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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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The Village Sun NYPA Better Newspaper Contest Awards:

2023:

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2021:

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Coverage of Elections and Politics — Honorable Mention

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C.B. 2: City ‘should not move forward’ on Chinatown homeless shelter plan

Housing Works intends to site a homeless facility inside the vacant 231 Grand St. but both the Chinatown community and C.B. 2 strongly oppose the plan. (Photo by The Village Sun)

C.B. 2: City ‘should not move forward’ on Chinatown homeless shelter plan

April 26, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated April 27, 2:25 p.m.: Heeding Chinatown’s outpouring of concern and outrage over a planned homeless shelter on Grand Street, Community…

Homeless drop-in center on W. 14th St. set to open soon

A security guard sat outside Paul's Place on W. 14th Sreet this past fall. The site doesn't look much different today, at least not from the outside, but is slated to open in about two months. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Homeless drop-in center on W. 14th St. set to open soon

January 31, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The providers who will be running a new homeless drop-in center on W. 14th Street hope it won’t even be noticeable.…