The Man Who Owns Gansevoort Street
By George Capsis When Molly Bender—the sister and heir to Bill Gottlieb’s extensive collection of shabby but valuable buildings in and around the West […]
We’re Preserving What?
By Alec Pruchnicki The Present Situation When the proposal for new buildings on Gansevoort Street to replace several old two-story structures was made public, […]
A Prescription For Fraud
As a Times editorial reports, at a Community Board meeting in Harlem, city retained consultants tried to sell the plan to get profit motivated developers […]
Revealing a Housing Legacy Hidden in Plain Sight
By Thomas Mellins When, in early 2014, I started to curate an exhibition for the Museum of the City of New York on affordable […]
The Good Death
By George Capsis Euthanasia is a Greek word from “eu” meaning “good” and “thanatos,” which is “death”, and in ancient Greece there was an […]
Thanks for the Memory
By Erwin H. Lerner I can recall with clarity a December afternoon when I was a cutesy featherweight first-grader, standing fifth in a class […]
Candles for Clemency
By Allen Roskoff and Tony Hoffmann As a young woman, Judy Clark was involved in a horrendous crime. She drove one of two get […]
Good Food at a Good Price Makes a Sweet Life
By Stanley Fine What better way to describe this quaint friendly cafe and restaurant than its own namesake? Sweet Life Cafe. Real down […]
The Literary Heritage of Greenwich Village, Part 2
By Alan Wexler Last month we published the first half of this article, covering the earlier authors. The article continues this month with 20th […]
A Judge Speaks A Federal Trial Judge reveals the “in chambers” drama
By George Capsis For most of us being appointed a Federal Trial Judge would be enough, but not for Frederic Block—he wants to talk […]
West Village Original: Israel Horovitz
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is playwright and screenwriter Israel Horovitz, born in Massachusetts in 1939. His plays include “The […]
Managing Stress for a Healthier Life
By Christina Winholt Raccuia How can stress affect our health? The body responds to the way we think, feel and act. This is called […]
The Triumph of Eros
By Edward W. Eichel When I was a young man I was distraught, plagued by a great sex problem. My time in psychoanalysis didn’t […]
Love Child is Born
By Tom O’Keefe Love Child Yoga is open at 1 Horatio Street! Co-founded by Neelu Shruti and Dana Nguyen Anh, Love Child offers yoga […]
Faitheist
By Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper I ran into my Muslim friend on the street a week after the Paris bombings. She was not wearing […]
What You SeeA Survey of Frank Stella
By Martica Sawin The free-flowing spaces of the Whitney Museum’s 18,000 square foot fifth floor seem to have been specially created for the current […]
In a Hurry
By Keith Michael How many pecks does a Downy Woodpecker peck when a Downy Woodpecker does peck wood? Answer: A lot. The blue sky […]
Photography from the Depression to the Digital Age
By Bruce Poli The evolution of photography in the 20th century cannot be told without the great influence of publications, galleries and museums. Critics, […]