By Karen Rempel This column is for all of you who have a favorite old sweater that you want to hang onto, even though your main squeeze pressures you to get rid of it and has tried three times to donate it to Goodwill. This quirky look is a real mash-up of styles and periods,
By Keith Michael “I’m smiling.” Having half my face covered with a mask, I frequently want to offer assurance about what the rest of my face is saying—like a verbal emoji. Defiantly maskless beside the couch, Millie is staring at me with wide hopeful corgi eyes, beaming her corgi smile, and sitting tall (as tall
Support some of our favorite West Village shops and designers. Curated by Karilyn Prisco Stacy Kessler “Stacy Bag” Made in USA, PETA-approved Vegan leather bag, optional crossbody. Red mask w/ Swarovski crystals shop.stacykessler.com Mila “Leaf Flare Long Sleeve” Full-print dye sublimation, Made in Brazil IG @milanybrazil Mulberry and Grand, 277 Bleecker Street
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ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE D’Agostino’s resident artist, Sam Mercado, was back—creating one of his timely murals And our neighbors kept calm and carried on… in true West Village style. All photos by Maggie Berkvist.
By Tom Lamia In September I wrote of Gender Politics as shorthand to describe the Maine U.S. Senate race between Susan Collins and Sara Gideon. I spoke of Collins’ long and respected service in the Senate and of Gideon’s relatively short political history (and residence) in Maine. Despite these positive indications for Collins’ re-election, I
By Isa Covo And so it goes, day after day, the coronavirus cases increase, the deaths mount, people grieve, workers lose their jobs, the food pantries have never been so busy, proud people feel embarrassed for not being able to feed their families, and our President tells us that things would get worse if we
What struck me most this month was all the construction going on around outdoor dining. Now that outdoor dining will continue year-round, restaurants are scrambling to make their outdoor seating warmer and more sheltered. Heat lamps, now legal, are everywhere. Some of the structures still look makeshift, but others are quite sophisticated, such as the
Richard Feynman: Physicist, Raconteur, Musician, Humorist By Bruce Poli This is a new monthly column highlighting the giants of American culture who have lived or worked in Greenwich Village. There’s Albert Einstein, there’s Stephen Hawking, there’s Isaac Newton. And then there’s Richard Feynman…winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, 1965, and one of the most
Google Excludes Xavier Mission’s “Grab and Go” from Community Grants Through WestView, I wish to thank Xavier Mission at St. Francis Xavier Church on West 16th Street for nutritious “Grab and Go” brown bags distributed every Sunday between 12:40 and 1:30 p.m. The volunteers are tireless and respectful. However, I wish to ask the recipients
Mia Says: Government should be a soft glove to protect what has been achieved and to allow building better. Photo © Joel Gordon.
By Karen Rempel I looked at dozens of apartments in the Village in 2017 when I was searching for my dream New York home. One of my favorite apartment viewing experiences was a co-op with loft bed that caught my eye on StreetEasy because it had a vintage chocolate poster on the living room wall.
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By Keith Michael “They ain’t called confusing fall warblers for nothin.” I don’t know who I’m quoting here. Maybe myself. But I think the reassuring phrase “Confusing Fall Warblers” can be soundly attributed to Roger Tory Peterson from his game changing 1934 A Field Guide to the Birds. Paged through endlessly, this guide was the
By Tom Lamia In mulling over possible topics for yet another column melding the virtues and fates of small town life on the coast of Maine and the essence of life among the residents of the West Village, I chose this topic as one that celebrates community. My thoughts have the virtue of being complimentary
While a number of places re-opened, and some new shops appeared, this month saw more closings than I have ever observed. Outdoor dining continued, with restaurants adding tents and canopies, just in time for the mayor’s announcement that outdoor dining would now continue year-round. And in early September the governor announced that indoor dining could
By Isa Covo Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. No one can say it was not expected; after all, she was in and out of hospitals in recent months. She resisted death as much as she could. She was tough—she was from New York, more specifically, from Brooklyn, NY. In her last decade Ginsburg became as popular
Assessing the Recklessness of Hundreds of Student Protesters Having a Party By Anthony Paradiso New York University’s student newspaper, Washington Square News, published two articles that provided insights into the enormous dance parties that took place in Washington Square Park on Labor Day Weekend and the following weekend. WSN described the party: “The crowd, numbering
Advertorial Issues Dear Editors, I would like to respond to the four-page untitled “Advertorial” which was placed by Barbara Honegger’s “Lawyers’ Committee” in the September issue of WestView, which sorely needs the $4000 advertising income (as much as 2000 monthly subscribers, which we don’t have). The committee is desperately striving to have our readers believe
Mia Says: Every personality is a puzzle piece that does not fit yours. Photo by Dusty Berke.
