Audience Stampedes at Union Square Theatre
Fear of terrorism has us all quite skittish but, on December 18th, this fear became more palpable at the Regal Union Square Cinema. During a […]
Landlords Can Only Afford the Scaffolding, Not the Repair
By George Capsis On his first trip to America, Greek journalist John Capsis asked his cousin George what all those black patches were on every […]
Does It Make Sense to Operate Not-for-Profit Hospitals for Profit?
By Andrew Buemi The following piece summarizes a November 2016 report in The American Journal of Medicine detailing the growing profits of not-for-profit hospitals in […]
St. John’s and Pier 40— Win Opens Door to a Hospital
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Nineteen years ago, Tobi Bergman and I stood on the south side of Pier 40, with then-New York Governor George Pataki, […]
What is AMI?
The new St. John’s Terminal housing development promises to open up 30% of its apartments to people with varying incomes, measured against the AMI, or […]
THE BERNIE PARTY
The months-long swell of progressive energy that buoyed the Bernie Sanders campaign reemerged December 3rd with the formation of the NY Progressive Action Network at […]
President Trump
By James Lincoln Collier Donald Trump sat at the famous desk in the Oval Office where Roosevelts, Kennedys, and other illustrious dead had sat, and […]
VID ASKS FOR A HOSPITAL
Money can’t, or shouldn’t, be the only consideration when it comes to health care. In fact, we should not be placing a monetary value on […]
GIVE TO MAKE IT OUR HOSPITAL
The West Village Fund invites your tax-deductible gifts to assure that the NEW YORK WEST MEDICAL CENTER becomes our hospital. The West Village Fund is pleased to announce The Health […]
Notes and Perspectives from Away
By Tom Lamia In 2004, after moving into the house on Charles Street that would be my home after twenty years in Washington D.C., I […]
Cozy Up in These West Village Coffee Shops
By Andrew Buemi Winter is officially upon us, and with the cold weather, the neighborhood coffee shop becomes a refuge of warmth and comfort. Some […]
Neva the Diva
Neva has been dancing professionally since the age of 14. This West Village teenager recently performed an hour of dynamic belly dance at Casa La […]
Tragedies in War (Part Two)
By Isa Covo The author’s recollection of her experiences in Greece during World War II continues in this follow-up piece. After the funerals, most of […]
The Times Sublets the Living Room
By George Capsis Oh, wow! The ad revenue is so bad at the Times that they are leasing eight floors of their nice new 2014 […]
In and Out
By Caroline Beneviste December was a busy month for restaurant openings. These spanned the gamut, from highly publicized spots with known chefs to smaller venues […]
Savvy Shoppers’ Feedback
By Caroline Beneviste We received a number of responses to our article last month about food shopping in the West Village. Three of the respondents […]
The Sweetest Village Institution
Li-Lac Chocolates, the oldest chocolatier in Manhattan, opened at 120 Christopher Street (near Bedford Street) in 1923. It was the brainchild of George Demetrious, a […]