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Editorial: Register all e-bikes
Priscilla Loke, a 69-year-old Chinatown preschool teacher, was killed by an electric CitiBike on Sept. 5. On Sept. 15 another 69-year-old woman was critically injured...
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The scoop: What ever happened to Mikey Likes It?
BY ALEX EBRAHIMI | Mikey Cole hasn’t gone anywhere. He’s just in his corner. Championship round's coming up. He’s not fighting for the belt. He’s...
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Opinion: Bikes aren’t the danger — it’s illegal mopeds, cars and trucks
BY GERSH KUNTZMAN | The other day, a top city journalist asked me, "Some people feel bikes should have license plates. What is the rationale...
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Mount Sinai revives plan to close Beth Israel Hospital
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated Sept. 15, 5:20 p.m.: The Village Sun recently reported on persistent fears that Mount Sinai Health System is dismantling...
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Washington Square pot peddlers busted for underage sales
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Police arrested three people in Washington Square Park on Thursday for selling marijuana to underage buyers. Unlicensed pot vendors brazenly...
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Posts tagged as “Justin Brannan”

Justin Brannan now ducking East River Park activists on coastal-resiliency plan

Justin Brannan chairs the City Council's Committee on Resiliency and Waterfronts.

Justin Brannan now ducking East River Park activists on coastal-resiliency plan

October 19, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated Oct. 19, 11:45 a.m.: “The Sound of Silence” should be the official theme song of the New York City…

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 —…

Lawsuit filed over East Side Coastal Resiliency report redactions

Until recently, the city denied this three-year-old report on East River Park existed. When the city finally did release it, it was heavily redacted.

Lawsuit filed over East Side Coastal Resiliency report redactions

April 5, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated April 6, 3:45 p.m.: They’re taking legal action against the redactions. East River Park ACTION, the Grand Street Democrats club…