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  • Then&Now: Westbeth

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP   The Bell Laboratories Buildings, from 1898–1966, headquarters of Bell Telephone Laboratories, was also one of the world’s most important industrial research centers and home to many early technological inventions including the condenser microphone, automatic telephone panel and crossbar switches, the first experimental “talking pictures” (1923), black and white and color TV, video telephones, radar, the vacuum tube, the transistor, medical equipment,

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  • Latest Westbeth War: The Gallery

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By J. Taylor Basker Westbeth has been mired in controversy since its first rent strike in the 70’s and the attempt to turn it into a co-op in the 80’s, which created divisions among its residents that still persist.  The latest fight is over the Gallery, which was given to Westbeth artists when a resident

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  • Beth Israel Petitions Delivered to Governor

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Penny Mintz On Monday, November 18th, State Assembly Member Harvey Epstein and members of a coalition of community and city-wide organizations conducted a press conference outside of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Manhattan office building before delivering petitions signed by nearly 1,000 people.  The coalition members and the petition signers are alarmed about the closure of

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  • 5G Comes to New York City Despite Poor Understanding of Health and Environmental Impacts

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Beverly Rubik The telecom industry wants to deploy 5G antennas (small cell antennas and power supplies) in our neighborhoods and near our schools and places of work. Over the summer of 2019, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint officially began rolling out this untested technology in New York City without the informed consent of residents. There

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  • West Village Original: Anita Lo

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is chef and cookbook author Anita Lo, born in Detroit in 1965. From 2000–17, Lo owned the Michelin-starred restaurant Annisa on Barrow Street. She has appeared on Top Chef Masters, Iron Chef America, and Chopped; in 2015, she became the first female guest chef to cook

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  • My Two Cents

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Millie (AKA Keith Michael) I’d like to set the record straight.  There’s a lot of backstory here. Let me tell you about a conspiracy of good fortune today. A package was delivered this morning and left unopened right near his desk. Perhaps the vibration of setting down the box (I think it was a

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  • Let’s Get Real About Aging

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Gail Evans I’m tired of the advice so easily dispensed during the holiday season to reach out to older relatives and neighbors who may be lonely. I’m tired also of advice to elders to “be more socially active,” as though that would magically lessen their loneliness. There’s nothing wrong with these “tips” as such.

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  • Older, Alone, & Would Welcome Help? There’s Visiting Neighbors!

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Gail Evans Since 1972, Visiting Neighbors (VN), a small organization in the West Village has relieved the loneliness and supported the independence of thousands of older Villagers and seniors in Chelsea, Tribeca and other communities south of 30th Street. It does this by providing services seniors need to remain connected with others and to

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  • Who’s Bringing the Water Bottles?

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By J. Taylor Basker It is now December as you read this, but before Veteran’s Day in early November the Christmas items and commercials began to inundate us.  The irony of celebrating the birth of the baby Jew, Jesus, in Bethlehem, while Israel is bombing Gaza killing children, imprisoning children in Bethlehem as well as

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  • Christmas is Around the Corner

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Gordon T. Hughes II It’s December, and that brings the holidays—all kinds of holidays, so depending on your background you’re probably celebrating one of them this month. For me it’s Christmas. This brings a great deal of pressure, what with gifts to be selected. I love Thanksgiving—no presents, no pressure, just food, really good

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  • Is Pier 40 in Jeopardy?

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Anthony Paradiso Since I like to write about sports George asked if I would write on exactly which sports groups are using Pier 40, the biggest and commercially most important of the Hudson River Park park piers (some 15 acres). Before it’s corroding piles and falling concrete ceilings began the Pier was earning $6

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  • Praise for The West 13th Street Alliance’s Community Event Offerings

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By The West 13th Street Alliance When the board of directors of the West 13th Street Alliance embarked on a program of community events this summer, the goal was to strengthen connection among neighborhood residents. Comments from some of the many residents who have attended confirm that the events are also educational and fun. About

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  • Guns and Country

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Tom Lamia I recently attended my 55th law school reunion. I would not criticize you if you looked away at this point thinking, “Okay, Boomer, what else is there to read in this fine West Village newspaper?” Stay, dear reader; there might be something for you here if you suffer, as I do, from

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  • Super “Hero” II – The Wire

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Robert Kroll My trial by fire as a co-op building super came within days of moving into our cozy studio apartment on Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights. My apartment looks onto the street through four tall picture windows, unobstructed by utility poles and the attendant wires. Or at least so I thought. Fact was, there

