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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 “Kate Temple-West”

Developer’s fence comes down, flowers go in at Children’s Magical Garden

Lissette Perez, the garden's executive director, far right, and Kate Temple-West, its president, beside her, were joined by other gardeners in tearing down the hated fence. (Photo by Liv Scott for More Gardens!)

Developer’s fence comes down, flowers go in at Children’s Magical Garden

March 11, 2024

BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | The green refuge at the corner of Stanton and Norfolk Streets — the Children’s Magical Garden — abounded in joy and…

Developer removes fence from Children’s Magical Garden, avoiding $1,000-a-day fines

The Children's Magical Garden celebrated Halloween in October 2021. (Children's Magical Garden)

Developer removes fence from Children’s Magical Garden, avoiding $1,000-a-day fines

October 19, 2023

BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | Real estate developer David Marom is a sore loser. As The Village Sun recently reported, Justice Andrea Masley of New York…

Judge to developer: ‘Lay off Children’s Magical Garden — and protect the mulberry tree, too’

Assemblymember Grace Lee, second from left, and Councilmember Christopher Marte, third from right, joined gardeners on Oct. 1 in celebrating the court ruling. (Office of Christopher Marte)

Judge to developer: ‘Lay off Children’s Magical Garden — and protect the mulberry tree, too’

October 5, 2023

BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | It’s not magic, but it might be a small miracle: Last week, the Children’s Magical Garden — the embattled and beloved…