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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 “St. George Academy”

Teen Ukraine war refugees at East Village school worry for loved ones back home

Diana Yuzuik stands in front of students' posters protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at St. George Academy, a Ukrainian Catholic-affiliated high school in the East Village. (Photo by Stephen Yang)

Teen Ukraine war refugees at East Village school worry for loved ones back home

March 25, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | Diana Yuzuik has been watching and waiting for Russian soldiers to invade her home in the village of Rivne in…

‘We stand against this tyranny’: Gov. Hochul slams Putin in speech at East Village church

Governor Hochul greets students from St. George Academy during her visit to St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church on E. Seventh Street. (Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

‘We stand against this tyranny’: Gov. Hochul slams Putin in speech at East Village church

March 3, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | Speaking in the East Village Wednesday evening, Governor Hochul blasted Russian President Vladamir Putin and pledged that 20 million New…