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  • The Grace of a Stick

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Monthly Columns

    By Roberta Curley I use a cane. It’s a vital appendage. I lean it against a table,  and grab a seat in the al fresco section of the Bus Stop Cafe (tantamount to people gazing on the Champs Elysees). I spot leashed pups of indeterminate age tugging and peeing. The scenario repeats. Pet/owner love consumes

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  • Kitchen Recipes : Greek Soup

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Isa Covott This soup is very popular in Greece and is always served when people return home from Midnight Mass. Because it’s so popular, it’s also served year round. There is a version with lamb, this one served at Easter. The Greek Jewish population adopted it and you can find it served often among

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  • In & Out by Caroline Benveniste

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    There is a renaissance of sorts for Hudson Street around 11th and Perry Streets with two flashy openings, and the soon-to-open Dante West Village across the street. Bleecker Street also has fewer empty storefronts, but most shops did not seem all that busy during the Shop Bleecker event in late November. Top Openings Small Door

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  • A View from the Kitchen

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Monthly Columns

    By Isa Covo Thanksgiving is over. I joined friends and family at the table, and it was nice. Of course, there was so much food, so much good food, so many leftovers, but that is expected—look at the number of recipes for how to use them!  Now to the next act: shopping for gifts. This

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  • 120 Years of Classical Music Continues On Irving Place at Bargain Ticket Prices

    gcapsis December 6, 2019     Monthly Columns

    By Hannah Reimann The Peoples’ Symphony Concerts has been producing classical music concerts at Washington Irving High School and Town Hall for 120 years. After a front page spread in the Arts pages of the New York Times on October 18th with glorious photos of its manager, Frank Salomon, the organization landed 400 ticket orders

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  • West Village Model Karen Rempel - December 2019 - Karen's Kinky Christmas

    Karen’s Quirky Style

    gcapsis December 1, 2019     Fashion, Monthly Columns, Neighborhood

    Having trouble getting in the spirit this holiday season? I hope that Karen’s Kinky Christmas outfit, complete with Grinch-green wig, will put you in the mood for some holiday hijinks. Come on, tell Karen, have you been naughty or nice? I have a holiday gift for you if you can guess what I am holding

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  • Maggie B’s Quick Clicks

    Web Admin November 1, 2019     Arts and Culture, Monthly Columns, Neighborhood, Photos

    IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD  Be prepared to expect the unexpected. All photos by Maggie Berkvist. From still lifes   To street scenes—  be they mysterious… enterprising…  incongruous…  or reminiscent of a Hopper painting.

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  • Karen’s Quirky Style

    Web Admin November 1, 2019     Fashion, Monthly Columns, Neighborhood

    By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor With apple-picking season flying by and Thanksgiving fast approaching, I brought out my cowboy boots for this month’s adventure on Bleecker Street. The weather was still so warm on the day of the shoot that I decided to pair the boots with flared black shorts and fishnet stockings (think

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  • Style on the Street: Sunny Sunday

    Web Admin November 1, 2019     Fashion, Monthly Columns, Neighborhood, Photos

    By Dusty Berke There is nothing like a sunny Sunday afternoon in The Village. So nice to see everyone out and enjoying the last days of sunshine.     All photos by Dusty Berke.

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  • Then&Now: The Weathermen Bombsite—18 West 11th Street

    Web Admin November 1, 2019     Architecture, Art & Architecture, Articles, Monthly Columns, Neighborhood, Photos, Real Estate/Renting

    By Brian J Pape, AIA THEN: The Greek Revival townhouse at 18 West 11th Street was originally built in 1845, one of four houses on the block built by Henry Brevoort Jr. for his children. It was later (in the 1920s) the home of Charles Merrill (of Merrill Lynch), whose son, the poet James Merrill,

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  • Visitation

    Web Admin November 1, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns, Photos, Science/Nature

    By Keith Michael My phone vibrates on my desk. I hit “Send” on a work email before checking the message: Text? Gmail? Facebook messenger? Instagram notification? Millie’s photograph, of course, is the wallpaper on my phone. Her doe-like corgi eyes look up out of the palm of my hand, virtually, ever-hopeful for a treat. Tapping

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  • Notes From Away: Maine History Lesson

    Web Admin November 1, 2019     Articles, History, Monthly Columns

    By Tom Lamia As the State of Maine heads into its annual state of hibernation, I leave you with a few odd facts (culled from the internet, an unreliable source). For example, did you know… That well into our nation’s existence, Maine was an orphan: Neither its borders nor its sovereignty were established; Those contesting

