George Fiala

George writes a column and edits the Village Star-Revue. He founded the paper in 2024, filling a void left by the departure of the Village Sun. He publishes the Red Hook Star-Revue in Brooklyn, a paper also founded by him in 2010. All this is supported by his mailing company, Select Mail. George went to Bronx Science and his previous work experience includes five years at the Villager, five years at the Brooklyn Phoenix, and a stint as a progressive radio disk jockey in York Pennsylvania, an employee at Sam's Steak Shop in Lancaster, PA, and ad guy and writer at the Lancaster Independent Press, an alternative news weekly. He is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, with an almost Masters in International Affairs from the New School. He is also a big fan of Marvel Comics, especially the FF and Spiderman (natch!).

Fate of Beth Israel still in courts, by Phyllis Eckhaus

“If this hospital closes, people will die.”   So declared attorney Arthur Schwartz to New York State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman during a nearly all-day Halloween hearing on the fate of Mount Sinai Beth Israel—the embattled hospital on East 16th Street and First Avenue. Schwartz, representing community advocates, urged Judge Pearlman to maintain the temporary

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Community gardeners rally at City Hall, by George Fiala

Just last summer, a global NGO named Food Tank wrote about community gardens in their newsletter. “Urban agriculture offers a multitude of economic and environmental benefits to New York City that are overlooked. When properly resourced, it can be utilized as a framework to achieve food justice and create a more sustainable food system rooted

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Bleecker and Christopher rebuild approved, by Jack Tateronis

The Landmarks Preservation Committee has approved the design proposal for the vacant lot at 327 Bleecker Street following a public hearing on October 29, 2024. The site, located at the intersection of Christopher and Bleecker Streets in the West Village, has been empty since the previous four-story residential structure was demolished for safety reasons. The

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