No Show
By Keith Michael “You still go out for birds in this weather?” That’s the most frequent question I get asked in the winter. It’s a […]
LOCAL STREETSCAPES: 76 8th Ave. at 14th St.
From the outside, this could be seen as another luxury condo project, since the large square picture windows are a favorite trend in luxury developments […]
Random Acts of Kindness
By Stuart Gelles In these challenging times, perhaps the most powerful force in our world is the ability and choice for each and every one […]
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 […]
Daily Harvest Takes Aim at Big Food
By Max Goldberg Rachel Drori, founder and CEO of frozen meal delivery service Daily Harvest, has had enough. The long-time West Village resident is using […]
Managing Chronic Illness—Keeping Calm and Carrying On
By Kieran Loughney Lying on her back in deep snow, my partner Patti flung handfuls of the fresh powder into the air, letting the flakes […]
The Myths and Legends of Alexander the Great
By Anastasia Kaliabakos Every summer I have to reorganize my bookshelves. Over the course of the school year I acquire a huge number of new […]
Street Scenes
By Jeff Hodges In 1970 I dropped out of college and moved to San Francisco to perform with a guerilla theater group. Goddard College in […]
Notes From Away: Let the People Decide
By Tom Lamia Worried about partisanship deadlocking the legislative process? Looking for a way to confront Trumpism with kryptonite? Say no more. In the finest […]
How Practical Would a Sea-Surge Barrier Be?
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Wikipedia provides background information about previous attempts at sea barriers. The Thames Barrier is a retractable barrier system that is […]
Village Diary: “Quiet!” She Shouted
By Pago Habitans* Libraries are just about the only public spaces where complete quiet is the guiding principle. Into those silent sanctuaries a congregation of […]
Red “W” Goes Out
The good news is that the annoying and dangerous large neon “W” on top of the W hotel in Hoboken has been dark all week. […]
Mother of Mercy! Is This the End of Medicare?
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD The budget for Medicare is almost a trillion dollars a year, and for decades the private sector has been trying to […]
They Also Serve Who Only Stand and Wait
WWII slogan from Great Britain and John Milton By Alec Pruchnicki Have you ever disagreed with something a politician has done and wished you were […]
LETTERS: February 2022
We Need a Hospital! Dear George, Good to see you’re still fighting the good fight. I refer, of course, to your front-page article in January’s […]
What is the New York Harbor Storm-Surge Barrier?
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Well before Hurricane Sandy struck Metropolitan New York in 2012, Mayor Michael Bloomberg authorized the New York City Panel on […]
George Capsis is on a Mission to Bring a Hospital to Our West Village
By Roger and Anthony Paradiso George Capsis, the publisher of this paper, is on a mission. He wants to see a modern hospital built to […]