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  • A View from the Kitchen

    Web Admin November 1, 2019     Articles, Food, Monthly Columns

    By Isa Covo What do we think about when we think about November? There may be other guesses, but there is one essential one and that is Thanksgiving. There is the meal of course: the turkey, cornbread, many vegetables, different pies (usually pecan and apple). There are also the guests—those who live nearby and others

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  • IN AND OUT

    Web Admin November 1, 2019     Monthly Columns, Neighborhood, News

    We had some good news this month: a beloved chocolate shop did not close, a new jazz club opened, and Bleecker Street continues its metamorphosis with a couple of new shops. We also noted two spots that are either owned by women or feature products made by women.  Open Top Openings Café Bohemia—15 Barrow Street

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  • Mia Says

    Web Admin November 1, 2019     Monthly Columns, Photos

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  • Maggie B’s Quick Clicks

    Web Admin October 5, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns, Neighborhood

    INSPIRED BY FRANK BRUNI of the New York Times’ recent column “Dogs Will Fix Our Broken Democracy” (boy, do we need that!), this month I’m featuring some of the many lovable best friends on parade daily in our dog crazy Village neighborhood. As Mr. Bruni says: “…when I’m out and about with Regan, there’s mutual

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  • Karen’s Quirky Style

    Web Admin October 5, 2019     Fashion, Monthly Columns

    By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor Fall is in the air—my favorite time of year. What a great opportunity to wear this delicious jewel-toned dress by Andrea Thurlow of Engineered by Andrea T. You may recall the story about the “Dominion Day” dress in the July issue of WestView. Andrea made this dress using extra

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  • Style on the Street: Sunday Best

    Web Admin October 5, 2019     Arts and Culture, Fashion, Monthly Columns

    By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor This month, as we recover from the heady whirl of New York Fashion Week, let’s take a look at people who dress in their Sunday Best to be seen on the streets in The Village (whether it’s Sunday or not!). 1. Classic style: Jean Boudreaux of New Roads, Louisiana,

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  • A View from the Kitchen: Orange Walnut Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

    Web Admin October 5, 2019     Articles, Food, Monthly Columns, Neighborhood

    By Isa Covo When we moved to the Village over thirty years ago there were several bookstores in the area, some small and intimate, a few large. There was a largish bookstore just around the corner from where I live, where I bought my first book by Kazuo Ishiguro, (which was his first book also),

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  • IN AND OUT

    Web Admin October 5, 2019     Articles, Food, Monthly Columns, Neighborhood

    This month saw a continued proliferation of vegan and Mediterranean spots, particularly in the Bleecker/Carmine/MacDougal corridor. Some popular bars/restaurants are opening new locations in the West Village, and some places that had been limping along for a while have finally closed.  Open Top Openings   Llama San 359 6th Avenue near Washington Place Villagers may

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  • Notes From Away: Crossed Paths in a Small World

    Web Admin October 5, 2019     Articles, Monthly Columns

    By Tom Lamia A friend in California occasionally sends me books. One that arrived six months ago became fallback reading recently. My eyes were opened by its connections to several hallmarks in my life thus far, including where I now live (Maine), where I was born (Santa Monica, California), and my ten-year residence at 54

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  • Bringin’ It Home

    Web Admin October 5, 2019     Monthly Columns, Neighborhood, Science/Nature

    By Keith Michael Millie is lying a few feet away while I’m editing photos—still catching up on my summer “takes.” Because I haven’t clicked on an image looking remotely like a bowl of kibble, Millie’s corgi gaze is equivocal. The combination of scrolling past an August shot of an Osprey from the Salt Marsh Nature

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  • Then&Now: Washington & Christopher High Line

    Web Admin October 5, 2019     Architecture, Art & Architecture, Articles, History, Monthly Columns, Neighborhood

    By Brian J. Pape, AIA, Architecture Editor Then: This 1940 Municipal Tax photo of 634-648 Washington Street views its intersection with Christopher Street, looking southwest. The New York Central Railroad built the St. John freight terminal and this viaduct from 1930-34, succumbing to pressure condemning the numerous pedestrian accidents while the 13-mile surface track, built in

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  • Mia Says

    Web Admin October 4, 2019     Monthly Columns, Photos

    Mia Says: Heartfelt praise is a gift that warms the giver and receiver. Photo by Dusty Berke.

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