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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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Ding, dong! The Trump is guilty! Jubilation outside court after verdict

Outside the courts after Trump's conviction. (Photo by Milo Hess)

Ding, dong! The Trump is guilty! Jubilation outside court after verdict

May 31, 2024

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Stomping on red MAGA hats and gleefully waving “GUILTY” signs, Donald Trump haters exulted outside the Lower Manhattan courts after…

‘Unfit to serve’: Local pols pile on Trump after guilty verdict in Stormy Daniels case

Donald Trump addressed the press outside the courtroom on April 15, the first day of his "hush money" trial. (Photo by © Jefferson Siegel)

‘Unfit to serve’: Local pols pile on Trump after guilty verdict in Stormy Daniels case

May 30, 2024

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Following Donald Trump’s conviction Thursday for falsifying business records in a series of nondisclosure payments to porn star Stormy Daniels,…

Trump on trial: First week ends with jury picked, protester setting himself on fire

Donald Trump addressing the press outside the courtroom on Mon., April 15, the first day of his "hush money" trial. (Photo by © Jefferson Siegel)

Trump on trial: First week ends with jury picked, protester setting himself on fire

April 21, 2024

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | As of last week’s end, the jury had been selected for Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial, which is expected to…

‘I bring cases when they’re ready’: Bragg unveils hush-money felony charges vs. Trump

"Everyone is equal before the law," D.A. Bragg said. (Photo by The Village Sun)

‘I bring cases when they’re ready’: Bragg unveils hush-money felony charges vs. Trump

April 5, 2023

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | After Donald Trump had pled not guilty and vamoosed from his hotly anticipated court arraignment Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg…

Press, protesters, supporters await Trump arraignment

Gays for Trump members rallied outside Trump Tower on April 3. The man at left was among the protesters outside a "Drag Story Hour" at the L.G.B.T. Center in the Village on March 19, where he berated Councilmember Erik Bottcher, "Are the drag queens twerking?" (Photo by Q. Sakamaki)

Press, protesters, supporters await Trump arraignment

April 4, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Members of the press have been gathering outside the courts in Lower Manhattan since the end of last week after…

As Trump trial looms, push to allow TV cameras in New York courts

"We need to let cameras in," Assemblymember Tony Simone said at the April 2 press conference. (Photo by © Jefferson Siegel)

As Trump trial looms, push to allow TV cameras in New York courts

April 3, 2023

BY JEFFERSON SIEGEL | Now that’s must-see TV! A bill (S.160/A.712) approaching possible passage would finally allow television coverage of courtroom trials in New York…

After Trump indictment, local pols declare, ‘No one is above law,’ warn against interference

After Trump indictment, local pols declare, ‘No one is above law,’ warn against interference

March 31, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Local politicians weighed in on Donald Trump’s indictment by a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday for paying hush money to…