BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Police announced an arrest Tuesday evening in the fatal shooting of a Lower East Side woman this past November. A…
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Cops looking for killer fake deliveryman
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Police are seeking the public’s help in tracking down a suspect who gunned down an East Village man inside his…
Baruch Houses activist Jasmin Sanchez makes a run for Assembly
BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Jasmin Sanchez, a lifelong resident of the Baruch Houses on the Lower East Side, wants to become the first NYCHA tenant…
BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Grace Lee, a community activist, organizer and small business owner, announced Tuesday that she’s running for state Assembly in Lower Manhattan’s…
‘You don’t speak for us’: Pro-resiliency plan rally slams park defenders
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Opponents of the East River Park resiliency plan have been making lots of noise lately. Though, admittedly, it’s been hard to…
Man dies, woman badly injured in Riis Houses fire as teens survive in daring escape
Updated Fri., Dec. 17, 6:30 a.m.: One man died and three others were injured in a roaring apartment fire at the Riis Houses on Thursday…
Public housing leaders and allies to rally in support of East River Park resiliency plan
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Thurs., Dec. 16, 6:30 p.m.: Fearing that the tide is turning in the P.R. war over the East River Park…
‘It’s our only park’; Four protesters arrested, locals mull refuge’s loss as city closes half of East River Park
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Four protesters were arrested Monday as the city sealed off the southern end of East River Park, readying it for total…
On Nov. 20, Vision Urbana kicked off what it called the largest Thanksgiving turkey distribution on the Lower East Side, delivering delicious holiday birds to…
Woman shot in neck at Vladeck Houses probably knew her killer: Police
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Police on Friday evening announced that a woman who was fatally shot in the Vladeck Houses a week earlier was…