By Karen Rempel George has given up on marrying me off. He realized his well-meant words of advice were falling into a black hole, where they disappeared into the galaxy. His final words to me were, “You’re on your own, kid.” I’ll miss his meddling. But the stories continue. Thanks to everyone who stuck with
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Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel Keith was an awfully good sport about being comedic fodder for my Catch and Release foray into fiction. When I saw this exquisite jacket from Engineered by Andrea T, I immediately flashed on Keith Richards—he would totally wear this jacket! So I decided to design this month’s quirky style as a tribute
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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. The Slave Xiao
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A View From the Kitchen
By Isa Covo We stayed indoors for months, looking out of the window, wishing for escape, for travel. Now the doors are cracking open slightly, and I have started to think of destinations. I would like to go to England and have a proper afternoon tea. But in the meantime, I made cream scones, which
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IN AND OUT
There were lots of openings this month, and many more still to come. One trend we’ve observed is Brooklyn spots coming to Manhattan, perhaps because of attractive rent deals. We continue to see restaurants that we thought were gone for good re-opening, sometimes in the same spot, and sometimes nearby. While there are always neighbors
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Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
Whether the weather be fine Or whether the weather be not Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot We’ll weather the weather whatever the weather Whether we like it or not! WHATEVER THE WEATHER All photos by Maggie Berkvist.
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GREENWICH VILLAGE LEGENDS
Robert Allen Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan Eternal Legend of the Village By Bruce Poli Yes, it’s him again…at 80. And it’s always about him…and us: Einstein disguised as Robin Hood with his memories in a trunk passed this way an hour ago with his friend a jealous monk He looked so immaculately frightful as
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Then&Now: Pier 54, 55, and Little Island
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Then: The Pier 54 gate header has the faint lettering CUNARD WHITE STAR, dating back to the pier’s heyday when this was part of a row of grand buildings embellished with pink granite facades that totally blocked the waterfront docks from the city. In testament to the prominence of
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Notes from Away: New Life
By Tom Lamia It is late spring in Maine, a season that for most of the state opens the planting and nurturing process for home gardeners and is preceded by the mud season (early spring). Mud season is not a highly productive time. The spring thaw produces mud that seduces those long imprisoned by cold
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LETTERS
Central Park Traffic Threats Last year, Transportation Alternatives teamed up with Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver to wave bye-bye to the very last motor vehicle on the Central Park Carriage Drive and open up the drive to its original purpose, an exclusive road for horse drawn carriages, later joined by thousands of pedestrians and bicyclists. Now
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Style on the Street: These Boots Are Made For Walkin’
Photos by Dusty Berke and Karilyn Prisco. Follow us on Instagram @styleonthestreet_WestViewNews Submit your favorite neighborhood fashion looks for a chance to be featured.
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Catch and Release: Chapter 6
The Christmas Date Part 3 By Karen Rempel George was waxing philosophical again. “I have a trite aphorism that I offer all the time: men are driven by egos, women are driven by emotions.” The first time he said it, I disagreed, gave it some thought, and disagreed again. Now that I had heard it
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Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel New York Tough. New York Proud. New York Variant. Rona the virus is drooping. I began tracking coronavirus news daily, obsessively, in March of 2020, as I’m sure many of you did. I even created an email folder for NYC updates related to the virus, testing, vaccinations, closures, and other impacts on the
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Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN – ALMOST! From springtime in the Square To action on the street, … and even returning tourists round the corner. HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN! All photos by Maggie Berkvist.
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A View from the Kitchen
By Isa Covo A new month, and the city is opening. For those of us who were vaccinated, we can now go mask-less in the street, eat indoors in restaurants, go to the movies, go shopping, and attend all kinds of sporting events, etc. We are the lucky ones, because while most western and richer
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Notes From Away: Privilege and Resentment
By Tom Lamia Maine is two worlds. The inhabitants of each differ in many ways, but in no way more threatening to peaceful coexistence than the resentment bred in one group by the perceived exercise of privilege by the other group. The people of these separate worlds each share a desire for material rewards and
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Mask, No Mask
By Keith Michael Last year when I wrote my June article The One I’m With I was well along in my Corona Birds neighborhood marathon, already logging 76 different species out of my final tally of 79 during the March to June COVID-19 lockdown. My “anniversary bird,” the bird that I saw a year ago
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GREENWICH VILLAGE LEGENDS: Arthur Schwartz
Arthur Schwartz New York’s Legendary Progressive Leader By Bruce Poli He was born in the Bronx and has lived in the West Village for 40 years. A lifelong Mets fan (since ’62)…AND a Yankee fan. At age 15, in 1968, after sitting in the principal’s office at Bronx Science High School, Arthur Schwartz became a
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Mia Says
Mia Says: the decisions made for you are seldom the best. Photo by Dusty Berke.
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Letters
Praise for Anastasia Anastasia Kaliabakos compliments your paper in the highest regard to the historical significance by delineating The Western Tradition through the legacy of Ancient Greek Culture. She is young, smart, and eloquent. I want to thank your Editorial Board for giving her the opportunity to do this. I am a graduate of Manhattan College. Our first
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Style on the Street: Rainbows Reign!
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 5 | The Christmas Date Part 2
By Karen Rempel This Catch and Release thing is really picking up momentum. Not only is George giving me advice on my love life, but now readers are writing to give George advice to give to me! Last month, George suggested I marry someone rich and then bump him off. In response, Arthur wrote, “George
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Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel This month’s look veers into very quirky territory, bringing a confluence of three distinct elements into a unique look that combines disparate sources into a true Rempel original. But before I tell you about the fashion, let me set the scene. We shot this month’s column in the storied Minetta Lane, in
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A View From the Kitchen
By Isa Covo Here comes the Merry Month of May! We look forward to warmer temperatures, long walks or hikes, and hope that the last long months are (almost) behind us. May is a month where we celebrate mothers, but actually, I believe that parents should be celebrated every day, not only on the days
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IN AND OUT
Spring has always been a time when new places start to open, but this month we have heard of an usually large number of anticipated openings. Some restaurants that had closed have reached an agreement with their landlords, allowing them to re-open. Others have taken advantage of lower rents to quickly take over business that
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Notes From Away: Loyalists and Patriots
By Tom Lamia In a review of 1774: The Long Year of Revolution by historian and former Cornell professor Mary Beth Norton (New York Review of Books, March 11, 2021) the statement that harsh measures against American colonists came because British officials “suspected that the Americans had absorbed a spirit of democracy,” caught my eye.
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Westviews: Correspondence, Commentary, Corrections
Don’t Give Up? Hi George/Liza, I am writing to tell you about my husband Richie. He still goes to the window every night at 7PM and drums on a pan cover. He ends his concert with “Don’t Give Up/Don’t Ever Give Up”. Once in a blue moon someone else on the block will join in
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Local Finds. Local Love.
Support some of our favorite West Village shops and designers. Curated by Karilyn Prisco Henrietta Hudson 438 Hudson “Hen’s Trucker Hat” Six-panel trucker cap w/mesh back in Navy henriettahudson.com Mila Brazil “Woman Tee” Full-print dye sublimation Street Market on Bleecker & Carmine / Fri, Sat, Sun 10am-6pm IG @milanybrazil Pure Sol. “Perk
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Style on the Street: April Plaid Brings May FAB!!
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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Karen’s Quirky Style
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
