The Day the Village Stood Still: Biden’s 2021 American Rescue Plan
By Roger Paradiso A little over one year ago, the Village was shut down due to the worst pandemic since the 1918 influenza pandemic. I […]
Mount Sinai on Beth Israel: Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead
By Penny Mintz According to Mount Sinai’s Brad Korn, Mount Sinai has been “taking a pause” in its plan to close Beth Israel Hospital. “The […]
The Day the Village Stood Still: The COVID Relief Bill 2021
By Roger Paradiso President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act passed in the Senate 51-50. No Republicans voted for the bill in the House or the […]
As Vaccines are Administered at Rapid Pace, Hope Blooms in the Spring
By Bob Cooley It was precisely 13 months ago (on March 1, 2020) from this publishing date when the first official case of COVID-19 was […]
Do Pandemic School Closures Increase Risk of Unreported Child Abuse?
By Kieran Loughney The loud laughs were so unexpected that, for a moment, I could not remember my next line. Playing a put-upon father of […]
Getting Vaccinated in NYC
By Arthur Lambert Odysseus enjoyed a much easier trip than one is faced with when trying to get a vaccine in NYC. The sirens were […]
What’s With This Vaccine Rollout?
VACCINE ROLLOUT CONCERNS MUST BE ADDRESSED: City Council Member Mark Levine (left), who is chair of the council’s Health Committee, Dr. Cherisse Berry, of Bellevue […]
What I Learned Navigating a Community Organization During a Pandemic
By David Siffert I was, until a few weeks ago, president of the Village Independent Democrats. I served from December 13, 2018 through December 10, […]
What I Wanted for Christmas Was a Vaccine
By Roger Paradiso “You’ll know when you get the vaccine, but that also tells you it’s working and that your body is responding,” former FDA […]
Pandemic Profiles: Who Are the Contact Tracers?
By Drew Davis Now that our newspaper’s founder George Capsis has been infected with COVID-19, the pandemic has hit close to home. He then got […]
Vaccines: What to Know
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD There is a lot of information about the COVID vaccines coming out in the media, so let’s sort out what’s false, […]
From Community to Confinement: An Inside Look at a Senior Home Grappling With the Pandemic
By Jessie Carson Renee did not expect to be spending her 23rd year of retirement coaxing herself and her peers through loneliness, fear, and detachment, […]
Stress and Abnormal Behavior in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Dr. Claire Miller As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many families are experiencing high levels of stress trying to manage their personal lives, work responsibilities, […]
The Retail Fight to Survive COVID-19
By Eric Uhlfelder Michael Stewart, owner of Tavern on Jane, is as community a proprietor can get. His cozy, very friendly restaurant not only makes […]
Pandemic: Yet Another Tremor for Foster Care Youth
By Kieran Loughney Tess’s great-grandmother’s boyfriend, Fred, despite Tess’s pleas, smoked in the kitchen. She’d complained to Nonny, the matriarch who was now her caregiver. […]
Art Under Plague: Galleries in Greenwich Village During the Pandemic
By Fr Graeme Napier Greenwich Village is known both for its art and for its live music scene. Our article in the October edition of […]
“Time is on the Side of Change” —RBG
By Penny Mintz With the COVID pandemic still raging, the need for universal health care has became obvious. Your COVID illness is, after all, a […]
Letter from a NYC Ex-Pat in Maine During COVID
By Hannah Reimann The blackberries are late this year because there was no rain for many days in July and August. It’s September 13th and […]