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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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Posts tagged as “vaccine mandate”

Tiny Union Square Chase bank helps customers from branches closed over vax mandate

Customers have been flocking to the small Chase branch on Union Square West after some of the bank's other nearby branches temporarily closed due to the COVID vaccine mandate. (Photo by Mary Reinholz)

Tiny Union Square Chase bank helps customers from branches closed over vax mandate

January 10, 2022

BY MARY REINHOLZ | When a mini-branch of Chase bank took over the Coffee Shop, a Brazilian-themed eatery that drew A-listers along with neighborhood folk…

Warnings and fines (10) are issued to businesses violating indoor vax mandate

Veuveleuge performed at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2, on Sept. 7. Security at Rockwood will ask for proof of vaccination outside the building before allowing entry. (Photo by Everynight Charley Crespo)

Warnings and fines (10) are issued to businesses violating indoor vax mandate

October 8, 2021

BY EVERYNIGHT CHARLEY CRESPO | New York City inspectors have issued warnings and fines to local businesses since the Sept. 13 implementation of Mayor Bill…

Belaboring vaccine resistance on Labor Day

Belaboring vaccine resistance on Labor Day

September 6, 2021

While Labor Day is meant to honor workers, or at least enjoy a long weekend, activists worked up over the COVID vaccine used it to…

Rocco’s, famed Bleecker Street pastry shop, dishing out vaccine defiance

Enforcement of Mayor de Blasio's Key to NYC vaccination mandate starts Sept. 13. Pasticceria Rocco apparently plans to defy it. (Photo by Art Gatti)

Rocco’s, famed Bleecker Street pastry shop, dishing out vaccine defiance

August 30, 2021

BY ART GATTI | The Bleecker Street Italian restaurant, Pesce Pasta, tells us, “Yes, we are checking vaccination status for those dining indoors,” while across…