Some Truths about Utility Smart Meters: Should You Be Concerned?
By Jill McManus Have you recently been informed by your utility, such as Con Edison, that they will be installing a digital “smart” meter in […]
Terpsikord
By Drew Youmans The Phantom of the Opera is having its final curtain call at the Majestic Theatre on April 16th of this year. Despite […]
New York’s Pillar of Commerce and Culture
By Bruce Poli So often, we Villagers say, “I never go above 14th street,” as our cool and proud neighborhood defense. When you step across 14th street, […]
Tavern on Jane
By Bria Schirripa It was 1985 when Michael Stewart, owner of Tavern on Jane, made his way up from the south with aspirations of working […]
Lord Byron’s Epic Heroism and his Role in the Greek War of Independence
By Anastasia Kaliabakos April 19, 2023 marks T-1 year until the bicentennial of the famous poet Lord Byron’s death. Before doing any research into Byron, […]
Hadestown: A Story of Music and Romance
By Anastasia Kaliabakos New York City has had a theater presence as early as the mid 1700s, but it was not until the 1800s that […]
Elizabeth Street Garden or Gramercy Park South?
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Supporters of the Elizabeth Street Garden who are willing to block construction of needed housing on part of that site have […]
From the West Village Cherry Lane Theatre, to Atlanta Georgia, NYC Playwright Galinsky Brings his Heart and his ‘Bench’
By Amiri Byrd The first time New York Playwright and Poet Robert Galinsky had a eureka moment around the issue of homelessness was in New […]
Transgender, The Facts
By Mark M Green Abstracted from “A Scientist’s View of Almost Everything” In the Science and Technology section of The Economist, February 20, 2021 issue, […]
Style On The Street
-By Karilyn Prisco Follow us on Instagram @styleonthestreet_WestViewNews Submit your favorite neighborhood fashion looks for a chance to be featured.
Vija Vetra Dances Into 100
-By J. Taylor Basker Vija Vetra is still dancing—her lifelong passion. She was born February 6, 1923 in Riga, Latvia. Her family did not want her […]
Can We, With Revelation, Unite to Save Humanity?
-By Roberta Russell How could there be an all-knowing, all-powerful god who punished and rewarded his creations for deeds that he made them do? Even […]
Pigeon Logic
-By Robert Shapiro The other day, I watched a fledgling pigeon being fed for one of the last times by its mother before it could fully fly and feed on its own. This pigeon has no choice but to try to […]
Gay and Christopher Streets
–By Robert Heide and John Gilman The saga of My Sister Eileen began at 14 Gay Street which is possibly the shortest block in the […]
Thanksgiving Give Back
-By Downtown DEI Frigid temperatures and biting wind didn’t stop a group of local families from gathering together in Horatio Park to assemble toiletry kits […]
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Get To Know The Man Behind The Jefferson Market Library, Frank Collerius!
“Frank Collerius has been working at the Jefferson Market Library for over two decades. Today we discuss the history behind the ionic building as well […]
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Destroyed During 9/11 Reopens as a National Shrine
-By Anastasia Kaliabakos For the past three and a half years, I have attended The College of the Holy Cross, which is a Catholic institution […]