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Dear readers, thank you for your readership over the last five years — and for your support, story tips, photos, reader comments and more, and...
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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 “Michael Sussman”

Judge rules there is no emergency reason for outdoor dining, issues injunction

A dining shed on First Avenue in the East Village. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Judge rules there is no emergency reason for outdoor dining, issues injunction

August 2, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Aug. 2, 10:20 p.m.: In a stunning ruling, a judge has declared that Mayor Adams cannot repeatedly keep issuing emergency…

Served! Judge rules against city on Open Restaurants; Says enviro impact review needed

In October, attorney Michael Sussman, center, joined Diem Boyd of the LES Dwellers, to the right of him, and other local plaintiffs at a press conference on their lawsuit to force the city do a proper environmental impact study on the Open Restaurants program. (Courtesy CUEUP)

Served! Judge rules against city on Open Restaurants; Says enviro impact review needed

March 24, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Thurs., March 24, 8 p.m.: Holy shed! Calling New York City’s actions “arbitary and capricious,” a state Supreme Court justice…

‘Time to bring rationality back’: Attorney says Open Restaurants program needs proper environmental review

Attorney Michael Sussman, center, joined Diem Boyd of the LES Dwellers, to the right of him, and other local plaintiffs at a press conference on their lawsuit to make the city do a proper environmental impact study on the Open Restaurants program. (Courtesy CUEUP)

‘Time to bring rationality back’: Attorney says Open Restaurants program needs proper environmental review

October 22, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Expanding the Open Restaurants program without a proper environmental review is “contrary to law,” the attorney on a lawsuit seeking to…