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Opinion: Congestion pricing would fuel pollution on Lower East Side
BY KATHRYN FREED | Congestion pricing is coming. Most people either love it or hate it. Most of us acknowledge the need to reduce traffic...
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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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Posts tagged as “Keith Powers”

Bottcher strings together another win; Marte bids Qiu anon, fends off negative campaign

At his election night party, Erik Bottcher played guitar as drag performer Jackie Cox sang, "We can build a beautiful city." (Twitter)

Bottcher strings together another win; Marte bids Qiu anon, fends off negative campaign

November 18, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Democratic city councilmembers easily swept to victory against local challengers in the Nov. 7 general election. Christopher Marte won reelection…

Opinion: For NYC, one road may end, while another begins

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Opinion: For NYC, one road may end, while another begins

November 5, 2023

BY BRIAN ROBINSON | Last July I wrote an opinion piece in the New York Post after my wife and 4-year-old daughter were followed by…

Stuyvesant Town cans plan to generate its own electricity and heat

One of the two power plants that Blackstone wanted to bring online has already been built, in the foreground, on Avenue C. The Con Edison plant whose power generation the complex's owner planned to replace can be seen in the background. (Photo by Keith J. Kelly)

Stuyvesant Town cans plan to generate its own electricity and heat

May 12, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | After local outcry, Blackstone is pulling the plug on two proposed fossil fuel-burning power plants within the spawling Stuyvesant Town…

Stuy Town Little League holds first opening day parade in two years

The youngest division, the Tee Ballers, made their way through Stuyvesant Town during the open day parade. (Courtesy P.S.L.L.)

Stuy Town Little League holds first opening day parade in two years

April 23, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | Hundreds of players and parents, along with local politicians, were led by bagpipers and joined by Mr. Met when the…

Pols propose temporary tax cut for Manhattan mom-and-pops

Harvey Epstein, left, and Brad Hoylman petitioning for voters' signatures this past spring to get on the ballot for the June primary election. (Courtesy Brad Hoylman's office)

Pols propose temporary tax cut for Manhattan mom-and-pops

December 4, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Brad Hoylman and Harvey Epstein are going to bat for small businesses as the ongoing pandemic puts a nightmare “squeeze…

Council extends outdoor dining one more year, vows to make it permanent

Tape artist Kuki Gomez decorating an outdoor seating structure for Spicy Moon restaurant on E. Sixth St. back in July. (Photo by Bob Krasner)

Council extends outdoor dining one more year, vows to make it permanent

October 15, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | By a near-unanimous vote, the City Council on Thursday approved the extension of the city’s new Open Restaurants program for one…