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Save Beth Israel coalition holds ‘victory march’ after recent wins
BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | Chanting “Save Our Community Hospital!” activists with the Campaign to Save Beth Israel and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary braved...
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Police arrest suspect in brutal sucker-punch of young woman in Greenwich Village
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A 6th Precinct detective recently arrested a man accused of randomly punching a young woman in Greenwich Village — so hard...
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‘Blank ballot’ protest scores 15% in NYC in Dem presidential primary
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Showing the ongoing divide among Democrats over the Israel-Gaza conflict, 15 percent of the party's New York City voters submitted...
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Jose Pepe Flores, Loisaida raconteur and record collector, realizes his dream
BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | For a number of years, Jose Pepe Flores, ethnomusicologist and record collector extraordinaire, dreamed about creating a Puerto Rican cultural center...
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Erik Bottcher unveils ‘fang-tastic’ rat-control plan
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | One of Erik Bottcher's top issues is sanitation, so perhaps it's not so surprising that he is proposing a groundbreaking...
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Posts tagged as “NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission”

Rally demands a Landmarks agency that ‘represents our community’ — not developers

Frampton Tolbert, the director of the Historic Districts Council, spoke at the March 7 rally, flanked by Councilmember Christopher Marte, left, and Seaport activist Michael Kramer, right. (Save Our Seaport)

Rally demands a Landmarks agency that ‘represents our community’ — not developers

March 12, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Two-dozen community and neighborhood organizations from around the city rallied on March 7, calling for reforms to insulate the Landmarks…

Seaport Coalition wins lawsuit against Landmarks Commission for ‘violating its mandate’ in O.K.’ing 250 Water St. tower

Seaport Coalition wins lawsuit against Landmarks Commission for ‘violating its mandate’ in O.K.’ing 250 Water St. tower

January 13, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated Jan. 13, 11:30 p.m.: The Seaport Coalition has won its lawsuit against the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission…

Landmarks rules Middle Collegiate Church can demolish fire-damaged facade

Although its facade is reportedly not at risk of collapse, Middle Collegiate Church has been given the green light to demolish what's left of the structure. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Landmarks rules Middle Collegiate Church can demolish fire-damaged facade

January 12, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Drop the facade — it’s O.K. That was the verdict on Tuesday of the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission regarding the fate…

Julius’ bar building, site of famed ’60s ‘Sip-In,’ finally landmarked

From left, Andrew Berman, director of Village Preservation; Julius’s owner, Helen Buford; Randy Wicker, a participant in the Sip-In and former gay-cloning advocate; and writer/director/activist John Cameron Mitchell. (Village Preservation)

Julius’ bar building, site of famed ’60s ‘Sip-In,’ finally landmarked

December 6, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | After a more than 10-year-long campaign led by Village Preservation, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday morning…

City slammed for ‘flimsy oversight’ at protest outside goner Gay St. building

Preservationinst Andrew Berman called 14 Gay St. a "nightmarish symbol...of a dysfunctional New York City bureaucracy that can't do its job." (Village Preservation)

City slammed for ‘flimsy oversight’ at protest outside goner Gay St. building

November 15, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Local politicians and preservationists stood shoulder to shoulder with Greenwich Village residents outside 14 Gay St. on Monday to protest…