East Village pacifist David McReynolds has been arrested at least 15 times in pursuit of his varied causes, once for organizing and leading a 1967…
Sheldon Silver at Schools Meeting: ‘I’m Confident That I’ll Be Vindicated’
Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver entered a cramped conference room late yesterday afternoon to a round of applause from about 50 constituents…
Nader: Hillary Would Crush Warren, But Her ‘Coronation Wouldn’t Be Good’ For Dems
Iconic political gadfly Ralph Nader, who has run for president five times without success on third party tickets, said last night that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth…
Amid Spike In Crime, Police On The Lookout For Armed Robber In East Village
Bitter blasts from Old Man Winter failed to put a freeze on crime in the NYPD’s 9th precinct. The East Village experienced spikes in felony…
With Indictment Looming, What’s Next For Sheldon Silver?
Fallen assembly speaker Sheldon Silver could be indicted any day now, but where will his case go from there? After filing their complaint on Jan…
Williamsburg Hotel Wins Early Support For Rooftop Water-Tower Lounge
A forthcoming Williamsburg hotel’s bid to pour liquor won the tentative support of a Community Board 1 committee last night, but not before co-chair Thomas J. Burrows…
‘We’re in the Eye of the Storm’: Brooklyn’s Undocumented Immigrants Get Ready For Reform
Fernando Canovas has lived in the shadow of the law for 23 years, working as a cook in Queens and never visiting a doctor’s office…
Death By Tire Swing in Tompkins Square Park Was a ‘Terrible Tragedy’
The East Village’s commanding officer gave a gut-wrenching account last night of how a 39-year-old man was fatally hit by a tire swing in Tompkins…
East Village Cops Are Bracing For SantaCon, Regardless
Yesterday organizers of SantaCon announced that the annual Santa swarm wouldn’t be coming to Bushwick after all, because the neighborhood didn’t have “the capacity to be an appropriate destination…
Cops Nab East Village Burglary Suspect, On Alert After Two Shootings
Police are concerned that two disturbing “back to back” shootings in the East Village will result in retaliation from “unhappy” people who know the injured…