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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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Opinion: New sculpture adds to East River Park dystopia
BY MARCELLA DURAND | An art installation, “Joined an Avalanche, Never to be Alone Again,” opened on Oct. 4 at the foot of the temporary...
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Posts tagged as “Little Ukraine”

Veselka raises $400K for Ukraine; Sponsors, employs refugees

(Photo by The Village Sun)

Veselka raises $400K for Ukraine; Sponsors, employs refugees

November 21, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Veselka restaurant has raised big bucks for Ukraine relief and is also sponsoring refugees from the war-torn Eastern European nation.…

Little Ukraine, Citizens send love to Ukraine

From left, Veselka owner Jason Birchard with Citizens branch manager Ashmi Dave and Nuno Dos Santo, Citizens retail banking director. (Citizens)

Little Ukraine, Citizens send love to Ukraine

March 3, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | On Sat., Feb. 25, the Little Ukraine branch of Citizens bank, at Second Avenue and Ninth Street, marked the one-year…

Russia ‘crucifying’ Ukraine, Cardinal Dolan says at St. George Church in East Village

Timothy Cardinal Dolan spoke from the St. George podium, with Ukrainian Catholic Bishop Paul Chomnycky to his right. Chomnycky sang the Divine Liturgy in Ukrainian, although he and Dolan addressed the congregation in English. (Courtesy Archdiocese of New York)

Russia ‘crucifying’ Ukraine, Cardinal Dolan says at St. George Church in East Village

February 28, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | Timothy Cardinal Dolan visited St. George Urkanian Catholic Church on E. Seventh Street Feb. 27 at an 8 a.m. Mass…

‘State of shock’: Veselka owner and staff pray for peace, a free Ukraine

Jason Birchard is the third-generation owner of the family-run Veselka restaurant, at 144 Second Ave. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘State of shock’: Veselka owner and staff pray for peace, a free Ukraine

February 27, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The war in Ukraine is hitting home, and hard, at one of the East Village’s favorite eateries. By all appearances, business…

In Little Ukraine, in a united front, leaders and officials denounce Putin’s shocking invasion

Bozena Kaminski, the national vice president of the Polish American Congress, warned that Russia's attack on Ukraine could "destabilize the entire region." (Photo by The Village)

In Little Ukraine, in a united front, leaders and officials denounce Putin’s shocking invasion

February 26, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | At a “Stand With Ukraine” event in the East Village on Friday, politicians, officials and local leaders said Putin must be…