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Making It | Grace Sull of Avenue A Laundry King

After 21 years, the laundromat owner says she still enjoys cleaning people's clothes as well as their minds. »

Man Hospitalized After Tumble From School Building

A man fell off of the roof of East Side Community High School early Sunday morning around 4 a.m., the fire department said. »

Police Close Down Tompkins After 7-Eleven Window Is Smashed

The police closed down Tompkins Square Park tonight after a window of a 7-Eleven was smashed, seemingly by protesters. »

In Tompkins Square Park, The Beat Goes On

Will the Tompkins Square Park drummers come out to play this fine weekend? Here's hoping! The Local stopped by one of their jam sessions earlier this spring: watch this video and warm up for the weekend. »

Reversal of Fortune for Falafel Joint

Community Board 3 voted to uphold earlier decisions on Bikinis and a newcomer in the Superdive space. But one liquor license applicant caught a break. »

A Small Victory Over Rats

Chad Marlow, the founder of the Tompkins Square Park and Playgrounds Parents Association, has declared victory in the fight against the rats in the park. »

Bikinis Faces Wave of Opposition; Superdive Space, Too

Plus, Angelica Kitchen may resume BYOB service soon, and a new one from the owners of Edi and the Wolf. »

At Tompkins Square Park, A Tale of Two Dog Runs

A local, and a Boston terrier, learn the ropes at the dog run. »

Tompkins Square Park Jazz Legend Giuseppi Logan Returns to Studio

Giuseppi Logan, the saxophonist who made a name playing with John Coltrane and other jazz legends before disappearing for decades, is back in the studio. In a Kickstarter video, producer and folk singer-songwriter Ed Pettersen recounts hearing in 2009 ... »

Woman Wants to Know If You Saw Her Alleged ‘Unlawful and Violent Arrest’

A woman who claims she was subject to an “unlawful and violent arrest” on the sidewalk next to Tompkins Square Park is looking for witnesses to her detention, according to a flyer posted on the door of a building on East 10th Street. »

Inside Obscura’s New Location: More Macabre Than the Funeral Home Before It?

A photo gallery of the store's new location on Avenue A. »

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C.B. 3 Agenda: Superdive Space Back on the Scene, and More

A roundup of highlights from next month's Community Board 3 agenda. »

Tompkins Square Park Gets a Zuccotti-Style Makeover

Tompkins Square Park looked something like Zuccotti Park in its heyday, as an Occupy Wall Street offshoot group held an event there. »

Occupiers Plan ‘Radical Dreaming’ in Tompkins Square Park

Evan Bleier This banner promoting the Vagina Monologues(spotted at Astor Place earlier today) has nothingto do with Occupy Town Square, but we had toshare it somehow. Nearly a month after an Occupy Wall Street march rolled up to Tompkins Square Park bu... »

Nearly a Year After Ouster from the Airwaves, Bill Weinberg Is ‘Over It’

The onetime producer of the Moorish Orthodox Radio Crusade on why his show was canceled by WBAI-FM after nearly 20 years of discourse on topics such as the war in Iraq, the Arab Spring, and the 1988 Tompkins Square Park riots. »

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