The Dark Side of ADA Litigation
By Samuel G. Dobre, Esq. and Mallory A. Campbell, Esq. Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability discrimination and ensures that […]
Kushner Real Estate in the Village: Another Slumlord
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP You may have heard that Steve Croman, the notoriously abusive slumlord owner of many Village apartments, is back at […]
The Novogratz Waverly Place Preservation Project
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Bob and Cortney Novogratz are back in Greenwich Village working on a truly preservationist project at 114 Waverly Place […]
Then&Now: An Overlooked Christopher Street Gay Scene
By Brian J Pape, AIA The June 1969 rebellion against police harassment by the patrons of the Stonewall Inn, at the eastern end of Christopher […]
Charlie Caruso’s Quips
Never flirt with the boss’ girlfriend. You must ask the right question of the right person at the right time. Great books usually make lousy […]
West Village Original: Suzanne Poli
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is photographer Suzanne Poli, born in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Poli’s photographs are represented in the collections of […]
A Good Smoke
By Gordon Hughes Rudyard Kipling once wrote, “And a woman is only a woman but a good Cigar is a Smoke.” Now, reciting that line […]
Teaching in the Time of Coronavirus
By Dennis Bogusz Education reformer Horace Mann once said that education “is an organic necessity of a human being.” As a teacher at the school […]
Hoop Dreams and Quarantines
By Maggie Kneip Graceful, sinewy, jump, glitter and cool: nothing like a little of that to relieve my COVID-19 anxiety. I watch ESPN’s documentary series […]
A Guilt-Filled Gift
By Eric Jacobsen I am a touring musician, married to a touring musician, with a two-year-old-daughter. We spend about seven months on the road, apart. […]
Composer Leonard Bopp’s “Christopher Street Liberation Day 1970” Premieres Sunday, June 28
Music Celebrating 50 Years of Marching for Equality and Gay Rights By Denise Marsa Early Saturday morning on June 28, 1969, police staged a raid […]
LIBERATE TODAY: 50th Anniversary of Christopher Street Liberation Day
By Nate Holley As soon as Mr Bopp answered the phone, I knew that this was going to be a lively, fun interview. He answered […]
June Community Events from the West 13th Street Alliance
By Birgitte Philippides-Delaney and Chandra/Jo Sgammato As the pandemic crisis continues, the West 13th Street Alliance also continues to provide support for our neighbors and […]
100 Years Old, Gay, Black, Proud and Still Singing
By J. Taylor Basker On June 22, 1920, Salvador Pius Thomas, aka Tomas, was born in the county of Harrison in Mississippi. On June 22nd […]
Where Have All the Bohemians Gone?
By Donna Schaper Larry Kornfeld, Founder and Director of the Poet’s Theater, long at Judson Memorial Church, turns 90 on May 21. He lives in […]
Club Cumming in COVID
By Darren Dryden Owning a bar in the age of Covid-19? Tricky. I wonder how many LGBTQi+ bars and small businesses will survive this awful […]
Henrietta Hudson Queerantined
By Lisa Cannistraci Henrietta Hudson has been serving the West Village as a haven for the lesbian community in NYC for almost three decades. The […]
An LGBTQ+ Ambassador’s Quarantine Life Perspective on Social Distancing
By Patrik Gallineaux When the seriousness of COVID-19 took effect and the country’s first stay-at-home orders were issued, I had just left Philadelphia for my […]