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The electors betrayed us… Now we’re on our own

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The electors betrayed us… Now we’re on our own

Scoopy’s Notebook, Dec. 22, 2016

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Scoopy’s Notebook, Dec. 22, 2016

Tavo serves up eclectic Latin fare

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Tavo serves up eclectic Latin fare

Letters to The Editor, Week of Dec. 22, 2016

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Letters to The Editor, Week of Dec. 22, 2016

Blurred gender is in focus in Seliger’s Christopher St. photos

Blurred gender is in focus in Seliger’s Christopher St. photos

BY BOB KRASNER | Mark Seliger has been on assignments around the world, photographing more boldfaced names than he can remember. But his latest…

December 22, 2016No CommentRead More

Nadler: We have to fight, snap out of Trump funk

Nadler: We have to fight, snap out of Trump funk

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A political forum about — what else? — Donald Trump drew an anxious overflow crowd of several hundred to New York…

December 22, 2016No CommentRead More

Elizabeth Gardeners hope alternative sites grow on Chin and de Blasio

BY DENNIS LYNCH | Community members trying to convince the city to drop its plan to develop senior housing at the Elizabeth St. Garden…

December 22, 2016No CommentRead More

Local Finest fêted at Officer of the Year Awards

BY ZACH WILLIAMS | Police Officer Robert Karl knew something was wrong when a little dog passed him one day on Ninth Ave. The Tenth…

December 22, 2016No CommentRead More

You’re fired! Stars shun Trump Soho Hotel

BY DENNIS LYNCH | The Trump Soho Hotel is not the place to be anymore, at least for members of the New York paparazzi.…

December 22, 2016No CommentRead More

Miracle on Astor as ‘Mosaic Man’ poles restored

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Friends and supporters of street artist Jim Power gathered on Astor…

December 22, 2016 / No Comment / More

C.B. 3, Mendez: Let us vet affordable co-op plan

BY LESLEY SUSSMAN | Community Board 3 this week put on hold its approval of…

December 22, 2016 / No Comment / More

‘Depressing’ W. 9th shed still hanging around

BY AMY RUSSO | While many are drawing up holiday wish lists this season, W.…

December 22, 2016 / No Comment / More

Tavo serves up eclectic Latin fare

BY MICHELE HERMAN | We West Villagers used to have a rule of thumb: If…

December 22, 2016 / No Comment / More

Police Blotter, Week of Dec. 22, 2016

Stairwell sex assault Cops said a young woman walking on Christopher St. late at night…

December 22, 2016 / No Comment / More

Video: Standing Rock protests on Nov. 20

Peaceful Lakota and water protectors face off with law enforcement at Standing Rock in North…

December 20, 2016 / No Comment / More

We need a little New Year’s NOW

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Only the invention of a time machine at some point before that big ball drops in…

December 21, 2016No CommentRead More

Just Do Art: The Holiday Song Edition

A SWINGING BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS | Take top-notch ivory tickler and in-demand arranger Billy Stritch, along with sly wit and “Cast Party”…

December 14, 2016No CommentRead More

Gizmos and games as gifts for geeks

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | Geeks can be a fickle lot, especially when trying to buy gifts for them. New paradigm-shifting…

December 14, 2016No CommentRead More

‘Morbid’ is alive with wisdom, humor, chops

BY TRAV S.D. | Don’t get the wrong impression from the title of the new holiday-themed cabaret show at Pangea:…

December 7, 2016No CommentRead More

The Mink who stole Christmas back

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | When the world seems cold and cruel, and absent the kind of seasonal spirit that motivates…

December 7, 2016No CommentRead More

Just Do Art: Extra-Festive Holiday Edition

TREE LIGHTING AND HOLIDAY SINGS IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK | What good is having a song in your heart if you…

December 1, 2016No CommentRead More

We need a little New Year’s NOW

We need a little New Year’s NOW

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Only the invention of a time machine at some point before that big ball drops in Times Square could save 2016 from being a fever dream disaster for everyone from staunch opponents of populist politicians to David Bowie fans. So, barring…

