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Leave the gun — take the book! If you enjoy reading true crime Mafia stories, “The East Village Mafia” reveals a virtually unknown, seven-decade Cosa Nostra stronghold in the tenements and storefronts just south of East 14th Street in Manhattan. This book profiles the most notorious Mafia gangsters who came from or frequented the East Village. Venture into the enclave where they planned and perpetrated headline-grabbing murders, international heroin trafficking, extortion, counterfeiting, gambling, and loan-sharking. Discover the social clubs, bars, restaurants, and coffee houses where the Mob changed the course of organized crime. “The East Village Mafia” is available on Amazon.

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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Security upgrade: Block associations near Washington Square Park hire guards
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | In some countries where police are overwhelmed by crime, it’s not unusual for residents to hire private security in order to...
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Opinion: Council redistricting maps are huge step forward for voter equality
BY ANDREW BERMAN | Are you a resident of the West Village in Council District 3, currently represented by Erik Bottcher? If so, though you...
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Hot off the press! The Village Sun launches print edition
You can now read The Village Sun in print! That's right! Our first print issue rolled off the press Thursday afternoon and will soon be...
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Posts tagged as “Marjorie Velazquez”

‘Shedding’ any illusions on outdoor dining, Marte and Bottcher give Velazquez a tour of Village streets

Councilmember Christopher Marte points out to Marjorie Velazquez some unsavory-looking "sludge" that has collected between roadway dining sheds on Thompson Street. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘Shedding’ any illusions on outdoor dining, Marte and Bottcher give Velazquez a tour of Village streets

March 1, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Welcome to their world. Councilmembers Christopher Marte and Erik Bottcher led their colleague Marjorie Velazquez on a tour of “Shed City”…

Council removes D.O.T. — for now — as lead agency for Open Restaurants as it drafts bill for permanent program

A large, walkway-narrowing, on-sidewalk, temporary dining shed at Local 92, at 92 Second Ave., illustrates the city's current free-for-all, in terms of sidewalk cafes and roadway dining sheds. Though the COVID-inspired Open Restaurants program was meant to provide well-ventilated spaces, this shed appears to be completely enclosed. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Council removes D.O.T. — for now — as lead agency for Open Restaurants as it drafts bill for permanent program

February 18, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | So what exactly is on the menu now for Open Restaurants — and, for that matter, for stressed-out Downtowners driven to…

Shack to the future (not): At nine-hour hearing, city claims dining sheds to be phased out next year

At the Feb. 8 City Council hearing on making Open Restaurants permanent, Councilmember Erik Bottcher said a "one size fits all" approach is not working. The hearing also concerned the city's plan to lift all existing geographic restrictions on where sidewalk cafes can be located.

Shack to the future (not): At nine-hour hearing, city claims dining sheds to be phased out next year

February 9, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Feb. 10, 12:45 p.m.: One of local residents’ biggest issues with the Open Restaurants program — the much-maligned roadway sheds…