As Publisher of The Villager I am pleased to announce that Lincoln Anderson has been named Editor in Chief of The Villager and East Villager & Lower East Sider newspapers. Since 1998 when Lincoln joined The Villager he has honorably upheld a 75-plus-year tradition for “going deep” in covering the best neighborhood in the world, [...]

With the possibility that the state Legislature could reconvene to hold a special session in November or December, the effort to find a solution for Pier 40 is gearing up once again in earnest. As we report this week, a coalition of local youth sports leagues, working with an architect, has proactively created an innovative [...]

The approval of the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District on Tuesday comes as wonderful news. And it’s long overdue. As opposed to surrounding neighborhoods like Greenwich Village and Soho, which sport well-established, substantial-sized historic districts, the East Village has been sorely underserved in this area — underlandmarked. This Landmarks Preservation Commission designation — which [...]

On Monday, The New York Times reported that a federal judge has ruled that the New York Police Department illegally arrested large numbers of demonstrators at a protest in Lower Manhattan during the 2004 Republican National Convention. Yet, at the same time, the judge — Richard J. Sullivan of Federal District Court — upheld certain [...]

Since its inception in 1992, the Lower East Side Business Improvement District has been a boon to businesses on and around Orchard and Allen Sts., by keeping the streets clean and drawing in crowds of patrons through creative promotional efforts. The BID’s DayLife events, which began in June and will continue this Sun., Sept. 30, [...]

The settlement between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the National September 11 Memorial is a crucial step forward toward resolving the yearlong financial impasse that has thwarted progress at the World Trade Center site. Having a written agreement forces both sides to commit to a set of guidelines that didn’t [...]

Fashion’s Night Out can be a great event for New York City, but last Thursday’s incident in Noho shows it can also get out of hand. The mix of free alcohol given out by the fashion boutiques and the excitement of the evening can, under the wrong circumstances, turn ugly. That’s unfortunately what happened at [...]

There isn’t as much hype around this year’s 9/11 anniversary as there was last year. Understandably, the 10-year anniversary carried a special significance. Yet, for local residents who witnessed the attacks or lived through the aftereffects, every September brings back the wrenching memories and emotions attached to that fateful day. Locals will never forget the [...]

After 14 years of Democrat Tom Duane’s service in the state Senate, voters in what is now designated the 27th District find themselves deciding Sept. 13 who next will represent a major swath of Manhattan from the Village and Lower East Side up the West Side. Duane, of course, has been a leader on L.G.B.T. and [...]

At one point during last Thursday’s City Council hearing on the New York City Housing Authority and security cameras, Council Speaker Christine Quinn asked John Rhea, the authority’s commissioner, to commit to providing better accountability on how NYCHA is using the capital funding it gets from the Council. Rhea hedged, saying he needed more “clarity” [...]