The City of New York has published a COVID-19 Vaccine Finder here. The Finder does not work with Internet Explorer, so you’ll need to use a different web browser. Wear Your Mask You will not be admitted to the site without one. Do I need to take precautions even after I’m vaccinated? Yes! Even after you
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New Year, New Issue, New Column
Happy New Year 2021! We treasure both our online subscribers and our print subscribers. We exist for you and because of you. Thank you for your incredible support throughout 2020. New Issue, New Column Top stories this month in our January 2021 issue: • City Winery Opens on Pier 57 Amidst Shutdown • Working to Save West
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Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel When I was a little girl, I loved playing dress up. In Canada we had a show called Mr. Dressup that was on every weekday morning from the time my family got a television until the mid-90s. His puppet friends Casey and Finnegan were part of the fun, but the moment I
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Catch and Release
By Karen Rempel Many girls dream of their wedding day. Not me! I dreamed of twirling in glamorous gowns and going to glittering galas with arm candy men. Every day after school I swooned at the thought of being Ginger, alone with Gilligan on his island. I was born just before the Summer of Love,
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Hummel
By Jeff Hodges In the early 1990s I traveled to Germany to shoot a promotional video for the Goebel Porcelain Company in Bavaria, Germany. At that time Goebel was the manufacturer of the Hummel Figurines—those ingenuous pastel porcelain renderings of children and animals that lurked on our grandmothers’ bookshelves with a cloying cuteness that inspired
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Home on the Range
By Roberta Curley I bet Obama’s pajamas are the cat’s meow mine make me look like a pregnant sow the Former President is so neat and trim he must sleep in silk robes which bear justice to him my “lazing” gear is ancient and polyester I’d only bare it if I were called to sequester
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Apartment Available At WestView
A lovely apartment with a marble fireplace overlooking the garden is available at 69 Charles Street. Village rents are coming down, making this luxury apartment available with access to historic garden in WestView 1886 building. We are aware of the 20% drop in Village rents. Call George Capsis 212 924 5718—rent concession for right tenant.
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Joan’s Shanghai
By Joan Klyhn Joan’s Shanghai is a memoir of a childhood in Shanghai in the ‘30’s and ’40s of the 20th century. I am primarily writing it for myself, extending it to my friends, and now to the many people who have shown themselves fascinated with this period in the past. The Market This was
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Warhol and Wallowitch —a Gay Affair
By Robert Heide I first met the photographer Edward Wallowitch on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where I was studying theater under the tutelage of the great professor Alvina Krause. She had learned ‘The Method’ by working in Russia with the great master himself Constantin Stanislavsky, author of An Actor Prepares. This
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Bird of the Year 2020
By Keith Michael We’ve slammed the door on 2020! Of course this presentation of the 15th Annual West Village Bird of the Year Awards, “The Millies,” will be broadcast on Zoom rather than from the traditional in-person location on the tourist-confounding corner of West 4th and West 12th Streets where my Bird #1, a rosy-hued
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West Village Streets, By Any Other Name
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP These Village streets, by any other name, would be just as charming. But since New York has a habit of changing names, some of our streets have been known by other names over the years. Since colonial times, Villagers hired surveyors to lay out their streets and plot
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City Winery Opens on Pier 57 Amidst Shutdown
By Brian J Pape, AIA The new flagship location for City Winery, designed by Brooklyn-based Christopher Warnick Architecture, has opened on Pier 57 near West 15th Street. Unfortunately, the pandemic shutdown of indoor dining means it is mostly off-limits to the public, except for the main entry with a wine shop and the winery itself.
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Style on the Street: 2020 QuaranTeam All-Stars
MVP Matchup Front Line Heroes Dynamic Duo Triple Threat Photos by Dusty Berke and Karilyn Prisco. Follow us on Instagram @styleonthestreet_WestViewNews Submit your favorite neighborhood fashion looks for a chance to be featured.
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Local Finds. Local Love.
Support some of our favorite West Village shops and designers. Curated by Karilyn Prisco Reiss 309-313 Bleecker “Skylar” Wool-blend fabrication, notch lapels and double-breasted silhouette reiss.com POOLSIDE “The Holly Mini” Feather fringe, half-moon party tote wearepoolside.com IG: @wearepoolside Marine Layer 316 Bleecker “Soko Sayo Cuff” Woven knot detail that’s instantly iconic. Handcrafted in
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A Capsis Family Celebration
WestView Publisher George Capsis (right) is surrounded by his family at his recent birthday celebration. Seated left to right are his daughter-in-law Ariadne, son Doric and granddaughter Sophia. Grandson Teddy was unable to attend. Photo by Dusty Berke.
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Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
DOING OUR BEST TO “KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON!” All photos by Maggie Berkvist. ….Whether shopping for a tree from the Romp Family’s annual stand on Jane Street, or welcoming back Sam Mercado’s holiday mural at D’Agostino’s, marveling at the fact that the can collector is still on the job every Monday night, and that
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Using Speech Recognition to Control Your Desktop and Programs
By Asa Bacon Years ago, I acquired a physical disability, that affected my fingers as well. Typing slowly with many errors becomes a nuisance and time consuming. It would be great if my computer allowed me to dictate to it like a digital secretary. Well, as of 2007 it can. With the debut of Windows
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How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Compliments
By Ira Ellenthal When I was running, or helping to run, such publications as The Daily News, U.S. News & World Report, The Atlantic and, prior to that, a dozen trade magazines, I received many compliments, most of which made me wary. Let’s face it, when we have power, others tend to butter us up.
