A West Village Generational Story: Dr. Charles Dorato
By Allyn Freeman Consider the many stories fictional or fact about the West Village in novels, short stories, magazines and newspaper articles. Remember those involving […]
Hey Jude, Lucio’s in the Village with Style
By Karen Rempel Bill Cunningham once said, “It’s not style unless it’s on the street.” The West Village is a glorious neighborhood for people-watching, as […]
Tourism in New York City
The New York Times reported recently that New York City tourism has been rising steadily for years. At least 67 million are expected this year, […]
Interview with Rebecca Schosha from the Jefferson Market Library
By Yalini Anne Sampathkumar, 10 Jefferson Market Library has a great collection of kids’ books and some of the nicest librarians. I look for Rebecca […]
Osteria 57 Flavors West Village with Mouth-Popping Italian Pescatarian Fusion
By Karen Rempel Osteria 57 has been lighting up West 10th Street with tiny fairy lights for a year and a half, and delighting our […]
Greenwich Village: Reminiscence
By Harry Rissetto I grew up in Greenwich Village during the period between Robert Moses’ proposed freeway and John Lindsey’s plans for a tourist mecca. […]
West Village Original: Marshall W. Mason
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is director Marshall W. Mason, born in Amarillo, Texas in 1940. Mason co-founded the Circle Repertory […]
IN AND OUT
This month we saw mostly closings, something that often happens in the winter, with five on Bleecker Street alone. Hopefully next month we will have […]
My Favorite Restaurant
“Can you recommend a good Village restaurant?” When you get asked this question by a tourist or a new friend what pops into your head? […]
Seniors Doing Cat Cows
By Stanley Wlodyka Jean-Michel Basquiat couldn’t cut it in a traditional high school setting. After dropping out, the Brooklyn native enrolled at City-As-School, a […]
VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
By Bernadette Alexander Glaucoma runs in my family on my mother’s side. My mother, grandmother, siblings and even third cousins have it. Although I was […]
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Greenwich Village Historic District Celebrations Throughout 2019, Big One April 13-14
By Andrew Berman The landmarking of most of Greenwich Village took place on April 29, 1969. In honor of its 50th anniversary, the Greenwich Village […]
Then&Now: Weehawken Street Historic District
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP As I look across Christopher Street from my living room window I see the Weehawken Street Historic District […]
Remembrances of the Lost Village: David Amram, Renaissance Man
By Roger Paradiso I first met David Amram at the Half Pint Bar on West Third and Sullivan. It was the winter of 2012. He […]
Death By Architecture
By Ananth Sampathkumar Partner NDNY Architecture + Design New York is going through an architectural renaissance right now. The most famous architects from around the […]
Right Wing Graffiti in The Village
The graffiti noted in Action Not “Art” in the September issue of WestView has sparked a backlash. There has been isolated “Deport Cuomo” and “InfoWar.com” […]
Diller Island Update
At last year’s State of the State, Cuomo allocated $50 million in funds for the waterfront park, which has been under segment-by-segment construction for more […]
14th Street Busway. No? Maybe?
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Sometimes government drives all of us crazy. Even as someone who plays a role in government, and often finds himself in […]