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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 “Small Business Jobs Survival Act”

Opinion: To save small stores, commercial rent stabilization is not enough

Allie Ryan getting another signature — at Raffetto's pasta shop on West Houston Street — on a petition asking District 2 Councilmember Carlina Rivera to "Bring back the Small Business Jobs Survival Act and give your local merchants a fighting chance to survive." Due to redistricting, District 2 now extends farther into Greenwich Village, all the way to Sixth Avenue. (Photo by Chris Ryan)

Opinion: To save small stores, commercial rent stabilization is not enough

February 15, 2023

BY ALLIE RYAN | A rally was reently held at City Hall calling for a hearing and vote on the Commercial Rent Stabilization Act (CRSA)…

Attorney slams de Blasio, Cuomo for Theatre 80 St. Mark’s plight

Filing for Chapter 11 will give Theatre 80's owner time to seek a new loan and possibly find a benefactor, attorney Arthur Schwartz says. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Attorney slams de Blasio, Cuomo for Theatre 80 St. Mark’s plight

January 2, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | That one of the East Village’s cultural treasures now finds itself on the ropes is a damning testament to Bill de…

Occupy didn’t fail, and neither did I: Ten years later, I’m living proof of its long-term effects

Marni Halasa speaking at the 10th anniversary commemoration of Occupy Wall Street at Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. (Photo by Milo Hess)

Occupy didn’t fail, and neither did I: Ten years later, I’m living proof of its long-term effects

October 14, 2021

BY MARNI HALASA | Every year on Sept. 17, I organize a press conference on the steps of Zuccotti Park for the anniversary of Occupy…

OPINION: Without lease renewals, rent regulation won’t save mom-and-pops

OPINION: Without lease renewals, rent regulation won’t save mom-and-pops

November 23, 2019

Trying to get the point across, Steve Barrison, of the Small Business Congress, speaking at an Oct. 24 rally for the S.B.J.S.A., above. (Photo by…