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Johnson silent on pleas for emergency hearing on East River Park resiliency plan
East River Park ACTION has been leading a letter-writing campaign to urge Speaker Corey Johnson to hold an emergency hearing on the coastal resiliency project, which would destroy the existing park, only to rebuild it 10 feet higher.

Johnson silent on pleas for emergency hearing on East River Park resiliency plan

August 28, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Will he or won’t he? Either way, he’s not saying. … East River Park activists have been furiously lobbying Council Speaker…

East River Park activists stage weeklong protest outside City Hall, push for emergency hearing
Protesting the East Side Coastal Resiliency plan on Thursday outside City Hall Park, from left, Katherine De La Cruz, Cameron Jones, Gabriel Reichler and Elissa Jiji. (Photo by The Village Sun)

East River Park activists stage weeklong protest outside City Hall, push for emergency hearing

August 13, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Fired-up East River Park activists “barbecued” outside City Hall Park on Friday. It was the culmination of a weeklong series of…

Council coalition delivers bills for ‘deliverista’ respect and safety
Councilmembers Carlina Rivera, center, Justin Brannan, to the left of her, Carlos Mechaca, behind her to her right, Brad Lander and Margaret Chin introduced a package of bills to help delivery workers. (Photo by William Alatriste/NYC Council)

Council coalition delivers bills for ‘deliverista’ respect and safety

April 28, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | A group of councilmembers is aiming to deliver more rights and fair pay for food delivery workers. The lawmakers —…

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