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Villagers Karin Cook, left, and Robyn Selman, a couple for 11 years, stood waiting their turn to get married on Sunday, accompanied by a clutch of friends and three flowergirls, from left, Ella Weiner, their daughter Junie Cook-Selman and Leyla Kramarsky.
Marrying and making history
By Aidan Gardiner
Life is too often determined by the intermittent tragedies that occupy our attention. Last week a mass-murder’s vicious attack rocked Norway and a talented but reckless songstress died. Meanwhile, a hacking scandal continued to unravel in England. But on Sunday, New York did its part to grant the world a break from that march of awful news with one of those rarer moments of historic joy.
Alexis and Tico get married; Love endured every test
Board hits Esquina, but S.L.A. wasn’t in their corner
By Aidan Gardiner
At a recent Community Board 2 meeting, local residents railed against chic Nolita hot spot La Esquina in an effort to stymie its owners’ efforts to get the blessing of the board to renew its liquor license. Some attendees denounced the restaurant and its owners, highlighting the ongoing tensions between the community and the hip eatery.
Controversial cookie baker gone — or just on vacation?
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C.B. 2, gay youth hash out issues on the waterfront
By Lincoln Anderson
A meeting of Community Board 2’s Waterfront Committee on Monday evening brought together gay youth and Village residents to discuss issues of safety and quality of life in and around the Christopher St. Pier.
C.B. 3 approves E.V. landmark plan at tense meeting
By Lesley Sussman
Community Board 3 managed to pull the proverbial rabbit out of a hat Tuesday, finding a last-minute compromise that seemed to cap the tension between local religious leaders and preservation groups over the designation of two new East Village historic districts.
Chupi change dramatic as palazzo’s paint job fades
By Lincoln Anderson
When the black construction netting came off Julian Schnabel’s Palazzo Chupi four years ago, its vivid color sent a shock through the historic West Village. Some neighbors, feeling queasy at the building’s bright exterior, likened the hue to Pepto-Bismol.
Opera groups hitting sour note with park neighbors
By Aline Reynolds
Some Chinatown residents have had it with the loud, live music streaming out of Columbus Park on the weekends.
Response times same: E.M.S.
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On the vanguard of musical progression, in the park
Playwright Penninno conceives something new
BY MARTIN DENTON (nytheatre.com)
Sound and fury signifying something worth seeing
Summertime theater festivals are cool, fresh and HOT!
Queer theologian makes the case for (radical) love
The Art of Pride
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Volume 81, Number 9 | July 28 - August 3, 2011
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