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[media-credit name="Photo by Tequila Minsky " align="aligncenter" width="600"][/media-credit] “Survival of Serena,” Carole Feuerman’s hyper-realistic sculpture — complete with beads of water on the figure’s arms and the inner tube — was recently installed in Soho’s Petrosino Square, at Lafayette and Spring Sts. The painted bronze piece will be on view through Sept. 23. The artist’s [...]
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BY ALBERT AMATEAU | The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation on Thurs., June 7, will bestow eight awards on the people, places and institutions of the West Village, the East Village and Noho that contribute to their neighborhoods’ special character. Author Calvin Trillin will do the honors. The society’s 22nd annual ceremony, including awards to [...]
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BY PAUL A. ULLMAN | I was appointed to the board of the Hudson River Park Trust five years ago by former Governor Spitzer. I asked to be chosen because I love and use Hudson River Park. I also thought I could contribute, intellectually, to the planning and development process of one of the nation’s [...]
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BY BEN GREEN AND LESLIE LOWE | Fifteen years ago, New Yorkers were told that the New York City Parks Department was incapable of building and maintaining a large waterfront park, and that a public authority (like the M.T.A. and the Port Authority) was needed as the governing entity for the Hudson River Park. In [...]
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BY ARTHUR Z. SCHWARTZ | For the 21 years I have been on Community Board 2, Hudson River Park has been a point of contention. This year the park is in contention again, with some folks characterizing the discussion as being in a similar vein to N.Y.U. 2031 or the Rudin plan to make profit [...]
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[media-credit name="Photos by Clayton Patterson " align="aligncenter" width="600"][/media-credit] Since 1987, the Loisaida Festival has been celebrated on the Sunday before Memorial Day. This year’s installment saw many vendors, including the woman painting a mask, above left. Of course there was great music, from conga players and singers to more casual itinerant music makers, like the [...]
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BY ALBERT AMATEAU | The Ultimate Science Street Fair is coming to Washington Square Park on Sun., June 3, to climax the 2012 four-day World Science Festival bringing 50 events conducted by leading scientists, writers and artists. The free Washington Square event will feature interactive exhibits, experiments and demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., [...]
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[media-credit name="Photos by Tequila Minsky " align="aligncenter" width="600"][/media-credit]Low-riding Dachshunds, some sporting formal attire, invaded Washington Square Park at noon on Sat., April 28, for the Dachshund Spring Fiesta. The free event was sponsored by the noncompetitive Dachshund Friendship Club. The highlight was the signing of the “Dachsong.” BELOW, a mini-procession of the hot dogs of [...]
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BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Tenants and housing activists, joined by Councilmember Rosie Mendez, rallied on E. Third St. near Second Ave. Monday to protest the landlord’s move to kick out tenants from 17 apartments in three adjacent tenements. In recent years, East Village landlords have been chasing out rent-regulated tenants with such legal-but-dubious means as [...]
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BY ALBERT AMATEAU | More than 30 Village businesses and property owners have signed onto a coalition that recognizes New York University’s right to expand but is calling for modifications of the proposed superblocks projects. Villagers for a Sustainable Neighborhood began organizing last month and is led by Judy Paul, C.E.O. of the Washington Square [...]
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