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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 “tenants”

Editorial: Reform the R.G.B., end the annual ‘charade’

As a screen grab of a video of the Rent Guidelines Board's May 2 preliminary hearing shows, the board had to take a "brief recess" after outraged tenant activists stormed the stage demanding a rent rollback, as in, a rent reduction.

Editorial: Reform the R.G.B., end the annual ‘charade’

June 2, 2023

On June 21 in the East Village at The Cooper Union’s Great Hall, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board will vote on how much…

After board votes to raise rents, tenant advocate urges: Find someone to run vs. Eric Adams

A doctored photo of Mayor Eric Adams with an angry message scrawled on it was left outside The Cooper Union's Great Hall on Tuesday evening after the Rent Guidelines Board voted to raise rents for 2 million New Yorkers. (Photo by The Village Sun)

After board votes to raise rents, tenant advocate urges: Find someone to run vs. Eric Adams

June 23, 2022

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Where have you gone, Bill de Blasio? Tenants turn their outraged eyes to you. (Read to the tune of “Mrs. Robinson.”)…

Fire-displaced East Villagers plead for landlord to help find them new homes

Catherine Barna, one of the displaced tenants, spoke at the rally about the pain of losing their longtime homes. Her husband, John, is to the left behind her. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Fire-displaced East Villagers plead for landlord to help find them new homes

August 4, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | They’re hoping for a kernel of kindness from Popcorn. Former tenants of 48 E. Seventh St., joined by Councilmember Carlina Rivera,…