Goodbye Rebel Rebel
By Robert Heide It was in the August 2014 issue of Westview News that I first wrote an article entitled Music! Music! Music!—Village Music Stores […]
The Integral Yoga Institute
By Caroline Benveniste The Integral Yoga Institute at 227 West 13th Street is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary in October. And while now yoga […]
Diversity Matters
By Annunziata Gianzero A cop car pulls up to a parked police car with a smashed rear window. A young baller holds the culpable baseball […]
Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour: Sweeping Audiences Back to the Golden Age of Hollywood Panache
By Ellis Nassour Cirque du Soleil has come a long way from its 1984 beginnings in Montreal with a ragtag band of acrobats. It ranks […]
Greenwich Village’s LGBT History Around Every Corner
Greenwich Village’s LGBT History Around Every Corner By Joe Salas It is no wonder why the Stonewall Inn was the location for a memorial vigil […]
Artist Karin Batten appointed director of Westbeth Gallery
By Martica Sawin A major asset of the Artists Housing complex known as Westbeth is the large ground floor exhibition space that opens off a […]
The Egg (Plant) and I—First Greenwich Village Meal
By Allyn Freeman As years go by, we recall impressionable experiences from past times, those singular events that remain celebratory today. Recently, I remembered when, […]
Comments on Jane Jacobs
To humanize Jane and her accomplishments would it not be helpful to mention that her rise to prominence was in large part based on her […]
Restaurants Taxing Tips
Watch your wallets and purses! Previously tax was computed and added to the meal total before the tip was computed. Restaurants are now adding the […]
If You Have a Bad Heart Move Closer to a Rich Hospital
By George Capsis Shortly after Mt. Sinai took over financially troubled Beth Israel, I visited it for a blood test and witnessed a nurse […]
We Have the Ear of Albany Hospital Decision Makers
As WNYC’s Brian Lehrer introduced City Councilman, Corey Johnson, on the closure and sale of Beth Israel hospital I discovered to my delight that he […]
Where Have All the Politicians Gone?
The Closure of Beth Israel—It’s Our Fight Now! By Arthur Z. Schwartz We, as a community, are being rolled over by the almighty dollar. […]
Today’s Contemporary, Tomorrow’s Historic
By Barry Benepe The pair of former stable/garage buildings formerly housing Pro Piano at 85-89 Jane Street are slated to be demolished and replaced […]
Jane Jacobs Turns One Hundred
By Andrew Berman On May 4th, Jane Jacobs would have turned one hundred years old. We at the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation […]
Death Be Not Proud
By Arthur Z. Schwartz I was touched by death too many times this past month. On April 29, Reverend Daniel Berrigan died at age […]
The New Fourth Estate
By Catherine Revland On a recent trip to Italy, I got into political discussions (an old habit) with locals as well as tourists from […]
Don’t Miss the Boat!
By Damian O’Keefe For many in the West Village, being so close to the water and having the beautiful Hudson River Park is one […]
Prison Ends Slumlord’s Smile
By George Capsis For months, since we did an article on her restaurant, Lima’s Taste on Christopher and Bedford, I had been hearing about […]