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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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2023:

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Posts tagged as “Sarah Carroll”

Pitching Union Square area’s ‘critical film history’ in push for a historic district

The interior of Edison Motion Picture Studio's main facility in the Bronx, which was used between 1907 and 1918. The studio was intimately linked to the company's headquarters, which was at 80 Fifth Ave.

Pitching Union Square area’s ‘critical film history’ in push for a historic district

March 11, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | And the nominee is: the South of Union Square Historic District. In the run-up to the Oscars, Village Preservation is making…

Landmarks Commission mulls megatowers in Seaport, takes ‘no action’

As seen in this design rendering, the Howard Hughes Corporation seeks a zoning change to build a new residential project, 350 feet taller than currently allowed, on a parking lot in the South Street Seaport Historic District.

Landmarks Commission mulls megatowers in Seaport, takes ‘no action’

January 16, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The Howard Hughes Corporation’s plan for two megatowers in the South Street Historic District is not exactly sailing smoothly through…