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The Ukraine War, in black and white; Comic strip aims to ‘debunk Russian propaganda’
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | For most Americans, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a clear-cut act of aggression that must be condemned. They naturally support Ukraine...
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Pot dispensary to open on Bleecker St., maybe in Meatpacking, too
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 12, 12:30 p.m.: The "flowers" are starting to bloom all over. Several more legal cannabis dispensaries are slated to...
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Opinion: Listeners demand return of Paul DeRienzo’s ‘Evening News’ program to WBAI
BY MARNI HALASA | I have been a devoted listener of WBAI for decades. Whether I am listening to Michael G. Haskins explain how land-use...
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Cornelia appropriation? The curious case of ‘Cornelia Street’ and the cafe
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The term “cultural appropriation” is thrown around a fair bit these days. In fact, a new occasion to declare it —...
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Comings & Goings
BY CAROLINE BENVENISTE | A new newspaper, a new column. Like we did before, we’ll try to report on all the retail and restaurant activity...
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Posts tagged as “NYC Department of Transportation”

C.B. 2 pans sweeping but half-baked sidewalk cafes and Open Restaurants plan

At a big Community Board 2 public hearing in July on the city's plans for sidewalk cafes and outdoor dining sheds, one speaker noted that agency officials needed look no further than right down the block from the meeting venue where Hudson Clearwater restaurant was seemingly taking up an excessive amount of sidewalk space. (Photo by The Village Sun)

C.B. 2 pans sweeping but half-baked sidewalk cafes and Open Restaurants plan

September 30, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Community Board 2 isn’t taking any shed — at least not without proper public review and input. Its members voted nearly…

Mixing but trying not to mingle at entrance to new Brooklyn Bridge bikeway

A Department of Transportation worker, left, helpfully pointed the way for a cyclist at the Manhattan entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Mixing but trying not to mingle at entrance to new Brooklyn Bridge bikeway

September 16, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | On Tuesday the city opened a new, protected two-way bike lane on the Brooklyn Bridge, making it a lot easier…

Villagers dish out scorn for Open Restaurants at C.B. 2 meeting

Villagers, worn down from a year of living with the Open Restaurants outdoor-dining program, came armed with protest signs. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Villagers dish out scorn for Open Restaurants at C.B. 2 meeting

July 25, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | City Hall and the restaurant and bar industry have hailed the Open Restaurants program as a critical lifesaver and a way…

Don’t give away the streets to landlords and restaurants

Imagine: The writer proposes that neighborhoods be allowed to plan their own streets. Above, an outdoor dining shed on First Ave. earlier this year painted by local artist Ian Knife. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Don’t give away the streets to landlords and restaurants

July 12, 2021

BY LYNN ELLSWORTH | I love sidewalk cafes. I especially like the nice ones that have comfy chairs and plantings that separate me from people…

Polly Trottenberg announces she’s rolling on from D.O.T.

D.O.T. Commissioner Polly Trottenberg at an open house in January 2018 on the plan to fully close the L train's Canarsie tunnel for repairs of damage from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. After Governor Cuomo intervened, the plan was revised so that some subway service was maintained during the repairs. (Courtesy NYC Dept. of Transportation)

Polly Trottenberg announces she’s rolling on from D.O.T.

November 24, 2020

Polly Trottenberg, the city’s Department of Transportation commissioner, on Monday announced her resignation from the de Blasio administration, effective in early December. Trottenberg has led…

Council extends outdoor dining one more year, vows to make it permanent

Tape artist Kuki Gomez decorating an outdoor seating structure for Spicy Moon restaurant on E. Sixth St. back in July. (Photo by Bob Krasner)

Council extends outdoor dining one more year, vows to make it permanent

October 15, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | By a near-unanimous vote, the City Council on Thursday approved the extension of the city’s new Open Restaurants program for one…