Village Diary: Brother Ben is Missing
By Pago Habitans * The last time I saw my elusive friend Brother Ben was late spring in Washington Square. He was headed east on […]
The Back Of House
Curated by Fernanda Uribe & Matteo Prodani Line cooking done well is a beautiful thing to watch. It’s a high-speed collaboration resembling, at its best, […]
Bonfires of the American Dream
By Daniel Shaviro As William Faulkner famously wrote: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Public food fights about such topics as the […]
Hair—The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius
By Robert Heide I was in a state of shock when I picked up the New York Times to read that James Rado whom I […]
Surviving Greenwich Village in 2022
By Richard Eric Weigle Honking horns, loud drunks and diners on our streets, litterers, car alarms, trucks beeping when backing up, roaming musicians, residents who […]
Sinclair Lewis and 69 Charles St. (1909-1913)
Designated a historic literary site in 2014 By James V. Gambone, Ph.D. To kick off a monthly series of short stories about Sinclair Lewis written […]
Whitney Museum Independent Study Program: More Artists to Infiltrate the Village
By J. Taylor Basker Something new and exciting is coming to our neighborhood, announced the Whitney on July 27th, when Westbeth Artists Housing hosted the […]
Maggie B’s Quick Click
LISTEN TO THIS LITTLE LADY. HER SHIRT SAYS IT ALL! Photo by Maggie Berkvist.
Growing Up in Greenwich Village
By Grady Carson Folks I have met along the way often exclaim, “You grew up in Greenwich Village?!” As it is just where I grew […]
Outdoor Comforts
By Molly Carew Remember 2019, the city was abuzz, New York seemingly functioning at a higher frequency than ever before. I don’t need to remind […]
Then&Now: East Building of NYU
THEN: Photo by Moses King’s Handbook of New York City, Second Edition,1893. NOW: Photo by Brian J. Pape, AIA. By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP […]
WeCycle
By Ede Rothaus On the very short block of Varick Street between Downing and West Houston Streets, a new resource has opened for eco-conscious West […]
How to Age in Place
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP In 1960 nine percent of the U.S. population was over 65 years old, but by 2030 older adults will […]
Novogratz Moving in to 114 Waverly Place
By Brian J Pape, AIA Celeste Martin would not be pleased. But then, she was a relative newcomer to the ‘hood. Celeste had lived in […]
One High Line
By Brian Pape As WestView News reported in January, exterior work has resumed at 76 11th Avenue in Chelsea, between West 17th and 18th Streets, […]
A Remarkable Man
Abstracted from A Scientist’s View of Almost Everything By Mark M Green As I prepare this article the evening of July 19, 2022, it is […]
LOCAL STREETSCAPES A Pedestrian Crossing at Google West Street
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Public hearings at a Community Board 2 of Manhattan (CB2) meeting revealed plans to add a new crosswalk on Highway […]
Lifetalk with Roberta Russell: Pro & Con—Con Edison
By Roberta Russell On June 30th the New York State Supreme Court decided that the Good Cause Eviction bill that would allow free market tenants […]