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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 “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.…