Chinese Buy the Waldorf
A Chinese company just bought the Waldorf Astoria hotel for $1.95 billion. It is the highest price ever paid for a hotel at $1.4 million […]
Shared Guilt is Innocence
United States Attorney Preet Bharara has startling white open eyes like a predatory bird excited by the sudden successful sinking of his talons into a […]
Teachout Speaks Out
Alec Pruchnicki On Thursday April 9th, Zephyr Teachout returned to Greenwich Village and the Village Independent Democrats, one of several political clubs that endorsed her […]
Two Nice Cops
Locking my bike before walking into Staples on 6th Avenue and 8th, I became aware of two smiling young police officers talking to an elderly […]
GVSHP’s Business of the Month
West Villagers have great affection for their local cafes, florists, wine shops, watch repairers, frame shops, chocolatiers, dress shops and more. These are some of […]
90th Birthday Celebration For Village Preservationist Albert S. Bennett
He was born July 25, 1925. He moved to Morton Street on September 1, 1955. And now—nearly 90 years after the first big event and […]
Teachout and Berman at Speak at VID
On Thursday April 9th, the Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting at St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. As usual, the meeting started with […]
Briefly Noted
Cuomo’s Ego Flys the State Why did Cuomo make a thirty-six hour round trip to Cuba? Certainly not to trigger trade with a country where […]
No Poor Tenants in the Pool
Right now it is perfectly legal for a developer who has received millions in tax abatements in return for providing some “affordable” apartments to ban […]
March VID Meeting
On March 12th the Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting in St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. President Nadine Hoffman and District Leader Keen […]
Briefly Noted: Westview Scoops the Times?
Arthur Schwartz reports that a noteworthy Times writer was ready to report about the life and death of former NYC Ballet member Edwina Fontaine and […]
Briefly Noted – VID: Johnson Details First Year
The Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting on Thursday, February 12 at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Christopher Street. There were reports on a […]
Update on the Whereabouts of Mrs. Green
Residents around Abingdon Square are no longer amused by the cheerful “Mrs. Green’s Is Coming Soon!” announcement on the hoarding around 99 Bank Street. More […]
January VID Meeting
On Thursday, January 8, the Village IndependentDemocrats (VID) held theirmonthly meeting. There were brief reportsfrom newly elected president Nadine Hoffmanand Democratic district leader KeenBerger. This […]
BRIEFLY NOTED
Our Lady of Pompeii Kicks Out the Elderly Greenwich House, has been put on notice that its lease for the occupation of the basement at […]
Terrence McNally
After graduating from Columbia University, Terrence McNally moved in with playwright Edward Albee who lived on 10th Street in the Village between 6th and 5th […]
El Faro Closed!?
Tucked away on the northeast corner of Greenwich and Horatio Streets, El Faro has been a neighborhood fixture for 85 years. For decades it was […]
Some Lessons We Have Learnt From Hurricane Isaac
Much to everyone’s surprise, a second hurricane visited New Orleans only seven years later. Most of us believed that a hundred year storm couldn’t possibly […]