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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 “land use”

City Planning to give ‘Zoning 101’ presentation at C.B. 3

(Photo by Ketut Subiyanto / Pexels)

City Planning to give ‘Zoning 101’ presentation at C.B. 3

October 18, 2022

Want to follow in the footsteps of Doris Diether, the legendary Village activist, and become the next zoning maven? Or do you already know something…

Doris Diether, legendary Greenwich Village activist, dies at age 92

A favorite photo of Doris Diether, in mid-laugh, by David Mulkins of Bowery Alliance of Neighbors a.k.a. BAN. (Photo by David Mulkins)

Doris Diether, legendary Greenwich Village activist, dies at age 92

September 17, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Fri., Sept. 17, 11:30 p.m.: Doris Diether, the iconic Community Board 2 member who was an ally of Jane Jacobs,…

EXCLUSIVE: Allie Ryan running for Council District 2 as an independent

Allie Ryan in Tompkins Square Park with her two daughters. (Photo by Chris Ryan)

EXCLUSIVE: Allie Ryan running for Council District 2 as an independent

March 24, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated March 26, 1 a.m.: Another candidate is tossing her hat in the ring for City Council District 2. She’s not…

Scrap ill-conceived long-term planning scheme

Powerful planning czar Robert Moses with a model of his hoped-for Battery Bridge project in the 1930s. It took an order from President Franklin D. Roosevelt to block the embattled bridge project and get the lower-impact Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel built instead. (C.M. Stieglitz, World Telegram / Library of Congress)

Scrap ill-conceived long-term planning scheme

March 1, 2021

BY SEAN SWEENEY | The City Council has introduced legislation to amend the City Charter to create an expensive, “comprehensive,” long-term land-use plan, supervised by…