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Court nixes prior ruling against Open Restaurants, but dining-shed foes vow, ‘It’s not over!’
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Oct. 5, 12 p.m.: Just as in comedy, when it comes to community lawsuits, timing is everything. An Appellate court...
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Pickleball panic in Greenwich Village as pushy players invade playgrounds, squeeze out little kids
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | D-Day saw the Allies storm the Normandy beaches. Now, pickleball fanatics are swarming and taking over the parks and playgrounds of...
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Opinion: Against the anti-bike backlash; Car-centric system drives bad cyclist behavior
BY BILL WEINBERG | Two all-too-telling recent incidents. On the afternoon of Aug. 31, I was biking down the Bowery, and as I passed Broome...
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Latin Mass celebrated in East Village as pope cracks down on ancient rite
BY MARY REINHOLZ | The Reverend Father Sean Connolly faced about 30 parishioners from behind a free-standing altar at the Church of the Most Holy...
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Were a ‘bad shot’ — and a bad actor — to blame for man’s death in Tompkins Square Park?
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The man found dead on a bench in Tompkins Square Park more than a week ago was a regular who went...
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Schumer in East Village touts federal funding for community gardens

From left, posing for a photo near La Plaza Cultural's bee hive, gardener Jackson Gilkey, Senator Chuck Schumer, state Senator Brad Hoylman, Councilmember Carlina Rivera and garden treasurer Michael Hinds. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Schumer in East Village touts federal funding for community gardens

April 2, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Senator Chuck Schumer got a taste of La Plaza Cultural, literally, on Friday when he toured the East Village green oasis…