Sheldon Silver, former New York Assembly speaker, dies at 77
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 25, 4:30 p.m.: Sheldon Silver, who was the longtime speaker of the New York State Assembly until an epic...
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West Village BID won’t be big, will focus on sanitation, ‘cultural history’
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A new business improvement district is being planned for the West Village, but to hear advocates tell it, it won’t be...
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Opinion: Beyond broken windows…broken bodies
BY JONATHAN RUSSO | With the recent subway murder of Michelle Go, the city is on edge, once again, from the violence caused by the...
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Ashmi Sheth is challenging Jerrold Nadler, aiming to ‘disrupt politics as usual’
BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Ashmi Sheth, a 28-year-old, first-generation American, has big plans for 2022. In June, she plans to take on incumbent Congressmember Jerry Nadler...
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Adams vetoes Chin’s bill hiking fines for Soho/Noho nonartist JLWQA residents, saying it needs work
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Jan. 16, 3:30 p.m.: Mayor Eric Adams in a statement late Friday afternoon reitearated his support for the Soho/Noho upzoning....
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Posts tagged as “zoning”

Doris Diether, legendary Greenwich Village activist, dies at age 92

A favorite photo of Doris Diether, in mid-laugh, by David Mulkins of Bowery Alliance of Neighbors a.k.a. BAN. (Photo by David Mulkins)

Doris Diether, legendary Greenwich Village activist, dies at age 92

September 17, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated Fri., Sept. 17, 11:30 p.m.: Doris Diether, the iconic Community Board 2 member who was an ally of Jane Jacobs,…

C.B. 2 braces for Open Restaurants public-review meeting as locals strategize

Members of CUEUP plan to turn out in force at the Mon., July 19, meeting at C.B. 2 on Open Restaurants. CUEUP is an umbrella group, including many Downtown block associations, opposed to making the program permanent.

C.B. 2 braces for Open Restaurants public-review meeting as locals strategize

July 16, 2021

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Will the shed hit the fan again? The Open Restaurants public-review tour is rolling on, and if this past Tuesday’s hearing…

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…