Up in smoke: Parks Dept., police crack down on Washington Square pot bazaar
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Oct. 15, 2:45 p.m.: On second thought, maybe don't come to the casbah... . There's a new Parks Department captain...
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Podcast: COVID anti-vaxxers and ‘fascist pseudo-anti-fascism’
In Episode 92 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg takes note of what he decries as "the increasingly extremist anti-vax 'protesters,'" who don the yellow star and explicitly...
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Dee Pop, Bush Tetras drummer, dies at 65; Played with wide array of musicians, from experimental to punk
BY JOHN PIETARO | Dimitri Papadopoulos, known as Dee Pop to a fan base of millions, died in his sleep at his home in Brooklyn...
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Chain reaction: Corey Johnson finally talks with East River Park activists
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Oct. 8, 1 p.m.: Council Speaker Corey Johnson on Thursday finally spoke with East River Park activists who have been...
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C.B. 2 pans sweeping but half-baked sidewalk cafes and Open Restaurants plan
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Community Board 2 isn’t taking any shed — at least not without proper public review and input. Its members voted nearly...
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100% affordable housing at 5 World Trade Center is possible, say activists and politicians

5 World Trade Center is slated to rise at the south end of the World Trade Center site. (Photo by Dashiell Allen)

100% affordable housing at 5 World Trade Center is possible, say activists and politicians

September 11, 2021

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | A coalition of Lower Manhattan residents, with the support of most of their elected officials, is confident that building a 900-foot…

Local pols say good riddance to Cuomo; Some still back impeachment

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that he was resigning from office.

Local pols say good riddance to Cuomo; Some still back impeachment

August 11, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Aug. 11, 10 p.m.: Local politicians kicked scandal-scarred Andrew Cuomo on his way out the door Tuesday as he resigned.…

Video: Asian woman viciously slugged in the face in Chinatown in latest attack

The moment the attacker punches the unsuspecting pedestrian in the face. (Twitter)

Video: Asian woman viciously slugged in the face in Chinatown in latest attack

May 31, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated June 1, 1:00 a.m.: Trigger warning: This is brutal. In yet another shocking unprovoked assault on an Asian American,…

Glick, Kavanagh, local incumbents all cruise to reelection

Poll workers at P.S. 41, the Greenwich Village School, on election night. (Photo by The Village Sun)

Glick, Kavanagh, local incumbents all cruise to reelection

November 4, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | While the presidential election remains a nail-bitter, with it appearing Joe Biden may squeak out a victory versus Donald Trump,…

‘Hell no, we won’t go!’ Cynthia Nixon, pols, parents blast schools reopening chaos

The marchers made their way along Essex St. on the way down to Columbus Park. As the man's sign indicated, the defiant protesters are not about to let the Department of Education (D.O.E.) pressure them to send their children to school before they feel it's safe. (Photo by Clayton Patterson)

‘Hell no, we won’t go!’ Cynthia Nixon, pols, parents blast schools reopening chaos

September 19, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Call it “Pile on de Blasio 101.” On Thursday, Cynthia Nixon, a battery of politicians and School District 1 parents,…

Trying NOT to go viral: Canceled events, coping tips during corona crisis

Trying NOT to go viral: Canceled events, coping tips during corona crisis

March 12, 2020

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated Thurs., March 12, 1:30 p.m.: As concern over coronavirus continues to climb, so do cancellations of events and closings…