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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 “Seravalli Playground”

Sour defeat: Pickleball bounced from Seravalli Playground

Newly posted signs warn pickleball players the sport is now banned at the Horatio Street playground. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Sour defeat: Pickleball bounced from Seravalli Playground

December 9, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Score one for local parents and kids — at least those who aren’t totally addicted to pickleball yet. On Wednesday, the…

Youth leagues, families want to whack pickleball out of Greenwich Village playground, but ‘ambassador’ tries to keep the peace — and a piece of the space

Katherine Hedden is advocating for pickleball's expansion in New York City's public playgrounds. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Youth leagues, families want to whack pickleball out of Greenwich Village playground, but ‘ambassador’ tries to keep the peace — and a piece of the space

October 17, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Along with the incessant, loud “plunk!” of its plastic balls, Pickleball is generating strong passions in Greenwich Village. Its players, of…