Public “Visioning” Meeting for Planned Affordable Housing and Community Facility Development at 388 Hudson Street (at Clarkson) Tuesday, Sept. 12, 5:45-8pm The City has scheduled its long-promised public meeting about a planned...
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The revised proposal for inappropriate and potentially damaging alterations to, and excavation under, the landmarked 131 Charles Street (1834) and its 19th-century rear carriage house at 131½ Charles Street, the longtime former home of photographer Diane Arbus, was not approved by the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) on August 15.
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This past week we made it official: outdoor dining is here to stay. New Yorkers were hungry for an outdoor dining program that was cleaner, safer, and healthier. And by signing a new bill to bring al fresco dining to all five boroughs, we’ve delivered for them.
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Police are looking for two suspects who used anti-gay slurs and assaulted two 23-year-old men near Union Square Park in June.
Read MoreA rally on July 31st was held at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary (NYEEI). The purpose was to express the urgent need to keep this institution from being closed by Mount Sinai/Beth Israel Hospital. NYEEI is a highly regarded institution which has not only helped New Yorkers but people from all over the country.
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For every four-seater tourist joyride in the sky, there are hundreds of actual NYers down on the ground, getting some air, enjoying the waterfront—and silently wishing you and the noisy love-bug had gone to see the Ms. Liberty in Vegas instead
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Which weed dispensaries are officially open? What about legal delivery? Can you grow a plant? And more burning questions about the rollout of recreational consumption in the city.
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The Village is a neighborhood of readers and so it probably comes as no surprise that book discussions are a staple of programming at the Jefferson Market Library. But if you haven’t checked out our offerings lately, you might be excited to see how many we have going on, both in-person and online!
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Heaven knows, the Lower Manhattan Community needs some affordable housing. Looks like the first big addition will be a little south of the Village at the World Trade Center.
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The charm of the Village is undeniably wrapped up in the unusual street layouts. But that ‘charminess’ can be confusing. My friend Pat has lived here for years, yet still admits to getting turned around occasionally.
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We continue to see scammers target digital money movement channels. While impersonating well-known companies, such as Citibank and government agencies
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What came out of those 35 public meetings, was a better understanding of how the changes would work.
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Finally, the sprinkling of good news we’ve been waiting for. After closing in October of 2022 due to danger posed by the partial collapse of a basement wall, the sugar sanctuary that stood near the corner of 14th and Seventh for almost six decades is about to come full circle.
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The 8’ x 8’ metal cube sculpture was initially titled “Sculpture in Environment” but the artist’s wife, Cynthia Rosenthal, called it “Alamo” and that stuck.
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People in New York love to talk about real Estate. They love to define the buildings as “pre or post-war.” They are referring to the “big one,” WWII, as the dividing line between old and new.
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