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Our Way Out of This: I Think Not
By Robert Kroll AUTHOR’S NOTE: This essay was written exclusively for the denizens of the West Village; that is not only because WestView News doesn’t circulate much beyond that boundary, but also because I wouldn’t entrust it much to those living west of the Hudson River, east of the Gowanus Canal, or north of 14th
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Then&Now: 601 Washington Street
By Brian J Pape, AIA THEN: The meat packing industry of Manhattan developed around the Gansevoort Market for many years, but the demand for fresh products to serve butchers, grocers, restaurants and food processors meant that related businesses spread to nearby neighborhoods as well. Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors is one example. Anthony LaFrieda learned
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Notes From Away: Collins’ Chance to Lead
By Tom Lamia I have spoken often in this monthly column about Maine, my home for the past six years. I have contrasted Maine characters and characteristics, with their counterparts in the West Village. Over time mental images of New York and the West Village have receded, while impressions of Maine have moved to the
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A Long Strange Trip to the West Village and a 2021 Resolution
By Kieran Loughney The neon-green down parka was more functional safety gear than fashion statement. Stuffed in my backpack with a Grateful Dead tape, a few changes of clothes, a toothbrush, Buck knife and road atlas, it would serve me on wind-blown highways and alert approaching drivers that I was on the berm, with thumb
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A View from the Kitchen
By Isa Covo 2020 is over, but what problems started in this past year will not be over yet at the start of 2021. Trump still has not accepted his loss, after numerous ballots have been counted over and over with various methods yielding the same results. Whoever said, and apparently it was not Einstein,
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IN AND OUT
This month we have been reflecting on how some shops and restaurants have managed to be successful in these very difficult times. One example of a business that is doing well in spite of challenges is Sullivan Street Bakery. As restaurants closed and tried to control costs, Sullivan Street Bakery saw orders from them decrease,
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From Ancient Sparta to Modern Denmark: The Rationalization of Eugenics
By Anastasia Kaliabakos Humankind has grappled with the ethics of eugenics for millennia. The practice can be traced, famously, back to ancient Sparta, which was revered for its military prowess and position as one of the most powerful city-states in all of Greece. The philosophy of selective breeding was promoted by the philosopher Plato, who
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James E. Murphy, Consultant
By Alexis Parrin Jim Murphy was an accomplished fund-raising professional with more than 30 years of experience in leading fundraising operations, creating strategic initiatives, and securing substantial contributions and public support for educational institutions and not-for-profit organizations. In addition, he was engaged on the frontlines of major political campaigns in the United States and abroad.
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GREENWICH VILLAGE LEGENDS
Martin Berger: Progressive West Village Champion By Bruce Poli Martin Berger, one of the founders of the Downtown Independent Democrats, Vice President of Village Independent Democrats, and a great advocate of civil rights, was a progressive attorney who had West Village values written all over him. And for the West Village he loved, he did
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It’s Just Politics
By Penny Mintz A retraction is in order. Contrary to what was reported here last month, the Downtown Independent Democrats had never declined to endorse Carlina Rivera in her bid for re-election to the City Council in District #2. On the contrary, at their meeting on December 7, 2020, DID enthusiastically endorsed Rivera. They also
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VID Endorses City Council Candidates
By Edward Yutkowitz Village Independent Democrats (VID) has endorsed Erik Bottcher, Chris Marte, and Carlina Rivera to represent lower Manhattan in the City Council. The endorsement votes took place after the candidates addressed VID’s membership and the public at a virtual forum at the club’s December general meeting. More than 120 members of the community
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Being Black Isn’t a Crime
By Arthur Z. Schwartz It was almost Christmas Eve when I sat down to write my last WestView News piece for 2020. I have a habit of glancing at my NY Times feed numerous times a day, as this crazy year dishes up new news by the minute. I saw a report, for the first
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HOW SWEDE IT IS
HOW SWEDE IT IS: WestView News’ Photo Editor and advertising campaign producer Darielle Smolian married Swedish journalist Johan Eriksson, in a socially distant but personally intimate ceremony near the historic Bow Bridge in Central Park on December 16, 2020. Joined by a handful of family and friends both in person and online, the couple overcame
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January News and Events
By Chandra/Jo Sgammato And now, it is 2021! Project NYC and the West 13th Street Alliance wish our neighborhood, our city, our country, and our planet a better year ahead. Let us join together in hoping for an end to the pandemic and a return to normal, or at least a “new normal,” manifesting lessons
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Oxidative Phosphorylation: Life’s Energy Source
Abstracted from “A Scientists View of Almost Everything” by Mark M Green Let’s see how the food we eat is converted to the energy we need to keep us walking, talking, thinking, sleeping and yes even eating and all else it means to be alive. Everything we eat and drink contains hydrogen atoms. All atoms,
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Local West Village Artist Supports Cure for AIDS
By Kambiz Shekdar, Ph.D. Until it was shuttered by the pandemic, Carlos Abisaab worked as a waiter in West Village favorite Barbuto. Finding himself out-of-work and bored, he created a family-friendly, LGBTQ-themed adult coloring book. The coloring book was launched on Amazon starting on World AIDS Day 2020 with 5% of proceeds going to Research
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The Day the Village Stood Still: Happy Holidays in a Pandemic
By Roger Paradiso As the holiday shopping continues online at a feverish pace, the brick-and-mortar stores in the Village watch in envy. These are supposed to be the days they make over 50-75 percent of their revenue for the year. The streets are deathly quiet except for weekends when some decent crowds appear. But once
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Participate as We Cover Local Elections
By Frank Quinn Last month, WestView News contributor Penny Mintz wrote an informative article on the upcoming 2021 city council elections, providing essential information about local races that probably won’t receive much attention in the larger citywide press. Interestingly, Ms. Mintz is an active supporter of one particular candidate, a fact she dutifully noted, yet
