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Virginia K. Smith

Virginia K. Smith

New York destroyed outdoor dining. Curbside Restaurant Week is trying to save it

New York destroyed outdoor dining. Curbside Restaurant Week is trying to save it

Help save outdoor dining, and get some cheap drinks doing it
Virginia K. Smith Sep 4, 2025
The best local baseball you’ve been ignoring all summer

The best local baseball you’ve been ignoring all summer

Our case for taking a boat to watch some baseball
Virginia K. Smith Aug 22, 2025
GrowNYC is shrinking and needs your help

GrowNYC is shrinking and needs your help

Both local and federal budget cuts have come for one of the city's most reliable, affordable grocery options
Virginia K. Smith Aug 21, 2025
Put down your phone and start a history night at a dive bar

Put down your phone and start a history night at a dive bar

“History can mean all sorts of things, it’s just anything that has happened in the past."
Virginia K. Smith Aug 7, 2025
The  NYDN Union is still fighting a newspaper-killing hedge fund

The NYDN Union is still fighting a newspaper-killing hedge fund

More than three years into contract bargaining, Alden Global Capital still won't pay journalists livable wages
Virginia K. Smith Jul 17, 2025
Inside DREAM for NYC's viral design

Inside DREAM for NYC's viral design

In our new members-only feature, Extras, Extras, we’re bringing you all the extra behind-the-scenes info from our reporting that didn’t wind up in the final story. The DVD bonus features of journalism, if you will. Besides the intoxicating rush of collectively hating on a guy who sucks, the
Virginia K. Smith Jul 11, 2025
'The ultimate guerilla hating campaign:' DREAM helped beat Cuomo. So what's next?

'The ultimate guerilla hating campaign:' DREAM helped beat Cuomo. So what's next?

'We were harnessing a different part of being a New Yorker, which is being a huge hater.'
Virginia K. Smith Jul 10, 2025

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