Steal My Idea, Why Don’t You!
I learned this morning on WNYC that one of, if not the hottest conduits of start up money is in Israel, and the minimum investment […]
Our Future Is Becoming A Billionaire’s Caprice.
You may not care for a concrete island draped over 300 concrete mushroom columns some 70 feet above the Hudson but because you are poor […]
Stimulating The Appetite To Learn
If we were, hypothetically of course, to take an MRI of our potential learner’s brain there probably would be increased activity on the screen showing […]
Science from Away: Short Science Stories
Research carried out in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Idaho on pronghorns demonstrates what guys learn soon enough: in male-female […]
Flower Power
What became of that young hippie putting flowers in the gun? A Life magazine specialty edition hit newsstands last week. It is titled, “The Vietnam […]
Caffe Cino Rides Again
Magie Dominic in her talk entitled ‘The Story of the Caffe Cino’ sponsored by the Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation at the Jefferson Market […]
Are Political Clubs Relevant?
It depends. Is public education relevant? Is the argument for “Net Neutrality” relevant? Are democratic elections relevant? If you’ve answered “yes” to any of the […]
Democracy In Action: A Place To Rest
I grew up in a small city in the South of France. When something was broken, dirty, noisy or dangerous, it was an easy process […]
Nominate a Village Business Of The Month
By Karen Loew Whether it’s World of Video, Chez Brigitte or Mxyplyzyk that you miss, West Villagers are concerned about how quickly small businesses in […]
Ruth Berk Must Be Freed!
One day when visiting my former tenant, Edwina Fontaine, at the DeWitt Nursing Home (see Goodnight, Edwina page 21), the woman in the next bed […]
Judicial Panel Overturns NYU Decision: Court of Appeals Will Be Last Word
On October 14, the First Department Panel of the Appellate Division overturned the January 7th ruling of Supreme Court Justice Donna Mills. That ruling, in […]
Once I Was Nearly Homeless
As I remember, it was the beginning of December 1975. Without warning, 220 women were told that they would have to leave the Evangeline Residence […]
Please Let Maggie Sit
George Pleads to Build Maggie’s Bench “ I have got to sit down – I have got to sit down – now! “ pleaded Maggie […]
Walk About New York.: The Washington Arch, Part II
Late 19th-cetury New Yorkers fell in love with the Washington Arch that had been built to celebrate the centenary of George Washington’s inauguration. Both the […]
Let’s Talk Turkey
Months ago, this jaunty title scratched its way onto my short list for a November article, but how to justify “talking turkey” about the bird-life […]
The Most Beautiful Day in Their Lives
Les Couleurs’ CREATE Program Brings Art Classes to Haitian Orphans My friend Aura Copeland and I made our first trip to Haiti in May of […]
Tips for Eating Alone-Part 2
Last month I wrote about the joys and perils of eating alone. Eating alone is no excuse to not eat, to not eat healthy, or […]
West Village Original: Bill Curreri
This month’s West Village Original is Bill Curreri, born in St. Vincent’s Hospital in 1949. After successful careers in pharmaceutical marketing and academia, Curreri began […]