A Little Closer to Heaven: Rooftops for Everyone
The West Village is graced with the highest density of private and semi-private rooftop gardens in New York City, and perhaps has more rooftop gardens […]
The Spirit of Selma
Did you know Red Jackman? A well-known Villager back in the day, he’s the tall white guy on the left in this iconic photograph from […]
Tribeca’s 14th Year: It Only Gets Better
Uh oh! Tribeca Film Festival is back for year 14 with some big changes. Since a fifty percent ownership now lies in the hands of […]
A Life of Apartments (Part One)
As I sat in the long sunny-windowed waiting room of the Hospital for Special Surgery perched on the very edge of the swirling ice-gorged East […]
The Lost Cinemas of the West Village: The Sheridan Theater
The Sheridan Theater opened on September 18, 1921 and operated until 1969.It occupied the triangle of land lately used as the St. Vincent’s Hospital garden […]
The New Doughboys
The Girl Scout Cookie selling season has just come to an end and the guileless pixies in green smocks and berets have scored another bonanza, […]
The Greatest Evil: Early History of Tenements in New York (Part Two)
Part One (https://westviewnews.org/2015/03/the-greatest-evil-early-history-of-tenements-in-new-york-part-one ) explained the setup of the 1811 grid and the waves of immigrants that flooded the city. Part Two addresses the fight […]
Why So Many Missing Dogs Lately?
Because I love my dog so much, I get an empty feeling every time I see a new series of notices in our area posted […]
Back to the Future: Art Show at Grounded
If we’re honest, we have to admit that, as wonderful as our hood is, no one could accuse it anymore of being a refuge for […]
Greenwich Gets Its Groove On
Renowned vocal, instrumental and music educator, Eve Zanni will launch a new youth orchestra this spring at Greenwich House Music School, the venerable 100 year […]
Science from Away: Science in Short Bursts
Here are two insights into Albert Einstein who was able to explain the theoretical source of what we call gravity, which he published 100 years […]
Capping Tammany Hall (Part One)
Union Square contains several landmark buildings. One of these is Tammany Hall, built in 1929 on the site of the seven-story Westmoreland Hotel, across 17th […]
Tips to Minimize Peer Pressure
Recent research confirms that often the young will “do anything” to please peers—ignoring dire, even tragic, consequences. Previously this column has suggested alternative ways for […]
Sing, Sing, Sing
It’s spring. The sky is blue blue blue. Millie and I are standing on the corner (or more precisely: standing near the corner) of Charles […]
The Changing Algorithm of Restaurants
In the late 80’s when the Marriott Marquis first opened, I went there for drinks one night. I remember I ordered a cosmopolitan, the trendy […]
Reclaimed and Repurposed
Greenwich Village, the very name conjures vibrant images of small eclectic galleries and venues where innovative poets, musicians, activists, writers and artists once thrived. Sadly […]