Old Bags
By Roberta Curley How about those old bags? Plastic shopping bags that are supposedly banished. Supermarket baggers dole them out like life-preservers on the Titanic. […]
A View From the Kitchen
By Isa Covo How do we measure time? 8+ minutes: On my treadmill, and I am not a champion runner, 5 minutes, I begin perspiring, […]
IN AND OUT
New York City entered Phase 2 of its re-opening on Monday June 22nd. Among other things, during this phase, restaurants are allowed to offer outdoor […]
Notes From Away: True Patriots
By Tom Lamia The small gathering of Mainers on an inlet facing the open Atlantic near me bears the name of a Civil War General […]
The Day the Village Stood Still: (Part 4): The Plague and Pestilence
By Roger Paradiso The plague is still with us. It is a natural born killer. In addition to researching other viral and bacterial killers, scientists, […]
Mia Says
Mia Says: It takes a very good dog indeed to walk without a leash. Photo by Joel Gordon.
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
TINY STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION was a real morale booster. After their disheartening lockdown in early April, discovering these favorite neighborhood casualties back up […]
The One I’m With
By Keith Michael I’m still wearing a mask and Millie doesn’t seem to care. Contrary to true corgi watchfulness, as attentive as Millie is […]
Then&Now: An Overlooked Christopher Street Gay Scene
By Brian J Pape, AIA The June 1969 rebellion against police harassment by the patrons of the Stonewall Inn, at the eastern end of Christopher […]
Charlie Caruso’s Quips
Never flirt with the boss’ girlfriend. You must ask the right question of the right person at the right time. Great books usually make lousy […]
A Good Smoke
By Gordon Hughes Rudyard Kipling once wrote, “And a woman is only a woman but a good Cigar is a Smoke.” Now, reciting that line […]
NYC Drag Queens Throw Their Own Met Gala
By Alexey Kim Due to the coronavirus pandemic, one of the most-anticipated fashion events of the year, the Met Gala helmed by Anna Wintour, that […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor Everyone who loves fashion knows that The First Monday in May is the highlight of the year, when the […]
Style on the Street: Proud Villagers—Rockin’ the Rainbow
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2″ display=”basic_slideshow”]Photos by Dusty Berke and Karilyn Prisco. Follow us on Instagram @styleonthestreet_WestViewNews Submit your favorite neighborhood fashion looks for a chance to […]
A View From the Kitchen
By Isa Covo Still quarantined, or confined which I like better. So what I observe from the window are sunnier days, more (but not excessive) […]
IN AND OUT
Last month I took a break from In & Out so I could work on the Village Directory. But this month In & Out is […]
Let’s Get Real About Aging: COVID-19 and Ageism
By Gail Evans “The pandemic has amplified ageism,” read the headline in the May 1st Los Angeles Times. “It’s open season for discrimination against older […]
Notes From Away: Partisan Democracy (an Oxymoron)
By Tom Lamia On the road to partisanship, we have traveled all but the last mile. If there is no off-ramp to be found before […]