Democracy In Action: A Place To Rest
I grew up in a small city in the South of France. When something was broken, dirty, noisy or dangerous, it was an easy process […]
Nominate a Village Business Of The Month
By Karen Loew Whether it’s World of Video, Chez Brigitte or Mxyplyzyk that you miss, West Villagers are concerned about how quickly small businesses in […]
Vote Like it Matters. Hawkins for Governor, Meadows for Assembly
I have been your District Leader or State Democratic Committee Member since 1995. Every year I give my neighbors advice about how and why to […]
A Vote for Howie Hawkins and Alexander Meadows
The Teachout Democratic Party fallout continues. Progressive Democrats bail out of the Quinn/Duane political machine and endorse principles over politics. Hawkins and Meadows pick up […]
Gansevoort Market Food Hall is on the Way
“To market, to market” — to the Gansevoort Market to be precise, where a group of intrepid restaurateurs have teamed up to create a spacious […]
Ruth Berk Must Be Freed!
One day when visiting my former tenant, Edwina Fontaine, at the DeWitt Nursing Home (see Goodnight, Edwina page 21), the woman in the next bed […]
Judicial Panel Overturns NYU Decision: Court of Appeals Will Be Last Word
On October 14, the First Department Panel of the Appellate Division overturned the January 7th ruling of Supreme Court Justice Donna Mills. That ruling, in […]
Once I Was Nearly Homeless
As I remember, it was the beginning of December 1975. Without warning, 220 women were told that they would have to leave the Evangeline Residence […]
Please Let Maggie Sit
George Pleads to Build Maggie’s Bench “ I have got to sit down – I have got to sit down – now! “ pleaded Maggie […]
Walk About New York.: The Washington Arch, Part II
Late 19th-cetury New Yorkers fell in love with the Washington Arch that had been built to celebrate the centenary of George Washington’s inauguration. Both the […]
Let’s Talk Turkey
Months ago, this jaunty title scratched its way onto my short list for a November article, but how to justify “talking turkey” about the bird-life […]
The Most Beautiful Day in Their Lives
Les Couleurs’ CREATE Program Brings Art Classes to Haitian Orphans My friend Aura Copeland and I made our first trip to Haiti in May of […]
Tips for Eating Alone-Part 2
Last month I wrote about the joys and perils of eating alone. Eating alone is no excuse to not eat, to not eat healthy, or […]
West Village Original: Bill Curreri
This month’s West Village Original is Bill Curreri, born in St. Vincent’s Hospital in 1949. After successful careers in pharmaceutical marketing and academia, Curreri began […]
Deciding When It Is Time to Die
Goodnight, Edwina In 1991 my then wife and I bought a building on West 11th Street because we wanted to stay in the West Village […]
“It’s Only a Play” – A Laugh Riot
The audience at the Schoenfeld Theatre at the packed-house performance of “It’s Only a Play” greeted line after line with uproarious laughter and waves of […]
Caffe Cino Rides Again
Magie Dominic in her talk entitled ‘The Story of the Caffe Cino’ sponsored by the Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation at the Jefferson Market […]
Alex Meadows Conquered My Cynicism
The system is broke, and no, we can’t fix it. That’s my opinion—however, on the evening of Thursday, October 16th, just a chink of light […]