Community Board 3 has voted against supporting a beer-and-wine license renewal for The Suffolk, the bar that has been fighting to stay in the lobby of the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center.

The Village Scandal hat store has been served with an eviction notice demanding it leave its East Seventh Street storefront of 17 years by Monday.

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Ray Alvarez, the beloved owner of Ray’s Candy Store, turned 80 earlier this month. What better way to celebrate than with semi-nudity?

First Avenue will soon boast a couple of new eateries, a salon, and a convenience store.

With a 2 Bros. set to open right next to it on First Avenue, Vinny Vincenz has dropped the price of its slice to a rock-bottom $1. Since then, business at the pizzeria, which turned ten earlier this month, has been up an estimated 500 percent. But Ary Alalan, the owner, isn’t happy about it.

Residents of 22 St. Marks Place have been dining out a lot lately. Shortly before Christmas, firefighters responded to a complaint about a gas odor, and the building has been without cooking gas ever since.

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Daniel Maurer The new year has brought yet more verbal volleys between New York University’s president, John Sexton, and the most vocal opponents of the school’s plan to grow its footprint in Greenwich Village and around the world. Friday, Mr. Sexton, who in March faces the possibility of a vote of “no confidence” from the […]

Kurt Cobean Leonardo DiCappuccino is coming to a cup near you. Tired of crafting the usual foam leafs in latte, Bushwick artist Mike Breach began blending his talent for brewing up puns with his job as a barista at the Ace Hotel. The result? Kurt Cobean. Soy George. Ziggy Starbucks.

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Aside from manning one of the city’s last great record stores, Ron Morelli puts out 12″ records that get house and techno enthusiasts on the dance floor.

Taco Town’s population just grew: Choza Taqueria has opened its second location at 124 MacDougal Street. See the space and look at the menu.

Michael Doyle, the architect who led the restoration of St. Brigid’s over the course of nearly four and a half years, gives The Local a tour of the revitalized church.

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Time for some more fun at the run. Here’s this week’s Dog-Run Duo.