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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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Coverage of Elections and Politics — Honorable Mention

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Posts tagged as “social distancing”

Duane Reade’s new prescription for social distancing

Before Duane Reade recently put a formal policy into place for its stores, employees at an East Side outlet created some social distancing among the seating by the pharmacy. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Duane Reade’s new prescription for social distancing

March 25, 2020

Duane Reade / Walgreens has put new safety practices into place and has been changing store hours in response to the coronavirus pandemic. At a…

OPINION: The park and the pandemic; Open space needed now more than ever

A massive project that could start tearing up East River Park in as little as six or seven months from now must be stopped in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the author argues.

OPINION: The park and the pandemic; Open space needed now more than ever

March 17, 2020

BY PAT ARNOW | East River Park is critical to our physical and mental health during this COVID-19 crisis, which is likely to last at least…

Bars, restaurants off-limits; NY, NJ and CT ban gatherings of 50 or more

McSorley's Old Ale House, on E. Seventh St.: You won't be able to go inside it — or other bars or restaurants in New York — as of 8 p.m. Monday night. Bars and restaurants can offer take-out food and, thanks to a waiver, alcohol.

Bars, restaurants off-limits; NY, NJ and CT ban gatherings of 50 or more

March 16, 2020

Citing a “lack of federal direction,” Governor Cuomo is teaming up with his counterparts in New Jersey and Connecticut in a regional approach to social…

With plenty of hand sanitizer, V.I.D. collects ballot signatures

Petitioning at Abingdon Square for the Village Independent Democrats on Saturday were, from left, Anne Heaney, Erik Bottcher, Jon Geballe and Tony Hoffmann. They came prepared with hand sanitizer, gloves and Clorox wipes. (Photo courtesy Tony Hoffmann)

With plenty of hand sanitizer, V.I.D. collects ballot signatures

March 15, 2020

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Sun., March 15, 2 p.m.: Not letting coronavirus derail democracy, the Village Independent Democrats were out collecting ballot petition signatures…