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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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A weekend without tree chopping in East River Park…but one tree delivery

Not exactly a yule log: Activists opposed to the clear-cutting of East River Park for a coastal-resiliency project hauled part of a felled tree on a dolly to Carlina Rivera's home on Sat., Dec. 18.

A weekend without tree chopping in East River Park…but one tree delivery

December 21, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Two weekends ago, in a stunning sight, work crews toiling around the clock, feverishly cut down trees and ripped up pathways,…

Judge named for a tree chops down legal challenges to East River Park resiliency project

Attorneys Arthur Schwartz and Kathryn Freed, at left, spoke out against the East Side Coastal Resiliency plan at a rally at the Stanton Street construction fence in the park on Sat., Dec. 11. (Photo by Jefferson Siegel)

Judge named for a tree chops down legal challenges to East River Park resiliency project

December 16, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A Court of Appeals judge on Thursday made quick work of legal challenges to the East River Park resiliency project. As…

As East River Park destruction continues, judge orders city to prove it’s not in contempt of court

East River Park's dance oval / labyrinth has been completely denuded of its stately trees.

As East River Park destruction continues, judge orders city to prove it’s not in contempt of court

December 14, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The infernal roar of chainsaws and construction machines in East River Park lessened a bit Monday afternoon after a judge signed…

De Blasio in ‘contempt of court,’ attorneys say, as workers keep chainsawing trees in East River Park over weekend

Mayor de Blasio a.k.a. "Tree-Kill Bill" is determined to destroy at least half of East River Park and its trees before he leaves City Hall in two weeks. (The Village Sun photo illustration)

De Blasio in ‘contempt of court,’ attorneys say, as workers keep chainsawing trees in East River Park over weekend

December 11, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Lawyers desperately trying to stop Mayor de Blasio from destroying East River Park plan to file a “motion for contempt” with…