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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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Biking’s his life — but Bowery rider says e-bikes are making life hell
BY OTTO FRITTON | As electric bikes have boomed in New York City, enforcement of traffic regulations against scofflaw riders has failed to keep pace....
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Posts tagged as “residential displacement”

In Chinatown, marching against displacement and healthcare workers’ 24-hour workday

Marchers protested against the Chinese American Planning Council and Museum of Chinese in America. (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

In Chinatown, marching against displacement and healthcare workers’ 24-hour workday

September 28, 2021

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Melania Batise spent 12 years as a homecare attendant, working physically and mentally grueling 24-hour shifts. “My mind would go cloudy…

Soho/Noho rezoning incentivizes demolition and displacement: And landlords know it

Signs against the Soho/Noho/Chinatown rezoning posted in a window at Spring and Mercer Streets. (Photo by © Jefferson Siegel)

Soho/Noho rezoning incentivizes demolition and displacement: And landlords know it

September 18, 2021

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Housing activists and preservationists fear the Department of City Planning’s proposed Soho/Noho/Chinatown rezoning would make rent-regulated tenants vulnerable to one of…