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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 “South Village”

South Village mourns Sullivan Street fire victims

Antonio Fierro, left, and his son Tony Fierro.

South Village mourns Sullivan Street fire victims

June 11, 2023

Neighbors who run SouthVillageNYC on Twitter posted photos of Antonio and Tony Fierro, the father-and-son victims of the tragic fatal fire on Sullivan Street on…

No supermarket, but massive new Paulson Center is fully stocked with array of N.Y.U. uses

The Paulson Center used to be known as "The Zipper" for its design resembling the familiar fastener. (Brooklyn Digital Foundry)

No supermarket, but massive new Paulson Center is fully stocked with array of N.Y.U. uses

January 10, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | But can you buy a can of baked beans or a box of Cheerios there? Nope… . New York University’s…

Morton Williams supermarket rally set for Tuesday afternoon

A supermarket has been at the location for more than half a century. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Morton Williams supermarket rally set for Tuesday afternoon

December 12, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | The much-anticipated Save Our Supermarket rally at the Morton Williams store, at Bleecker Street and LaGuardia Place, will be held…

Save Our Supermarket to release massive petition at Morton Williams rally

For neighborhood residents, it's a priority to keep the Morton Williams supermarket. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Save Our Supermarket to release massive petition at Morton Williams rally

November 23, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | They’ve signed thousands of physical petitions and some online petitions, too, to save the Morton Williams supermarket in the South…

City finally tells N.Y.U., yes, it does want promised Bleecker St. public school

In a photo taken Nov. 12, C.B. 2 members and local politicians declared their support for a school at 130 Bleecker St., including, from left, Councilmember-elect Christopher Marte, C.B. 2 member David Gruber, C.B. 2 District Manager Bob Gormley, state Senator Brad Hoylman, C.B. 2 member Carter Booth, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, C.B. 2 Chairperson Jeannine Kiely, state Senator Brian Kavanagh, Congressmemmber Jerrold Nadler, C.B. 2 members Patricia Laraia and Mar Fitzgerald, and Nicole Barth, an aide to Councilmember-elect Erik Bottcher. (Photo by Tevin Williams)

City finally tells N.Y.U., yes, it does want promised Bleecker St. public school

November 19, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Nov. 22, 1:45 p.m.: It took a while — nine long years of back and forth — but the city…