The owners of Lilac Chocolates sent a batch of photos of people (some of them young) sleeping after business hours between the open outer door and the closed inner door at their shop on Bleecker Street and offer that this is a regular event and other stores on Bleecker are experiencing the same return to
By Karilyn Prisco “The coolest job ever!” That’s the reaction Joel Bass gets whenever he describes his job. Joel is a local dog walker who founded City Tails NYC in the West Village in 2007. If you live in the West Village, chances are you’ve run into this cute, laid-back Southern Cali guy with a
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor You might wonder how a simple dress relates to women’s empowerment. This month’s photo series is an all-woman effort, featuring this stunningly simple bespoke dress by Engineered by Andrea T, photography by Tess Malone, and the bronze sculpture Fearless Girl by Kristen Visbal. With the controversy over the current
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By Isa Covo More than in any other times in recent years, we depend on others: The entire hospital staff giving all their skills and effort to help all who need them, and the pain they suffer when they cannot succeed even as their own lives are at risk. The bus drivers and train conductors
WELCOME TO THE CHIC WEST VILLAGE, WHERE THE UNEXPECTED IS ALWAYS JUST AROUND THE CORNER All photos by Maggie Berkvist.
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s honorary West Village Original is Andrew Berman, Executive Director of Village Preservation (formerly GVSHP) since 2002. Berman was born in the Bronx and grew up in Co-Op City. In 2013, he was named to the Vanity Fair “Hall of Fame” for his preservation work. Berman attended Bronx High School
By Keith Michael Congratulations to us. We’ve made it day by day to September of this most unusual year. And the next months are certainly poised not to be boring. Contrariwise, one day is much like another for Millie. Sleep, walk, get a treat. Repeat. In her corgi life, I wonder if Millie has noticed
By Tom Lamia Two women are faced off in the race for U.S. Senator in this year’s Maine general election. One, Susan Collins, is a 67-year-old four-term incumbent with all of the scars necessary to prove it. The other is Sara Gideon, a 48-year-old Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives with a slim
WestView News Fighting the Good Fight! Dear George, So when your guy approached me about an ad in your paper for my new gallery, I was a little reluctant. I hate to spend $ unless it is on beer, or donating to progressive political candidates. But when I realized I had gone to PS 41
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor My fashion sense was influenced by the ’80s glam metal scene, which was fomented by the punk rock scene in NYC in the ’70s. The Velvet Underground was Andy Warhol’s house band, spawning Lou Reed’s shattering Rock n Roll Animal in 1973. At the same time, Jean-Michel Basquiat was
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Although deeply rooted in Greenwich Village, CAS’s roots go deeper and wider than that. Looking back at some early social service efforts, German educator Friedrich Froebel opened the world’s first kindergarten (the word translates as “children’s garden”) in Blankenburg, Germany in 1837. This was a radical move, as children
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By Keith Michael It’s the summer birding doldrums. I’m sitting on a shady bench in Hudson River Park. An unexpected boat regatta just sailed upriver, flags flying, horns celebrating. A decade ago, Millie would have pulled me to the park this Sunday afternoon and demanded to be lifted up onto this bench —too high for
HERE TODAY … JULY 9, at the corner of Greenwich Street and West 12th, I discovered a ‘Work in Progress’ by artist Myra Lobel. By JULY 12 the second panel was finished And then, on JULY 15, I arrived to find a very different kind of work in progress And on the 16th the panels
