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Save Beth Israel coalition holds ‘victory march’ after recent wins
BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | Chanting “Save Our Community Hospital!” activists with the Campaign to Save Beth Israel and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary braved...
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Police arrest suspect in brutal sucker-punch of young woman in Greenwich Village
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A 6th Precinct detective recently arrested a man accused of randomly punching a young woman in Greenwich Village — so hard...
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‘Blank ballot’ protest scores 15% in NYC in Dem presidential primary
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Showing the ongoing divide among Democrats over the Israel-Gaza conflict, 15 percent of the party's New York City voters submitted...
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Jose Pepe Flores, Loisaida raconteur and record collector, realizes his dream
BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | For a number of years, Jose Pepe Flores, ethnomusicologist and record collector extraordinaire, dreamed about creating a Puerto Rican cultural center...
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Erik Bottcher unveils ‘fang-tastic’ rat-control plan
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | One of Erik Bottcher's top issues is sanitation, so perhaps it's not so surprising that he is proposing a groundbreaking...
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Posts tagged as “liquor licenses”

Hell Square sinks to a new level of hell

A police car rolls past a rollicking street party with amplified music in Hell Square. (Courtesy LES Dwellers)

Hell Square sinks to a new level of hell

June 22, 2021

An open letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, all local politicians and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, cc’d to S.L.A. Chairperson Vincent Bradley,…

C.B. 3 chairperson: ‘Another direction’ on S.L.A. Committee means give others a chance to lead

Michelle Kuppersmith chaired her first C.B. 3 S.L.A./D.C.A. Licensing Committee meeting on Monday night. (Photo by The Village Sun)

C.B. 3 chairperson: ‘Another direction’ on S.L.A. Committee means give others a chance to lead

January 12, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | What exactly does “another direction” mean in terms of the policy of Community Board 3 on bars and restaurants? Anti-bar watchdogs…

St. Dymphna’s bar back open after S.L.A. shutdown

Robert Granata said St. Dymphna's argued it had been "targeted" by the S.L.A. (Photo by The Village Sun)

St. Dymphna’s bar back open after S.L.A. shutdown

October 15, 2020

Call it the pluck of the Irish. St. Dymphna’s has reopened on Avenue A. The State Liquor Authority summarily suspended the place’s liquor license back…

White Horse Tavern fined $50K, must close by 11 p.m. — or lose license

The White Horse posted this image of a crying horse on its social media after the S.L.A. suspended its liquor license on July 8. (Facebook)

White Horse Tavern fined $50K, must close by 11 p.m. — or lose license

August 14, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | If The White Horse Tavern reopens, it will be on double secret probation. The reference to the classic comedy flick…

S.L.A. reins in ‘wild’ White Horse Tavern, suspends liquor license

Village District Leader Arthur Schwartz snapped this photo of the White Horse on June 26. As can be seen, some people who are standing are not wearing masks (they are supposed to have masks on until seated) and an illegal wooden platform extends onto the street. (Photo by Arthur Schwartz)

S.L.A. reins in ‘wild’ White Horse Tavern, suspends liquor license

July 9, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Whoa-oa-oa!!! This Horse was a’gallopin’ wa-a-a-y out of control! On Wed., July 8, the State Liquor Authority summarily suspended the…