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Village Sun wins 7 NYPA Better Newspaper Contest awards
Taking honors in an impressive array of prestigious categories, Downtown's award-winning paper, The Village Sun, won seven awards in the New York Press Association's Better...
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Village Sun to set for a little while
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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The Village Sun NYPA Better Newspaper Contest Awards:

2024:

Editorials – First Place

Spot News Photos – First Place

Coverage of Elections & Politics – Second Place

Coverage of Local Government – Third Place

Coverage of Healthcare, Health & Science – Third Place

Best Distinguished Coverage of Diversity – Third Place

Spot News Photos – Third Place

2023:

News Story — First Place

Coverage of Local Government — Second Place

Best Editorial Page — Third Place

Spot News Photos — Third Place

Coverage of Elections/Politics — Honorable Mention

Picture Story — Honorable Mention

2022:

News Story — First Place

Headlines — Second Place

Best Editorial Page — Third Place

Coverage of Religion — Third Place

Best House Ad — First Place

2021:

Best News or Feature Series — Second Place

Obituaries — Second Place

Coverage of Elections and Politics — Honorable Mention

Investigative/In-depth Reporting — Honorable Mention

Posts tagged as “Ukraine war”

Dana Beal goes from ibogaine in Ukraine to pot bust in Idaho

Dana Beal speaking about ibogaine outside Philadelphia's City Hall during the 2016 Democratic National Convention. (Photo by John Penley)

Dana Beal goes from ibogaine in Ukraine to pot bust in Idaho

January 18, 2024

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | It sounds like something out of a James Bond novel — though it’s hard to imagine anyone actually thinking this up.…

Little Ukraine, Citizens send love to Ukraine

From left, Veselka owner Jason Birchard with Citizens branch manager Ashmi Dave and Nuno Dos Santo, Citizens retail banking director. (Citizens)

Little Ukraine, Citizens send love to Ukraine

March 3, 2023

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | On Sat., Feb. 25, the Little Ukraine branch of Citizens bank, at Second Avenue and Ninth Street, marked the one-year…

Gogol Bordello rocks and rallies for Ukraine resistance on New Year’s Eve

Eugene Hütz led the high-energy performance. (Photo by Everynight Charley Crespo)

Gogol Bordello rocks and rallies for Ukraine resistance on New Year’s Eve

January 5, 2023

BY EVERYNIGHT CHARLEY CRESPO | Eugene Hütz is consumed by the clash of powers in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Originally from Boyarka in central…

Teen Ukraine war refugees at East Village school worry for loved ones back home

Diana Yuzuik stands in front of students' posters protesting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at St. George Academy, a Ukrainian Catholic-affiliated high school in the East Village. (Photo by Stephen Yang)

Teen Ukraine war refugees at East Village school worry for loved ones back home

March 25, 2022

BY KEITH J. KELLY | Diana Yuzuik has been watching and waiting for Russian soldiers to invade her home in the village of Rivne in…