Sweet Low-down
SnackBar Honey and Sugar sit in a bar, reminiscing about the past, drowning in the heat of mead and rum and ancient glories. When the […]
COUSIN FRAN AND THE ELECTION
By James Lincoln Collier I had to go out to Centerville on family business and lunch with Cousin Fran was unavoidable. We met at the […]
Tiles for America Memorial was removed from Mulry Square
On Friday morning, September 14, 2012 The Tiles for America Memorial was removed from Mulry Square by members of the Tiles for America Preservation Project, […]
United States and Brazil Plays Tit For Tat And Immigrants In Both Countries Bear The Consequences
Richard Nixon has been my answer when asked what first entered my consciousness when thinking of this country. I relish the facial reactions ranging from […]
Gala Honors City Leaders in Celebration of NYC Senior Community
Recognizing the union of Greenwich House and the Caring Community in Supporting Seniors Over cocktails, dinner, musical entertainment and a live auction, guests will gather […]
Audience Sure To Be the Talk of the Village
Who’s watching whom? For a week in Greenwich Village this fall, four performers and hundreds of theatregoers will attempt to answer this very question. Beginning […]
Painting Bethune Street, front and back
We moved to Westbeth in January 1970, the year the building opened, or reopened after conversion of Bell Labs into artists’ housing. We had been […]
Occupy Pier 40? Pier 40 Gets 5-Year Fix. Will Assembly Member Led Occupation Be Next?
First the good news (no matter what George says on page 1): Pier 40 will not be closed, and large sections will be open for […]
How To Survive A Plague dir. David France
After recovering from seeing people alive that I worked with in ACT UP that are now dead, I began to have second thoughts about this […]
Would the real Brad Hoylman please stand up?
Is the real Brad Hoylman the squeaky clean, Human Rights Campaign poster ideal for the assimilated gay male? Holyman, who has a back story that […]
Tiles for America
Tiles for America is the only spontaneous memorial still standing 11 years after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. It stands on the corner […]
Controversy Surrounds Development of Whitehall Storage Site
At this point, it may be the Far West Village’s longest-running development controversy. After years of success in securing landmark protections and stricter zoning for […]
Rita Saverino Romeo — A Tale of Adversity and Triumph
It is not too often that sarcoma patients and their families see stories of sarcoma in the media. After all, sarcoma is a little known […]
Working Families Need New Champions
Brad Hoylman is the Democratic Candidate for the New York State Senate, 27th District Like the state senator I’m hoping to succeed, Tom Duane, I’m […]
Requiem for Ineffective Leadership, Part One
This is an extremely unusual election year for those of us who live south of 59th Street and above Canal Street on Manhattan’s West Side. […]
St. Luke’s Bell Tower in Peril
An hour’s chat with the personable and estimable Rev. Caroline M. Stacey, Rector of the Church of St. Luke in the Fields (487 Hudson Street), […]
Celebrating 50 Years at The New School’s Institute for Retired Professionals
In 1962, a group of 152 New York City retired schoolteachers founded a scholarly home for themselves in Greenwich Village where they organized a learning […]
Kids Explore the Arts in Summer Camp
After School Programs Kept Open by Greenwich House A new After School and Summer Arts Camp program is underway at Greenwich House after a transition […]