C.B. 2 rejects mayor’s Soho/Noho rezoning, calling it ‘falsely presented’ as expanding affordable housing
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | In a blistering verdict on Mayor de Blasio's Soho/Noho upzoning plan, Community Board 2 on Monday night voted nearly unanimously to...
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Anger and chaos at C.B. 2 meeting on Washington Square Park
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The party scene in Washington Square Park is supposed to be about peace and love. But a chaotic Community Board 2...
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East Siders are ‘mad as hell’ at meeting on Open Restaurants
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated July 14, 2:30 p.m.: Enough is enough already! That was the message sent loud and clear by East Village and...
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Don’t give away the streets to landlords and restaurants
BY LYNN ELLSWORTH | I love sidewalk cafes. I especially like the nice ones that have comfy chairs and plantings that separate me from people...
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E-novel by Seaport author captures present uncertainty
BY TED C. FRANKEN | “Because death is unknown, life becomes the puzzle.” That’s the theme of the E-novel "War In A Beautiful Country," by...
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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…