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Greenwich Village & SoHo

January 06, 2012

San Gennaro Festival Sails Through Community Board 2

After last year's battle over the historic festival, CB2 recommended approval on Thursday night.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

December 16, 2011

Desmond Tutu Backs Occupy Wall Street Push for Duarte Square

The Nobel Prize winner urged Trinity Wall Street to work with protesters.

Downtown

December 14, 2011

Downtown Residents Slow to Respond to 9/11 Health Survey

Only 41 percent of residents have responded to the World Trade Center Health Registry's latest survey.

Lower East Side & East Village

December 12, 2011

Version of Michelangelo's 'Moses' on Display in Little Italy

The first bronze original of Michelangelo's "the Moses," is on display in Little Italy. 

Greenwich Village & SoHo

November 17, 2011

SoHo Latest Neighborhood to Fight Against Food Trucks

SoHo residents join other neighborhoods in complaining that food trucks and carts are crowding sidewalks, creating garbage problems, polluting the air and seemingly breaking city laws with impunity. 

Lower East Side & East Village

November 08, 2011

Essex Street to Get Brighter Streetlights Under BID Proposal

New light fixtures along Essex Street that will increase lighting and promote business in the area are being pitched by the Lower East Side BID.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

October 27, 2011

Man Killed by E Train at 42nd Street Subway Station

A man was hit and killed by an E train at the 42nd Street-Port Authority Terminal station on Thursday afternoon, officials said.

Downtown

October 03, 2011

9/11 Health Fund Won't Accept Claims Until November

The federal government released new information about the $2.8 billion Victim Compensation Fund on Oct. 3, 2011.

Lower East Side & East Village

September 21, 2011

Coalition Kicks Off Marketing Campaign for Chinatown and Little Italy

The campaign aims to promote the two neighborhoods using local guides to capture some of the visitors flocking to the nearby 9/11 Memorial.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

September 07, 2011

Hudson Square Public Art Project Aims to Beautify Car-Clogged Streets

An exhibit that was recently installed on fences along Varick and Canal streets will remain there for the next year, the Alliance for Downtown New York announced.

Downtown

August 29, 2011

9/11 Health Fund Coverage Zone is Expanded to Canal Street

Residents as far north as Canal Street can apply for the $2.8 billion fund. The boundary had previously been Reade Street.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

August 12, 2011

New $90K Plan Puts Private Crossing Guards Outside Holland Tunnel

The Hudson Square business improvement district announced they have hired "pedestrian traffic managers" to help keep crosswalks near the Holland Tunnel clear.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 09, 2011

Chinatown Bank Building Designated a City Landmark

A 1924 bank building at Canal Street and the Bowery was designated a landmark Tuesday.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

July 22, 2011

Plan for SoHo BID Downscaled in Response to Concerns

The proposed Broadway SoHo Business Improvement District has been downscaled because of community opposition.

Lower East Side & East Village

July 18, 2011

Charges Against Buddhist Nun Dismissed

Prosecutors moved to dismiss charges of unlicensed vending against Baojing Li on Monday.