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Village Sun wins 7 NYPA Better Newspaper Contest awards
Taking honors in an impressive array of prestigious categories, Downtown's award-winning paper, The Village Sun, won seven awards in the New York Press Association's Better...
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Village Sun to set for a little while
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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The Village Sun NYPA Better Newspaper Contest Awards:

2024:

Editorials – First Place

Spot News Photos – First Place

Coverage of Elections & Politics – Second Place

Coverage of Local Government – Third Place

Coverage of Healthcare, Health & Science – Third Place

Best Distinguished Coverage of Diversity – Third Place

Spot News Photos – Third Place

2023:

News Story — First Place

Coverage of Local Government — Second Place

Best Editorial Page — Third Place

Spot News Photos — Third Place

Coverage of Elections/Politics — Honorable Mention

Picture Story — Honorable Mention

2022:

News Story — First Place

Headlines — Second Place

Best Editorial Page — Third Place

Coverage of Religion — Third Place

Best House Ad — First Place

2021:

Best News or Feature Series — Second Place

Obituaries — Second Place

Coverage of Elections and Politics — Honorable Mention

Investigative/In-depth Reporting — Honorable Mention

Posts tagged as “St. Mark’s Church”

Three Kings Day is the ‘star’ at St. Mark’s Church

The parade circled the block of St. Mark's Church, with, in front, from left, Sharif Kale (trumpeter), Majesty the Rebel (Balthasar), Gina Fuego (North Star), Frank Gonzalez (Gaspar) and Mo (Melchior). (Courtesy Gina Fuego)

Three Kings Day is the ‘star’ at St. Mark’s Church

January 29, 2024

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | There were not one but two Three Kings Day performances in the East Village this year. This one occurred at…

With ‘Fran stories,’ deviled eggs and ‘Internationale,’ friends remember activist Frances Goldin

From left, friends and allies of Frances Goldin outside St. Mark's Church in the Bowery, Katharine Wolpe, Andy Praschak, Nancy Sparroe, Tito Delgado, Val Orselli, Roberta Schine (holding a photo of Goldin), Joyce Ravitz and Ellen Gruber-Garvey. (Photo by Andy Praschak)

With ‘Fran stories,’ deviled eggs and ‘Internationale,’ friends remember activist Frances Goldin

May 17, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Meet you by the purple bench. Friends and comrades of Frances Goldin, the legendary Lower East Side housing activist-turned-literary agent, gathered…

Washington Square Music Festival enlivens St. Mark’s Church

Washington Square Music Festival enlivens St. Mark’s Church

November 11, 2019

The Washington Square Music Festival’s final free concert of the season — featuring poetry, in addition to music — will be on Sun., Nov. 24,…