December 21, 2016No CommentRead More

Just Do Art: The Holiday Song Edition

Just Do Art: The Holiday Song Edition

A SWINGING BIRDLAND CHRISTMAS | Take top-notch ivory tickler and in-demand arranger Billy Stritch, along with sly wit and “Cast Party” open mic emcee Jim Caruso; then add brassy, roof-raising, ludicrously likable Klea Blackhurst — and you’ve got the ingredients of a Christmas chemistry set that…

December 14, 2016No CommentRead More

Gizmos and games as gifts for geeks

BY CHARLES BATTERSBY | Geeks can be a fickle lot, especially when trying to buy…

December 14, 2016No CommentRead More

‘Morbid’ is alive with wisdom, humor, chops

BY TRAV S.D. | Don’t get the wrong impression from the title of the new…

December 7, 2016No CommentRead More

The Mink who stole Christmas back

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | When the world seems cold and cruel, and absent the kind…

December 7, 2016No CommentRead More

Just Do Art: Extra-Festive Holiday Edition

TREE LIGHTING AND HOLIDAY SINGS IN WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK | What good is having a song…

December 1, 2016No CommentRead More

Froth and go forth: ‘GATHER!’ at Reverend Billy’s new show

BY SCOTT STIFFLER | Marching as to war armed only with wit, a white suit…

November 23, 2016No CommentRead More

Rev. Jen goes trolling — for fun!

Buhmann on Art: Richard Long at Judd Foundation

This ‘Richard’ puts power plays through a slaughterhouse prism

Just Do Art: Week of Nov. 17, 2016

Blurred gender is in focus in Seliger’s Christopher St. photos

Blurred gender is in focus in Seliger’s Christopher St. photos

BY BOB KRASNER | Mark Seliger has been on assignments around the world, photographing more boldfaced names than he can remember. But his latest portrait project couldn’t be further away from his usual fare, or closer to home. The award-winning celebrity lensman has shot Obama,…

December 22, 2016No CommentRead More

Tavo serves up eclectic Latin fare

Tavo serves up eclectic Latin fare

BY MICHELE HERMAN | We West Villagers used to have a rule of thumb: If you see a forlorn, anonymous, unimproved building, assume it’s a Gottlieb property. Bill Gottlieb, the eccentric local landlord, was more of a collector of buildings than a developer of them.…

December 22, 2016No CommentRead More

Scorpion bite? Don’t bug out!

BY LENORE SKENAZY | Stephanie Loria would like to set the record straight: “If you…

December 15, 20161 CommentRead More

Bridge running way back before it was cool

BY STEVE SLAVIN | I’ve been a runner since high school. In fact, Bernie Sanders…

December 15, 2016No CommentRead More

Some hip food trends I almost — gulp! — missed

BY LENORE SKENAZY | O.K., I did it. I actually gave my head a pitying…

December 8, 2016No CommentRead More

The thin blue line…will be serving roast beef

Get in the spirit of the holiday season and get a great-tasting meal at the…

December 1, 2016No CommentRead More

Anti-fur frenzy at new Soho Canada Goose store

Angry animal-rights activists swarmed the opening of Canada Goose’s new Soho store on Thurs., Nov.…

December 1, 2016No CommentRead More

KAWS courts cool, yet cause for concern

Earlier this month, the city’s Parks Department and Nike unveiled a combination “art installation” /…

December 1, 2016No CommentRead More

Baruch soccer shooting star among city’s best

Getting to the source…

Sweet! Rose & Basil serves up healthier desserts

There’s a reason they call it Hell Square

Something smells rotten about new food-cart bill

Blue Ribbon will bite the dust, latest victim of unaffordable rent

Ride on, SantaCon!

Ride on, SantaCon!

Overshadowed by the Trumpocalypse, just like everything else, SantaCon somehow didn’t seem like such a big deal this year. The soon-to-be inebriated St. Nicks started out in the Flatiron District on Saturday. But the boozed-up bar crawl wasn’t as unruly this year, at least according…

December 15, 2016No CommentRead More

Straphangers stick it to Trump on ‘therapy wall’

Straphangers stick it to Trump on ‘therapy wall’

Love trumps hate: A young girl — fittingly wearing a heart shirt — posted a thought on a sticky note on the “therapy wall” in the 14th St./Union Square subway station. The panoply of post-its has been an outlet for straphangers’ fears, anger, uncertainty and…

December 1, 2016No CommentRead More

Anti-fur frenzy at new Soho Canada Goose store

Angry animal-rights activists swarmed the opening of Canada Goose’s new Soho store on Thurs., Nov.…

December 1, 2016No CommentRead More

Dancing with the stars: Students have a ball(room)

BY BOB KRASNER | Ballroom dance is not easy to learn and it’s not easy…

November 23, 2016No CommentRead More

Hey, turn on the gas, turkey!

