Hell Square sinks to a new level of hell
An open letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, all local politicians and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea, cc'd to S.L.A. Chairperson Vincent Bradley,...
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Woman trampled in Washington Square as revelers flee from man waving Taser
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A woman was left bleeding from her head in Washington Square Park Saturday morning after she was run over by stampeding...
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At Washington Square Park meeting, police and residents agree 10 p.m. curfew is best option
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | More than 100 people packed an emergency police meeting in the Village about Washington Square Park on Wednesday evening. In the...
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Bottcher threatens to sue real estate PAC that sent mailers backing him
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Erik Bottcher is on the attack against a super-PAC whose support he says he neither asked for nor wants. The City...
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Christopher Marte’s marathon: Going the extra mile in Council District 1 race
BY YUKIE OHTA | Christopher Marte isn’t just running for City Council, he’s also walking. “He walks a marathon every single day, knocking on doors,...
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Posts tagged as “zoning”

Seaport Coalition sues to block Hughes Corp. ‘zoning buster’ tower

A screen grab from a 3D animation shared by the Seaport Coalition illustrates how out-of-scale 250 Water St. would be in the context of the low-rise South Street Historic District.

Seaport Coalition sues to block Hughes Corp. ‘zoning buster’ tower

May 18, 2021

Updated May 18, 7 p.m.: The Seaport Coalition, a nonprofit aimed at preserving the Seaport Historic District and opposed to Howard Hughes Corporation’s planned 324-foot…

Two Bridges ‘mega-reversal’ as court rules against community suit

A rendering of the Two Bridges large-scale residential development plan. The building just north of the Manhattan Bridge has already been completed.

Two Bridges ‘mega-reversal’ as court rules against community suit

February 19, 2021

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Updated Feb. 19, 1:10 p.m.: Opponents of the Two Bridges megatowers plan suffered a setback Tuesday when the Appellate Court…