A Historic Renovation for Jefferson Market Library
By Frank Collerius For 50 years, the Jefferson Market Library has been a staple of the Greenwich Village community, offering traditional library services and innovative […]
Five Cosmopolitan Artists at Westbeth Gallery in April
By Jane Heil Usyk “Worlds Seen and Unseen” is the name of this show featuring five well-traveled women who have been practicing their art for many […]
Greenwich Village Staple Collaborates with NYC’s Music Venue Darlings to Feature Emerging Artists
See them Up-Close and Personal thanks to the New York Presenters Consortium A staple of the downtown new music scene since 2015, the Uncharted Concert […]
Gary Sherball’s “Two Suspects” an Unexpected Joy
By Joel Gordon Judge Gary Sherball came to 69 Charles and sat and talked about the upcoming reading of his play with music at the […]
Both Sides Now: Celebrating the Legacy of Joni Mitchell
By Cal Smith In Celebration of Joni Mitchell’s 75th birthday, the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, and in continuation of her ongoing seven-year celebration of the […]
9/11—My Survival and Memories of Mysterious Visitors
By J. Taylor Basker April is my birthday month. I have an opportunity to celebrate another year of life due to my third graders in […]
The View from the Kitchen
By Isa Benveniste My kitchen is small. After all, I live in a Greenwich Village apartment—but not very small, as I can comfortably fit in […]
A New Book of Dogs, Cats, Horses and Other Animals
By Robert Heide A new book arrived in my mailbox entitled Love Can Be with a color cover photograph of a big dog staring out […]
The Vessel Arrives
West Village Images by Joel Gordon The $200 million centerpiece of Hudson Yards, The Vessel comes from British designer Thomas Heatherwick and is an inverted […]
#HelloHudsonYards
By Maria Hadjidemetriou At last you have arrived. You greeted us with art, music and performances, but most of all you greeted us with innovation, […]
Hudson Yards Wants to Grab My Photograph’s Rights
By Joel Gordon The “Vessel,” a public structure of interconnected stairways, is the centerpiece of Hudson Yards. It is a free public art sculpture space, […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
The National Arts Club celebrated Jo Weldon’s new book, Fierce: The History of Leopard Print, in March, with a leopard-spotted event that had stylish New […]
Mademoiselle Mirabelle Brings Ooh La La to Bleecker Street
By Karen Rempel Mademoiselle Mirabelle alighted on Bleecker Street in mid-January, with a Parisian cocktail party to say “bienvenue” to her new neighbors. The store […]
Caruso’s Quips
By Charles Caruso – A woman’s touch is always a signal. If the passage from life to death is as painless as the passage from […]
Our Lifetime in The Village
By Carol and Richard Quigley, as told to Brian J. Pape, AIA This is the story of Carol and Richard Quigley (CQ and RQ), life-long […]
Reminiscence
By Judy K. Gilbert I met my husband sixty years ago on a transatlantic crossing. We were on the steamship SS Liberté, both of us […]
Alert: Mad Anti-Immigrant Paint-Thrower on the Loose in the Village
In March on Washington Street near Westbeth someone threw red paint over the sign in my car rear window that said “Welcome Refugees and Immigrants—Arab-American […]
Caffe Reggio: 92-year-old Café in the Heart of the West Village
By Anthony Paradiso Caffe Reggio is a 92-year-old coffee shop nestled right in the heart of the West Village at 119 MacDougal Street between Thompson […]