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Nadler praises Christopher Marte’s ‘broad support’ at inauguration

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Speaking at new City Councilmember Christopher Marte’s inauguration Sunday afternoon, Congressmember Jerrold Nadler said the diverse crowd showed “what broad…

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

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

Constitutional challenge filed against Soho/Noho rezoning

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A lawsuit seeking to “annul and vacate” the Soho/Noho/Chinatown rezoning charges that the scheme would cause “mass displacement” of thousands of…

Shed the sheds! Open Restaurants opponents to march before Council hearing on making program permanent

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The shed is about to hit the fan again… . The City Council’s Committee on Worker Protection and Subcommittee on…

Bottcher, Marte named co-leaders of Manhattan Council delegation but snubbed for committee leadership posts

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | New local Councilmembers Erik Bottcher and Christopher Marte have been appointed co-chaipersons of the City Council’s Manhattan delegation. They celebrated…

Carlina Rivera, tapped to head Criminal Justice Committee, says solitary confinement must end

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Declaring that it’s critical to “center humanity” within the city’s jails and criminal legal system, Councilmember Carlina Rivera on Thursday…

Bottcher: City and state must address the mental-health crisis

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | After Saturday’s subway-shoving death of a woman at the Times Square station, new Councilmember Erik Bottcher said government must confront…

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