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The Ukraine War, in black and white; Comic strip aims to ‘debunk Russian propaganda’
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | For most Americans, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a clear-cut act of aggression that must be condemned. They naturally support Ukraine...
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Pot dispensary to open on Bleecker St., maybe in Meatpacking, too
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 12, 12:30 p.m.: The "flowers" are starting to bloom all over. Several more legal cannabis dispensaries are slated to...
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Opinion: Listeners demand return of Paul DeRienzo’s ‘Evening News’ program to WBAI
BY MARNI HALASA | I have been a devoted listener of WBAI for decades. Whether I am listening to Michael G. Haskins explain how land-use...
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Cornelia appropriation? The curious case of ‘Cornelia Street’ and the cafe
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The term “cultural appropriation” is thrown around a fair bit these days. In fact, a new occasion to declare it —...
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Comings & Goings
BY CAROLINE BENVENISTE | A new newspaper, a new column. Like we did before, we’ll try to report on all the retail and restaurant activity...
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Senior woman killed in Union Square by massive tow truck

The man in the black T-shirt was identified by a police source as the driver of the large tow truck that struck and killed a woman on 17th St. between Park Avenue South and Broadway next to the Union Square Greenmarket on Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by © Jefferson Siegel)

Senior woman killed in Union Square by massive tow truck

July 14, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated July 15, 12:45 a.m.: A woman in her mid-80s was fatally struck by a huge tow truck at Union…