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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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2022:

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2021:

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Posts tagged as “Trinity Lower East Side Lutheran Parish”

Hochul chills with local parish on MLK Day, helps stock Loisaida CommUnity Fridge

Governor Kathy Hochul helped fill the community fridge at Ninth Street and Avenue B with boxes of all-natural pasta on Martin Luther King Day. (Trinity LES Lutheran)

Hochul chills with local parish on MLK Day, helps stock Loisaida CommUnity Fridge

January 27, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Governor Kathy Hochul got a feel for the fridge experience on Martin Luther King Day. Hochul, along with City Council…

A tale of two fridges: How a cool concept to combat food insecurity came to be

People taking food from the pantry next to the East Village Neighbors community fridge at First Avenue and 12th Street. (Photo by Bonnie Rosenstock)

A tale of two fridges: How a cool concept to combat food insecurity came to be

January 6, 2022

BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | Just a few short blocks from each other, both East Village fridges have recently undergone a makeover. The vibrantly painted animal…

It’s a fridge-free-for-all; Loisaida CommUnity fridge opens on Avenue B

Councilmember Carlina Rivera, far left, 9-year-old super-volunteer Lilly, second from left, Assemblymember Harvey Epstein, third from right, and Reverend Will Kroeze were among those at the ribbon-cutting for the new community fridge in the East Village.

It’s a fridge-free-for-all; Loisaida CommUnity fridge opens on Avenue B

July 2, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Loisaida is gettin’ fridgin’ with it. The new Loisaida CommUnity Fridge opened its doors on June 15 in front of…