The Villager is running a front-page story this week on LOHV-NYC's recent rally to save Whole Earth Bakery and Kitchen:
Vegans are sickened as favorite shop at riskRead the whole story here.
By Gerard FlynnWhen Peter Silvestri moved into the new space for his Whole Earth Bakery and Kitchen on March 29, 1991, he probably couldn't have asked for a more memorable opening to his vegan-food store, on St. Mark's Pl. near Avenue A.
Just across the street in Tompkins Square Park, then a stew of squatters, mayoral promises under Rudy Giuliani to clean up the city's grimy image were in full force and facing fierce resistance in their efforts from locals and park residents, a scene Silvestri recalls vividly. ...
John Philips, executive director of the New York League of Humane Voters, which organized the rally, recalled the park riots and described Silvestri's addition to the neighborhood as "part of the healing process the neighborhood went through" during the following year, which saw the area swamped with police officers.