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The Ukraine War, in black and white; Comic strip aims to ‘debunk Russian propaganda’
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | For most Americans, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a clear-cut act of aggression that must be condemned. They naturally support Ukraine...
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Pot dispensary to open on Bleecker St., maybe in Meatpacking, too
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 12, 12:30 p.m.: The "flowers" are starting to bloom all over. Several more legal cannabis dispensaries are slated to...
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Opinion: Listeners demand return of Paul DeRienzo’s ‘Evening News’ program to WBAI
BY MARNI HALASA | I have been a devoted listener of WBAI for decades. Whether I am listening to Michael G. Haskins explain how land-use...
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Cornelia appropriation? The curious case of ‘Cornelia Street’ and the cafe
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | The term “cultural appropriation” is thrown around a fair bit these days. In fact, a new occasion to declare it —...
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Comings & Goings
BY CAROLINE BENVENISTE | A new newspaper, a new column. Like we did before, we’ll try to report on all the retail and restaurant activity...
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Posts tagged as “World Trade Center attack”

20 years later: Scenes from the 9/11 anniversary memorial

On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, a man held aloft an American flag with, in the background, from left, The Oculus transit hub, One World Trade Center and Seven World Trade Center. All three structures were built on the destroyed site in the years after the 2001 attack. (Photo by Q. Sakamaki)

20 years later: Scenes from the 9/11 anniversary memorial

September 11, 2021

From family members arriving at the World Trade Center for Saturday’s memorial service to the many others who came to pay their respects from a…

Village Preservation shares nearly 1,000 crowdsourced photos of 9/11 attack and aftermath

Smoke and flames spew from 1 World Trade Center, the North Tower, just after the first plane hit on 9/11. (Photo by Richard Corman)

Village Preservation shares nearly 1,000 crowdsourced photos of 9/11 attack and aftermath

September 10, 2021

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, Village Preservation has released nearly 1,000 images donated to it by…

Ministering at Ground Zero; Praying for peace

Four days after Sept. 11, 2001, a firefighter called for 10 more rescue workers to make their way into the rubble of the World Trade Center. (Photo by Preston Keres, U.S. Navy journalist first class)

Ministering at Ground Zero; Praying for peace

September 13, 2020

Frank Morales, a former pastor at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery in the East Village, wrote this piece on Dec. 8, 2001, after visiting…

‘You can do it,’ I told them

The World Trade Center on fire and smoking before it collapsed on 9/11. (Photo by Michael Foran)

‘You can do it,’ I told them

September 11, 2020

BY ART GATTI | I stood at home plate as Jeff Hardy was cooking on the mound, but I never sat before a plate of…