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Greenwich Village & SoHo

March 23, 2012

New York Water Taxi to Return to Christopher Street Pier

Service to Pier 45 in the West Village will start March 31, the company said.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

February 28, 2012

Drag Queen Marathon at West Village Bar Benefits Homeless LGBT Youth

More than 20 drag queens performed a 12-hour benefit for homeless LGBT youth Tuesday night.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

January 31, 2012

NYPD Command Center on Pier 45 Would Scare Off LGBT Youth, Group Says

A police outpost on the West Village pier would eliminate a "safe space" for gay youth, FIERCE says.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

January 26, 2012

Unruly Pier 45 Could Get NYPD Command Center, Cops Say

Police want to put an NYPD outpost near Pier 45 in the West Village to help control noise and disorder.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

October 26, 2011

Pier 45 Arts Events Could Calm Local Tensions, CB2 Says

The waterfront committee of Community Board 2 heard more than a dozen proposals Monday night for free performances and art exhibitions intended to ease tensions on Pier 45.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

October 14, 2011

Accused Christopher Street Vandal Punches Out Restaurant Window

Steve Lu, the owner of Christopher Golden Woks, said the business has been plagued by groups of young loiterers and occasional vandals. 

Greenwich Village & SoHo

August 26, 2011

Hudson River Parks and Piers to Close Due to Hurricane Irene

Parks and piers along the Hudson River will close at noon on Saturday because of Hurricane Irene, the Hudson River Park Trust announced Friday afternoon.

Upper West Side

August 09, 2011

Street Chic: The Best Shoes and Dresses for Tango Across Manhattan

DNAinfo took a trip around Manhattan to see the city's tango style, and best moves, from pier 45 in Chelsea, to Central Park and to the pavilion in Union Square park.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

August 04, 2011

'Guitar Man' Pens Song About Bad Kids and Worse Parents

"That Guitar Man" told DNAinfo Thursday that he's writing a "big old ballad" about parents who don't control their brood and other frustrations.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

August 03, 2011

Hudson River Park's 'Guitar Man' Fired for Shushing Noisy Kids

Singer David Ippolito was fired from Pier 45's concert series after he scolded the parents of children who he says were disrupting his shows.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

July 27, 2011

LGBT Youth Could Join Police to Fight Greenwich Village Crime

Several members of the LGBT youth organization FIERCE said they would like to participate in a joint patrol of Pier 45.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

June 13, 2011

Dunkin' Donuts Riot Response Exposes Rift in Greenwich Village

Some Village locals want more police enforcement against unruly youth gangs, while others say cops are anti-gay.

Manhattan

December 18, 2009

Advocates for Gay Youths Hope for Pier 40 Center for Homeless, Runaways

Some Village locals want more police enforcement against unruly youth gangs, while others say cops are anti-gay.