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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 “South Street Seaport Museum”

Seaport Coalition appeals court’s ruling to green-light 250 Water St. tower

A rendering showing how the proposed Howard Hughes Corporation's 250 Water St. project, in salmon, would loom massively over the low-scale South Street Seaport Historic District, in yellow.

Seaport Coalition appeals court’s ruling to green-light 250 Water St. tower

July 7, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The South Street Seaport Coalition is desperately trying to keep fighting the 250 Water St. tower project by Howard Hughes…

Seaport Coalition sues to block Hughes Corp. ‘zoning buster’ tower

A screen grab from a 3D animation shared by the Seaport Coalition illustrates how out-of-scale 250 Water St. would be in the context of the low-rise South Street Historic District.

Seaport Coalition sues to block Hughes Corp. ‘zoning buster’ tower

May 18, 2021

Updated May 18, 7 p.m.: The Seaport Coalition, a nonprofit aimed at preserving the Seaport Historic District and opposed to Howard Hughes Corporation’s planned 324-foot…

Seaport developer already reneging on ‘promise’ to save museum

A rendering of the revised design for 250 Water St., center, as viewed from the Brooklyn Bridge. (Howard Hughes Corp.)

Seaport developer already reneging on ‘promise’ to save museum

May 8, 2021

BY THE SEAPORT COALITION AND SAVE OUR SEAPORT | On Wed., May 5, we learned from Howard Hughes Corporation spokesperson James Yolles, “that the firm…

An (actually) real history of the South Street Seaport Museum

"Great Admiral," a 1948 watercolor painting by renowned maritime artist Gordon Grant, is among the paintings and drawings at the South Street Seaport Museum. (Seamen's Bank for Savings Collection)

An (actually) real history of the South Street Seaport Museum

March 23, 2021

BY CAPTAIN JONATHAN BOULWARE | We read the Seaport Coalition’s recent talking point in The Village Sun (“The real story: The Seaport Historic District, South…