By Karen Rempel Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess the origin of all poems… Do you recognize this geometric structure? I am sure every West Villager does—it is instantly recognizable! It is of course the New York City AIDS Memorial at Seventh Avenue and West 12th Street. Unveiled for World
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Catch and Release: Chapter 4 | The Christmas Date Part 1
Fleeing the Scene of the Crime. Photo by Philip Maier. By Karen Rempel George called me the other morning and said he had thought about me when he woke up. “You’re like a steel cube. You only do what you want to do.” I quite liked this image. “I think you should marry a rich
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Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
“ONE YEAR LATER…Almost like the good old days?!” All photos by Maggie Berkvist.
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Looking for Love?
Lifetalk with Roberta Russell I live in the shadow of COVID-19, devoid of touching, or kisses, or any kind of physical intimacy. Living is useless without loving. The vitality and constant presence of Lexie, my unmasked, honed-in, snugly, white fluffy standard poodle, helps to remind me there is love. Not surprisingly, there is now an
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IN AND OUT
Just over a year ago New York City shut down. All non-essential businesses were required to close, and restaurants were limited to take-out and delivery. Given how difficult the last year has been for most businesses, it is not surprising that many restaurants and shops have shuttered permanently. One theme we’ve heard over and over
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A View from the Kitchen
By Isa Covo Six weeks fully vaccinated. It is a relief, but there is little change in the game: I am still wearing masks in the street, I keep social distance with some unvaccinated acquaintances, but now I can visit my healthy family and be able to hug my grandchildren. I even had lunch outdoors
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GREENWICH VILLAGE LEGENDS—James Baldwin, la Vie de la Village
By Bruce Poli James Baldwin, writer, philosopher, gay African American activist (new acronym GAAA) from Paris to Harlem, is one of the most celebrated creative figures of the 20th century. He was born in Harlem Hospital and lived in Harlem during his childhood, however his frequent home and visitations later were in Greenwich Village. It
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Mia Says: Happy Easter
Mia Says: The faults in others are crystal clear. The faults in ourselves deeply obscure. Photo credit: Friends of Liza Whiting.
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LETTERS
Garcia’s Livable Streets Nice to read Frank Quinn’s piece in the March issue of WestView News on Kathryn Garcia’s run for mayor. It is a nice complement to Mara Gay’s piece in the March 8 Times in which Ms. Garcia picks up on my series on Livable Streets in WestView News. Ms. Gay states, “Ms
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Local Finds. Local Love.
All products can be found by visiting Fireplace 409 at 409 Bleecker Street or online at fireplace409.ccom Curated by Karilyn Prisco HAIKI “100 MM Black & Peanut Distressed Boot” Distressed Calfskin MORPHEW “Hand Embroidered Beach Coat” Hand Embroidered Chenille MILA SULLIVAN “Towel T-shirt” Patchwork w/ multiple fabric materials LATÉLA “Tess
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Style on the Street: Pretty in Prints
Follow us on Instagram @styleonthestreet_WestViewNews Submit your favorite neighborhood fashion looks for a chance to be featured. Photos by Dusty Berke and Karilyn Prisco.
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Catch and Release: Chapter 3 | Drinks at Ascent
Previously: Chapter 2 – The Proposition By Karen Rempel George must have watched Marilyn Monroe in How to Marry a Millionaire a few too many times. He always wants to talk about why I’m still single and what type of man would be suitable for me. “You’re beautiful and smart. You should marry a millionaire.”
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Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel An early casualty of the pandemic, Gato at 324 Lafayette Street closed in March 2020. Owner Bobby Flay said, “As of March 16th, I am closing my restaurant Gato because of the obvious and unprecedented circumstances threatening our world. I wish everyone well.” As businesses boarded their windows, artist Sino began painting
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Joan’s Shanghai
By Joan Klyhn Joan’s Shanghai is a memoir of a childhood in Shanghai in the ‘30’s and ’40s of the 20th century. I am primarily writing it for myself, extending it to my friends, and now to the many people who have shown themselves fascinated with this period in the past. Sunday Dinnner Sundays were
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Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
All photos by Maggie Berkvist. …. A WELCOME SPLASH OF COLOR IN FEBRUARY’S BLEAK BLACK AND WHITE WORLD
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March News and Events
From Project NYC and the West 13th Street Alliance By Chandra/Jo Sgammato Project NYC and the West 13th Street Alliance are honoring the month of March, 2021, as a time to pause and recognize the full year of closure in New York City and the world due to COVID-19. Everyone has experienced an enormous range
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A View from the Kitchen
By Isa Covo It has been a year since we have been living under the cloud of the pandemic, and despite the vaccines and the progress in administering them, the promise of the end seems to be pushed farther and farther away. First they said it should be over by spring, then it was early
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IN AND OUT
One trend we’ve been reading about is New York City restaurants opening branches in Miami. Some already had a second location there, and others opened one during the pandemic since Florida has practically no COVID restrictions and therefore a much livelier restaurant scene. We learned this week that Caffè Aronne recently joined the Miami scene,
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GREENWICH VILLAGE LEGENDS
Woody Guthrie: West Village Rebel With a Cause By Bruce Poli “Goodbye to my Juan, goodbye, Rosalita, Adios mis amigos, Jesus y Maria; You won’t have your names when you ride the big airplane. All they will call you will be deportees”… What ‘community’ history most reminds you of Greenwich Village? Would that be the
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Snow Day
By Keith Michael Millie hates snow. Years ago, yes, when she was younger, she would bound through the drifts, often sinking up to her shoulders at every leap. Her destination was always the vantage from the top of the tallest pile of snow. Perhaps as a height-challenged corgi, the chance to see the world from
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The Day the Village Stood Still: The Winter of Our Discontent
By Roger Paradiso It’s been almost a year since the infamous day that the city started closing down because of COVID-19. But lockdowns and restrictions are not easy to enforce in the USA. It seems the country is split on listening to the CDC, doctors and politicians regarding the use of masks, distancing, and staying
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Notes from Away: Waiting for Parole
By Tom Lamia As all of you have done or are doing, I have waited patiently for my release from Covid 19 since news of its dangers emerged in early March. I have not traveled, dined out, physically engaged with my children, grandchildren, friends or relatives during this time. Susan and I have been together
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Style on the Street: Village COATure
Follow us on Instagram @styleonthestreet_WestViewNews Submit your favorite neighborhood fashion looks for a chance to be featured. Photos by Dusty Berke and Karilyn Prisco.
