Our Landmarks Preservation Commission?” That was the question before an Oct. 18 panel at Grace Church High School...
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City pulls permit for illegal Soho penthouse as wealthy West Broadway neighbors battle on
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A wealthy Soho co-op owner is trying to score a "takedown," literally, against his even more monied neighbor. The Department of...
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The eagle-owl has landed: Free bird Flaco spotted on Lower East Side
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Flaco — New York City's favorite celebrity owl — touched down at the Grand Street co-ops on Wednesday night. Robin Herbst, ...
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Opinion: New sculpture adds to East River Park dystopia
BY MARCELLA DURAND | An art installation, “Joined an Avalanche, Never to be Alone Again,” opened on Oct. 4 at the foot of the temporary...
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Posts tagged as “independent bookstores”

Rents now ‘silly low,’ says Greenwich Village bookstore owner homing in on new space

Jim Drougas outside his Carmine Street bookstore this past summer shortly before it closed. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Rents now ‘silly low,’ says Greenwich Village bookstore owner homing in on new space

December 18, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Jim Drougas is an atheist, but it sounds like he’s starting to believe in reincarnation — at least for his…

Shelf life: Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books back on Carmine Street as a summer pop-up

Natalia Ortiz and Esteban Ortiz, no relation, employees at Temperance Wine Bar, flank one of Jim Drougas's bookshelf units inside the bar's private tasting room. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Shelf life: Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books back on Carmine Street as a summer pop-up

July 13, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | In vino veritas is taking on a new meaning on Carmine Street — or at least in one bar, that is.…

Rev. Billy and Stop Shopping Choir sing Jim Drougas’s praises

Reverend Billy and his choir sainted bookstore owner Jim Drougas at a ceremony at the Earth Church. (Photo by Ben Togut)

Rev. Billy and Stop Shopping Choir sing Jim Drougas’s praises

June 16, 2022

BY BEN TOGUT | On Sunday, Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir gathered at the East Village’s Earth Church to saint beloved bookstore owner…

Mercer Street Books hanging on with crowdfunding help

Mercer Street Books recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Mercer Street Books hanging on with crowdfunding help

January 27, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | A Greenwich Village used-book store is getting by with a little help from its friends — at least for now.…