Adams vetoes Chin’s bill hiking fines for Soho/Noho nonartist JLWQA residents, saying it needs work
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 16, 3:30 p.m.: Mayor Eric Adams in a statement late Friday afternoon reitearated his support for the Soho/Noho upzoning....
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New Soho/Noho group fundraising for lawsuit against de Blasio’s rezoning
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | As Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over till it's over." A new ad hoc group has come together to challenge...
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Opinion: De Blasio, not park activists, delayed East Side resiliency plan while backing fossil-fuel status quo
BY HOWARD BRANDSTEIN | Deconstruct the video of the "Frontline Communities Coalition" rally on Dec. 18 and what you see is an image makeover for...
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Judge named for a tree chops down legal challenges to East River Park resiliency project
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A Court of Appeals judge on Thursday made quick work of legal challenges to the East River Park resiliency project. As...
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As East River Park destruction continues, judge orders city to prove it’s not in contempt of court
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The infernal roar of chainsaws and construction machines in East River Park lessened a bit Monday afternoon after a judge signed...
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Posts tagged as “police violence”

Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! Getting the verdict in Times Square

Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! Getting the verdict in Times Square

April 20, 2021

Photographer Q. Sakamaki was in Times Square as the verdict in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin came down on Tuesday afternoon.…

The pain of racism

"How Racism Feels," by Mac McGill, pen and ink. (Courtesy Mac McGill)

The pain of racism

April 14, 2021

East Village artist Mac McGill shares another of his illustrations with The Village Sun, evoking the devastating impact of racism. In the latest high-profile incident…

Rivera, pols call for firing of cop in Avenue D ‘Floyd-style’ arrest

Councilmember Carlina Rivera, at podium, was joined by other local politicians and community advocates in calling for Officer Francisco Garcia to be kicked off the force and criminally charged. (Courtesy Carlina Rivera's Office)

Rivera, pols call for firing of cop in Avenue D ‘Floyd-style’ arrest

August 24, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Local politicians rallied at Avenue D and Ninth St. last Friday demanding that a cop be fired for a rough…