Tuesday morning, Nina D’Alessandro and about a dozen other members of the Toledano Tenants Coalition,…

November 23, 20162 CommentsRead More

Signs of the Trumpocalypse?

“Love Trumps Hate” is one of the more popular slogans at the “Not My President”…

November 17, 20161 CommentRead More

There’s a reason they call it Hell Square

OMG… Images from election night

Faces of Halloween

Freaks of a feather flock together at Halloween parade

Kids scare up some fun in Washington Square

Blurred gender is in focus in Seliger’s Christopher St. photos

Blurred gender is in focus in Seliger’s Christopher St. photos

BY BOB KRASNER | Mark Seliger has been on assignments around the world, photographing more boldfaced names than he can remember. But his latest portrait project couldn’t be further away from his usual fare, or closer to home. The award-winning celebrity lensman has shot Obama,…

December 22, 2016No CommentRead More

Tavo serves up eclectic Latin fare

Tavo serves up eclectic Latin fare

BY MICHELE HERMAN | We West Villagers used to have a rule of thumb: If you see a forlorn, anonymous, unimproved building, assume it’s a Gottlieb property. Bill Gottlieb, the eccentric local landlord, was more of a collector of buildings than a developer of them.…

December 22, 2016No CommentRead More

Letters to The Editor, Week of Dec. 22, 2016

N.Y.U.’s ‘Violet Vanity’ To The Editor: Re “Close encounters of N.Y.U. Kind: Massive Mercer design…

December 22, 2016No CommentRead More

Scorpion bite? Don’t bug out!

BY LENORE SKENAZY | Stephanie Loria would like to set the record straight: “If you…

December 15, 20161 CommentRead More

Bridge running way back before it was cool

BY STEVE SLAVIN | I’ve been a runner since high school. In fact, Bernie Sanders…

December 15, 2016No CommentRead More

Pier 40 / St. John’s deal is a win so many ways

BY ANDREW BERMAN | From a neighborhood preservation perspective, the final outcome on the Pier…

December 15, 2016No CommentRead More

Letters to The Editor, Week of Dec. 15, 2016

Some hip food trends I almost — gulp! — missed

On World AIDS Day, remembering my brother Harry

Hillary almost made history; Golda really did

Letters to The Editor, Week of Dec. 8, 2016

No more shell games

No more shell games

This insane presidential election is over — well, mostly. Recounts are going on, but are unlikely to change the final outcome, according to experts. And many hope the Electoral College will snub Donald Trump as unsuitable to be president. He surely is — but again,…

December 1, 20161 CommentRead More

R.G.B. must vote for a rent rollback this time

R.G.B. must vote for a rent rollback this time

On Tuesday, 20 members of the New York City Council wrote to the Rent Guidelines Board, urging them to support a rent rollback at their final vote this Mon., June 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Great Hall of The Cooper Union in the East…

June 23, 20161 CommentRead More

Vote Sanders and join the political revolution

This presidential primary season has been like none other, and now New York is…

April 14, 20165 CommentsRead More

Fiery disaster on 2nd Ave. galvanized a community

This past Saturday marked the anniversary of the horrific gas explosion that tore a hole…

March 31, 2016No CommentRead More

Time to look at bigger picture on small businesses

Last Sunday, a crowd of around 100 neighborhood residents, joined by local politicians, rallied outside…

March 17, 201610 CommentsRead More

Time to pull the plug on Indian Point nuke plant

After the latest accident at the Indian Point nuclear reactors in Buchanan, N.Y. — the…

March 3, 20161 CommentRead More

Let’s not be dense about it, Mayor de Blasio

Upstate Maloney’s egregious vote on refugees

Envisioning an outstanding new middle school

Save Gansevoort St.; Iconic block under threat

Historic rent freeze is a win for affordability