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Local Finds. Local Love.
Support some of our favorite West Village shops and designers. Curated by Karilyn Prisco Murray’s Cheese 254 Bleecker St (212) 243-3289 “BIG Cheese T-Shirt” murrayscheese.com Corner Bistro 331 West 4th St (212) 242-9502 “Doggy Tee” cornerbistrony.com La Bonbonniere 28 8th Ave (212) 741-9266 “Beanie Hat” neighborhood-spot.com IG: labonbonnierenyc Oscar’s Place 466
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Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel My love affair with New York began in Washington Square Park. I parachuted into the Washington Square Hotel on my first trip to New York in 2014, drawn by the fact that the Rolling Stones and both of the Dylans had stayed there. Within minutes of ditching my bags, I was walking
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Catch and Release: Chapter 2 | The Proposition
By Karen Rempel Previously: Chapter 1 – Meeting Keith My publisher George thinks his dating stories are better than mine. “Men can roam more freely than women. I’ve been all over the world.” He told me he dated a French woman (in France), the heiress of a famous line of Armagnac. She lived in a
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February News and Events from Project NYC and the West 13th Street Alliance
By Chandra/Jo Sgammato Project NYC and the West 13th Street Alliance continue our work as we come into 2021 and the new opportunities offered by the COVID-19 vaccines and the new administration in Washington. Our Virtual Community Events will continue. But as soon as it is safe, we will all be together again in person,
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The Day the Village Stood Still: The Invasions and the Inauguration
By Roger Paradiso I have gone many decades without experiencing an invasion. To deal with two of them in one year is too much to bear. First the COVID-19 invasion, and then the invasion of the U.S. Capital Building. Thank God we have a new president; the inauguration will lead us to better days and
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Some Goose
By Keith Michael Millie is still sleeping off the exertion from her star appearance presenting the Bird of the Year Awards 2020, so I’ll have to give her a pass for this month’s article. I must say that she looks content, curled in her corner by the door with corgi-shaped fur-bunnies snuggled around her. If
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IN AND OUT
This month we observed a new phenomenon—some restaurants have decided to hibernate for the winter. It makes sense, since with the combination of temperatures plummeting and indoor dining banned, it’s not clear how much business there will be in the near future. There is no guarantee that those that are hibernating will actually re-open, but
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A View from the Kitchen
By Isa Covo As I write this, America has entered a new era, one I hope will be successful, especially since the former one was a failure. The lesson we learned here is that we must always hope for what we want, but we must also act. I applaud all the eighty million who voted
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GREENWICH VILLAGE LEGENDS: Alex Haley
Civil Rights Historian of the West Village By Bruce Poli Sheridan Square, long considered the heart of the West Village, is home to three of the great community themes of civil rights. There’s most visibly the Stonewall Inn and Stonewall National Monument—hallowed ground of the 1969 birthplace of the gay rights/LGBT movement. There’s the mostly
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LETTERS
Foreshadowing Q-Anon I read with interest Diane Sare’s spirited defense of Lyndon LaRouche. I don’t profess to know his history very well but my interest was piqued. I do well remember the ubiquitous presence of his acolytes in airports during the ‘80s (pre-TSA). They hung banners with slogans like Feed Jane Fonda to the Whales and Nuke the Gay
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Local Finds. Local Love.
Support some of our favorite West Village shops and designers. Curated by Karilyn Prisco New York Chemists 77 Christopher St Mario Badescu “Facial Spray With Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater” newyorkchemists.com t.d.e. 385 Bleecker St “Pastel Pink Micro Bag With Long Strap” Made from 100% saffiano leather. Custom monogram thedailyedit.com diptyque 377
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Style on the Street: West Village, Will You Be My Valentine?
Follow us on Instagram @styleonthestreet_WestViewNews Submit your favorite neighborhood fashion looks for a chance to be featured. LECKIE EVERLEIGH ASHLEIGH EBI, BREANNA AND BRENDAN THE GRIGGS EMMA DANA AND WILMA KARI Photos by Dusty Berke and Karilyn Prisco.
