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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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Where have all the normal bicycles gone?
BY MICHELE HERMAN | It’s been just over 30 years since the publication of The Bicycle Blueprint, the award-winning book-length master plan for New York...
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Posts tagged as “NYC Parks Department”

Punk rock show plans Tompkins return; But Parks Dept. says no permit issued

Wisdom in Chains playing at the hardcore punk concert in Tompkins Square Park on April 24. (Photo by Everynight Charley Crespo)

Punk rock show plans Tompkins return; But Parks Dept. says no permit issued

June 10, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated June 10, 7:40 p.m.: Get ready to rock! … Maybe… Chris Flash and The SHADOW plan to return to…

Ticket to ride: Bikers busted in Washington Square as skateboarders skate clear of fines

A PEP officer writes up a ticket for a cyclist in Washington Square Park as another PEP informs a skateboarder (mostly hidden from view) that skateboarding is not allowed in the park. (Photo by © Jefferson Siegel)

Ticket to ride: Bikers busted in Washington Square as skateboarders skate clear of fines

June 2, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated June 2, 2:45 p.m: Easy riders…not. A bunch of cyclists got that deflating feeling Tuesday as they were slapped…

Police now closing Washington Square Park at 10 p.m. weekends due to crowds, amplified music

Washington Square Park will be closing early this weekend in a new approach by the Parks Department. (Photo by Everynight Charley Crespo)

Police now closing Washington Square Park at 10 p.m. weekends due to crowds, amplified music

May 28, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | It looks like the party’s over. … That is, at least after 10 p.m., at least for the next few weekends…

How David Dinkins saved the Bleecker Park sitting area

Bleecker Park. (Courtesy NYC Parks Dept.)

How David Dinkins saved the Bleecker Park sitting area

November 25, 2020

BY ART GATTI | It was 1993. A coalition that took over Community Board 2 were dead set on removing all the benches outside and…

Counterattack! Parks Dept. power-washes graffiti off amphitheater

On Sat., Oct. 10, Parks Department workers power-washed away graffiti from the previous evening's Art Attack on the East River Park amphitheater and plaza. (Photo by Harriet Hirshorn)

Counterattack! Parks Dept. power-washes graffiti off amphitheater

October 10, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Well, that didn’t take long. … Late Friday afternoon, a crew of artists and graffiti writers unleashed what was dubbed…

This ain’t no disco! Top cop warns protesters about amplified music in Washington Square

Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said tension over amplified music in Washington Square Park had been building for three weeks before Saturday night's arrests near the Sixth Precinct. (Courtesy N.Y.P.D.)

This ain’t no disco! Top cop warns protesters about amplified music in Washington Square

September 30, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | After a wild melee with police near the Sixth Precinct last weekend, protesters reportedly said they’ll be back in Washington…

Hey, joggers…just do it! Wear a face mask

Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver, modeling conscientious behavior, above, has a message for joggers. (Twitter)

Hey, joggers…just do it! Wear a face mask

April 15, 2020

Thanks to Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver for calling attention to a widespread problem — joggers refusing to wear face masks or any kind of face…