Maggie B’s Photo of the Month
“A STUDY IN CONCENTRATION: Not for a moment was this aspiring young artist distracted by the crowds milling around him at the Whitney’s Frank Stella […]
It Runs in the Capsis Family
By George Capsis At last, yesterday, I got John Capsis on Skype sitting at his desk in Athens. He had chided me, as he […]
Hundreds Turn Out To Oppose Gansevoort Plan at Landmarks
By Andrew Berman On November 10, an overflow crowd of hundreds filled the Landmarks Preservation Commission for a public hearing on a developer’s proposal […]
The Man Who Owns Gansevoort Street
By George Capsis When Molly Bender—the sister and heir to Bill Gottlieb’s extensive collection of shabby but valuable buildings in and around the West […]
We’re Preserving What?
By Alec Pruchnicki The Present Situation When the proposal for new buildings on Gansevoort Street to replace several old two-story structures was made public, […]
A Prescription For Fraud
As a Times editorial reports, at a Community Board meeting in Harlem, city retained consultants tried to sell the plan to get profit motivated developers […]
Revealing a Housing Legacy Hidden in Plain Sight
By Thomas Mellins When, in early 2014, I started to curate an exhibition for the Museum of the City of New York on affordable […]
The Good Death
By George Capsis Euthanasia is a Greek word from “eu” meaning “good” and “thanatos,” which is “death”, and in ancient Greece there was an […]
Thanks for the Memory
By Erwin H. Lerner I can recall with clarity a December afternoon when I was a cutesy featherweight first-grader, standing fifth in a class […]
Candles for Clemency
By Allen Roskoff and Tony Hoffmann As a young woman, Judy Clark was involved in a horrendous crime. She drove one of two get […]
Good Food at a Good Price Makes a Sweet Life
By Stanley Fine What better way to describe this quaint friendly cafe and restaurant than its own namesake? Sweet Life Cafe. Real down […]
The Literary Heritage of Greenwich Village, Part 2
By Alan Wexler Last month we published the first half of this article, covering the earlier authors. The article continues this month with 20th […]
A Judge Speaks A Federal Trial Judge reveals the “in chambers” drama
By George Capsis For most of us being appointed a Federal Trial Judge would be enough, but not for Frederic Block—he wants to talk […]
West Village Original: Israel Horovitz
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is playwright and screenwriter Israel Horovitz, born in Massachusetts in 1939. His plays include “The […]
Managing Stress for a Healthier Life
By Christina Winholt Raccuia How can stress affect our health? The body responds to the way we think, feel and act. This is called […]
The Triumph of Eros
By Edward W. Eichel When I was a young man I was distraught, plagued by a great sex problem. My time in psychoanalysis didn’t […]
Love Child is Born
By Tom O’Keefe Love Child Yoga is open at 1 Horatio Street! Co-founded by Neelu Shruti and Dana Nguyen Anh, Love Child offers yoga […]
Faitheist
By Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper I ran into my Muslim friend on the street a week after the Paris bombings. She was not wearing […]