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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 “REZONING”

A Soho artist’s plaint: Up against the city’s upzoning and a greedy co-op board

The writer, Harry Pincus, chose this illustration of his about high-rise development, "Empire State," to run with this column. Pincus sees the city's push to upzone Soho as part of a trend that has been going on for years, as wealthy nonartists — who are not even legally supposed to be living in the district — seek to force out longtime certified artists. (Courtesy the artist)

A Soho artist’s plaint: Up against the city’s upzoning and a greedy co-op board

October 18, 2020

BY HARRY PINCUS | As a certified artist, who bought a space in an old harpsichord factory in 1975, I am concerned about the recent…

Blaz revives Soho/Noho rezoning, hopes to pass it before leaving office

A map of the Soho/Noho rezoning study area with yellow areas representing what the city sees as so-called "housing opportunity areas" for new development.

Blaz revives Soho/Noho rezoning, hopes to pass it before leaving office

October 8, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The Soho/Noho rezoning push is suddenly back on, to the chagrin of many local residents of the neighboring Downtown enclaves.…

Affordable housing as Trojan horse in Soho and Noho

A map showing the study area of the Soho/Noho rezoning proposal.

Affordable housing as Trojan horse in Soho and Noho

September 17, 2020

BY ANDREW BERMAN | The future of New York City seems more uncertain now than perhaps any time since the fiscal crisis of the 1970s.…

We’ll displace YOU, rezoning foes cry outside Johnson’s home

We’ll displace YOU, rezoning foes cry outside Johnson’s home

September 10, 2020

BY JEFFERSON SIEGEL | Labor Day was no holiday for housing activists who turned out in large numbers to protest the displacement of communities of…

Divisions over Envision Soho/Noho rezoning

Divisions over Envision Soho/Noho rezoning

January 21, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A new “envisioning” process for Soho and Noho has longtime artist residents foreseeing a looming disaster for the famed district. But…