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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 “Stuyvesant Town”

Empanada Mama opens in former E. 14th St. Papaya Dog space

Empanada Mama opens in former E. 14th St. Papaya Dog space

October 25, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | No offense to Papaya Dog and fans of its corn dogs and fried onion rings — but this looks like…

Holy smoke! Shotgun-wielding man arrested on E. 14th Street

A man in an apartment above O'Hanlon's Bar was arrested, police said. (Facebook)

Holy smoke! Shotgun-wielding man arrested on E. 14th Street

August 15, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | Firefighters were responding to reports of a smoke situation Saturday night in the apartments above O’Hanlon’s Bar on E. 14th…

Police officer, 28, from East Village’s 9th Precinct kills himself in Rockaway

Purple bunting was draped outside the East Village's 9th Precinct in honor of the fallen officer. (Photo by Bonnie Rosenstock)

Police officer, 28, from East Village’s 9th Precinct kills himself in Rockaway

August 13, 2022

BY SEAN O’CEALLAIGH | A decorated New York Police Department detective and longtime resident of Stuyvesant Town who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound was…

E-biking thief steals young women’s iPhones as they walk on the street

E-biking thief steals young women’s iPhones as they walk on the street

August 4, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Better keep an eye on your iPhone — or better yet, don’t keep an eye on your phone. Instead stick…

Happy day as Hane partially reopens for outdoor dining

Hane's outdoor dining on E. 20th Street is finally back open. (PHoto by Keith J. Kelly)

Happy day as Hane partially reopens for outdoor dining

June 27, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | Patrons were rejoining this week as Hane, a popular sushi restaurant in Stuyvesant Town that had been reduced to only…

Opinion: I’m running for state Senate to rein in big interests blocking progressive legislation

Opinion: I’m running for state Senate to rein in big interests blocking progressive legislation

June 24, 2022

BY NOMIKI KONST | Last month, residents of Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn learned they would soon have a new state Senator. As the far right…

Armed robbers steal deliveryman’s scooter outside Stuy Town

Armed robbers steal deliveryman’s scooter outside Stuy Town

June 20, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | Police are searching for two assailants who allegedly attacked a 35-year-old deliveryman on the eastern edge of Stuyvesant Town and…

Fishing for answers on Hane, Stuyvesant Town sushi favorite, reopening date

An architect's rendering of what the spruced-up Hane will look like once the renovation is finally complete. (Courtesy Beam Living)

Fishing for answers on Hane, Stuyvesant Town sushi favorite, reopening date

June 6, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | Hane, a popular, family-owned sushi restaurant in Stuyvesant Town, plans to reopen for in-house dining — but nobody can say…

Stuy Town parking on loop roads is loopy: D.O.T./N.Y.P.D. reject 15-minute grace period in no-standing zones

Ticketing blitz: New York City parking tickets can be slapped on vehicles on the private loop roads in Stuyvesant Town, and have nearly doubled in price to $115 per ticket after Beam Living recently changed the signs from "No Parking" to "No Standing Anytime." Above, a Stuy Town security member tickets a car inside the complex. (Photo by Keith J. Kelly)

Stuy Town parking on loop roads is loopy: D.O.T./N.Y.P.D. reject 15-minute grace period in no-standing zones

April 28, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | New York Police Department ticket agents are apparently no longer honoring a decades-old agreement reached between the Department of Transportation…

Stuy Town mayhem trifecta: Armed robbery, man carted off after domestic incident, hard-luck shoplifter

An amublance arrives at Stuyvesant Town in response to a call about a domestic incident. (Photo by Keith J. Kelly)

Stuy Town mayhem trifecta: Armed robbery, man carted off after domestic incident, hard-luck shoplifter

April 15, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | There was a mini crime wave in the Stuyvestant Town area on Thursday. A shoplifter was detained at a hardware…