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Village Sun wins 7 NYPA Better Newspaper Contest awards
Taking honors in an impressive array of prestigious categories, Downtown's award-winning paper, The Village Sun, won seven awards in the New York Press Association's Better...
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Village Sun to set for a little while
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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The Village Sun NYPA Better Newspaper Contest Awards:

2024:

Editorials – First Place

Spot News Photos – First Place

Coverage of Elections & Politics – Second Place

Coverage of Local Government – Third Place

Coverage of Healthcare, Health & Science – Third Place

Best Distinguished Coverage of Diversity – Third Place

Spot News Photos – Third Place

2023:

News Story — First Place

Coverage of Local Government — Second Place

Best Editorial Page — Third Place

Spot News Photos — Third Place

Coverage of Elections/Politics — Honorable Mention

Picture Story — Honorable Mention

2022:

News Story — First Place

Headlines — Second Place

Best Editorial Page — Third Place

Coverage of Religion — Third Place

Best House Ad — First Place

2021:

Best News or Feature Series — Second Place

Obituaries — Second Place

Coverage of Elections and Politics — Honorable Mention

Investigative/In-depth Reporting — Honorable Mention

Posts tagged as “NYC Department of Sanitation”

The case of the missing Greenwich Village mailboxes — and trash baskets, too

A pair of still-functioning mailboxes at 12th Street and Eighth Avenue. (Photo by Alec Pruchnicki)

The case of the missing Greenwich Village mailboxes — and trash baskets, too

December 9, 2023

BY ALEC PRUCHNICKI | The recent loss of the mailbox in front of the U.S. Postal Service substation on Hudson Street is not unique, with…

Like a bridge over…loaded with vendors; Brooklyn Bridge is chock-full o’ tourist tchotchkes

3D pictures of athletes, rock stars and characters from Harry Potter and anime, selling for $15, filled one vendor's table on the bridge. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Like a bridge over…loaded with vendors; Brooklyn Bridge is chock-full o’ tourist tchotchkes

September 7, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you… . Actually, it’s not the Brooklyn Bridge that’s…

Mayor’s op-ed: Composting for all

Mayor Adams and Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Feb. 1 at City Hall announced a roadmap to implement the nation's largest composting program. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)

Mayor’s op-ed: Composting for all

February 6, 2023

BY ERIC ADAMS | New Yorkers know that rats love trash bags full of food waste. And they know that I hate rats. This week,…

Smashing pumpkins in the East Village for community and compost

Kids got out their energy by pulverizing the pumpkins. (Photo by Bonnie Rosenstock)

Smashing pumpkins in the East Village for community and compost

November 12, 2022

BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | On Sun., Nov. 6, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez, on E. Ninth Street between Avenues B and C, was the…