Casa Adela restaurant fights for fair rent on Avenue C
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | It's hard to imagine Loisaida Avenue without Casa Adela. But, incredibly, it could happen if the legendary Puerto Rican eatery's lease...
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Westbeth Flea Market-to-me market; Surprising ‘finds’ while hunting for bargains
BY JAIMEE KOSANKE | I posted my recent wedding photos to Facebook and one of my writing instructors from N.Y.U., Kate Walter, reached out to...
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Shticking it to the man at Julian Assange defense fundraiser
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Julian Assange continues to be held in a London maximum-security prison while the U.S. tries to extradite him to stand trial...
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In Seaport, protesters march against 250 Water St., demand safe cleanup of ‘toxic’ site
BY DASHIELL ALLEN | They were “250 strong” — “250 against 250,” in the words of the protesters against the Howard Hughes Development Corporation’s proposed...
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University Place bike boulevard moved to back burner
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The city has slammed the brakes on a planned virtual workshop for a possible University Place bike boulevard — and, in...
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Posts tagged as “Upper West Side”

Lawmakers: Up penalties for e-scooter hit-and-runs

State Senator Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal have introduced legislation to make hit-and-runs with an electric scooter consistent with car hit-and-runs. At right is an electric scooter similar to the one that fatally struck actress Linda Banes. (Courtesy Brad Hoylman's office)

Lawmakers: Up penalties for e-scooter hit-and-runs

June 25, 2021

Hit-and-run e-scooter riders should be hit with stiffer penalties, two state lawmakers say. State Senator Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, at a press conference…

Revel scooter fatally strikes woman, 82, on Upper West Side

Revel scooters are cheaper than Ubers and are targeted at users in so-called "transportation deserts." But the verdict may still be out on the ride-sharing program's safety. (Courtesy Revel)

Revel scooter fatally strikes woman, 82, on Upper West Side

October 21, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated Oct. 21, 3:30 p.m.: A senior woman died three weeks ago after being struck by a Revel scooter as she…