Major Documentary Film Festival Invades Greenwich Village And Chelsea DOC NYC Returns November 14-21
In just four years,Thom Powers has made DOC NYC the largest documentary festival in the US. will take place at IFC Center (323 Sixth Ave) […]
Lou Reed RIP
Once upon a time, artists and poets roamed Greenwich Village streets without a care; no TMZ, etc. Lou lived in and around the Village during […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: MOVIES THAT MATTER November 2013
LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES! The Square dir Jehane Noujaim Last January, Egyptian-America filmmaker Jehane Noujaim and her crew literally landed in Salt Lake direct […]
Community Members Angered that New 75 Morton Street School is Behind Schedule
On October 22nd, the West Village’s upcoming new middle school at 75 Morton Street cleared its final approval step when the City Council subcommittee agreed […]
As Curtain Falls on Bloomberg Era, Ideas Rise for New Education System
A new height of public indignation towards the Department of Education (DOE) was reached last month in reaction to the DOE’s audacious fast-tracking of approvals […]
The High Line: from vision to fruition
There have been many stories written about the High Line but what of Robert Hammond, one of the co-founders of Friends of the High Line. […]
The End of Rent Regulations
“So, what would happen if Manhattan were completely free of rent regulations and other forms of housing subsides?” The New York Times offered this gasp-provoking […]
I Have to Sit Down
“I’ve got to sit down,” said Maggie, her face taut with anxiety. It was “I have to sit down now.” We were walking on Bleecker […]
Turvy-Topsy
Translated byKeith Michaelfrom the original Pembroke Welsh Corgish, an unwritten language characterized by complex interactions between vocalizations,body gestures, facial nuances, and spatialdynamics apparently intensified byproximity […]
53 West 8th Street
Amanda Davis, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation West 8th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues has not always been the most beloved street in […]
Woody Guthrie, American Troubadour, Officially Recognized on Charles Street
On October 16th, Charles Street residents fortunate enough to be out and about on that fall, weekday, mid-afternoon, could not help but notice the sizable […]
Theatre Threads
October 6, 2013 – Lady Day at the Little Shubert Theatre written and directed by Stephen Stahl, with Dee Dee Bridgewater, who stars and commands […]
Tennessee, His Mother, Sister, and a Gentleman Caller
The Glass Menagerie written by Tennessee Williams in l944 is an autobiographical ‘memory’ play; and it has received mostly rave reviews from the uptown newspaper […]
Basic Grammar of Cakes
SnackBar Cooking is like singing in the shower, you can go with the flow — butcher a classic melody, mix your own mash-ups, add a […]
VID Approves Healthcare
On Thursday October 10th in a general meeting at St. John’s Church on Christopher Street, the Village Independent Democrats (VID) voted overwhelmingly (35-1) in favor […]
The High Line: from vision to fruition
By Maria Hadjidemetriou There have been many stories written about the High Line but what of Robert Hammond, one of the co-founders of Friends of the […]
Maggie, the UN and Me
“Six degrees of separation” is not a phrase I use often. On September 2nd, my husband and I picked up the September issue of WestView […]
NYFD SQUAD 18 W.10th Firehouse
GOING, GOING …? Despite the best efforts of the men of NYFD Squad 18 and their West 10th Street neighbors to save it,by the end […]