West Village Events in June 2015
Follow the link below to find the latest events in the West Village—including Film, Music, Learning, Dance and Literature. http://issuu.com/sephelan/docs/westviewnews_june2015/26 For weekly updates go to […]
The Visit and Fun Home
The Visit is the last John Kander and Fred Ebb musical before Mr. Ebb’s death in 2004. It stars Chita Rivera and Roger Rees, with […]
The Law As I See It. Westbeth Must Be the Center of Affordable Housing
The story of Westbeth could fill up a volume. The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s designation of Westbeth as a landmark in 2011 is twenty-four single spaced […]
Teddy Capsis Ends with a Double
Teddy Capsis helped his Chaminade High School team (19 wins and 3 losses) win the 2015 CHSAA Championship over St. Dominic’s 10-0 on May 25, […]
Study of Temperament
NYU Medical’s 1956 longitudinal research team—including Stella Chess, MD; Dr. Alexander Thomas (married to Chess); along with others—was key in a pioneering study of temperament […]
Update at St. Luke’s
March 30 marked the beginning of construction for a new apartment building in the Greenwich Village Historic District, designed by Barry Rice Architects with the […]
Musical Masterworks at Grace Church
When Walt Whitman came upon Grace Church, at 10th Street and Broadway, he was so enchanted by what he saw he described Broadway as a […]
Village Apothecary Plans Renovation
In the 2 ½ years that husband and wife Vijay Desai and Mital Patel have owned the Village Apothecary, they have made few noticeable changes. […]
Finding Purpose in Enjoying Life
Vast numbers of often rambling, even convoluting books and discussions often almost seem to avoid a conclusion. Is enjoyment the purpose of life? Can’t it […]
The Lost Cinemas of the West Village: The Carmine Theater
The Carmine Theater stood at 21 Carmine Street from at least 1910 to 1925. Our Lady of Pompeii church now occupies that site. The Carmine […]
Ephemeral Images at Jefferson Market
As a space of inevitable flux and evolution, the city often seems to exist outside of itself at times. Journeys through the spaces of this […]
Writers’ Atelier Survives: Writers’ Atelier Survives On Astor Place
The Writers Room, which calls itself “The nation’s oldest and largest urban writers’ colony,” was founded in 1978 by a group of downtown writers wanting […]
West Village Original: Peter Harvey
This month’s West Village Original is painter and designer Peter Harvey, born in Guatemala in 1933 of British parents. He was a scenic designer for […]
There is No Plan: How Air Rights Could Radically Change the Waterfront
In the last minute, near-midnight closing session of the New York State Legislature in June 2013, our local Senator and Assembly members pushed through a […]
House Sales
66 Morton Street, a 25’ wide single-family house located on sought after Morton Street was listed for $13,900,000 in October of 2014. The townhouse has […]
When Horses Ruled NYC: A series on historic stable/carriage houses: 129 Charles Street
One hundred fifty years ago, horses dominated all land transportation in NYC. People and freight came mostly by water, but then you walked or you […]
May is the New April
Yesterday was shorts and sandals weather; today it’s back to sweater and hat. The crocuses, daffodils and tulips in front of my building are arguing […]