The Pure Whiteness of Winter (February)
After Hanging scroll painting, ink on silk, by Xu Jing, (dated 1441), Metropolitan Museum of Art The pure whiteness of winter blankets plum blossoms as […]
We Can’t Afford to Keep Everybody Alive
One of the best ways for a newspaper to make money is to give a conference. Everybody from the Times on down does it. However, […]
An Indian Gives Thanks
Who would have predicted the results of September’s primary election in the doldrums of last summer, when a shape-shifting of Bloomberg into Quinn was all […]
Mrs. Green’s
COMING SOON? The rumor is true; Mrs. Green’s Natural Market, the Westchester chain specializing in natural foods, plans to open a branch, their first in […]
Lynne Stewart
Lynne Stewart is a true martyr for our time. None other than Ramsey Clark, our famous attorney general who marched by hand the first black […]
The Villager Changes Pace After 80 years
While sidewalk chatting with Joan McAllister, the publisher of a 26 year old newsletter for homeless families, I caught with the corner of my eye […]
Bargain Wines
Everyone likes a good bargain. Everyone has a go-to wine. A bottle that consistently delivers each and every day at a reasonable price is a […]
Response to September’s Presentation by MTA of revised proposal for new North-South bus route for far west side
In response to September’s “presentation by MTA NYC Transit of revised proposal concerning a new north-south bus route for the far west side of Manhattan,” […]
6 Emergency Room Survival Tips
Emergency room lab technicians usually have a hard time getting needles into my veins. Last week was no exception. Emergency room (ER) experiences can be […]
Writers’ Writer Wins Nobel
Alice Munro won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature in October. The author, 82, lives in Clinton, Ontario and has written 14 short-story collections, including […]
Rudin Opens Sales Office
Last month, the Times offered a tree-framed shot of the steel skeleton of the 200-unit condo complex that a Rudin copy-writer (to the revulsion of […]
Witkoff Backs de Blasio
Developer Steve Witkoff offers an opinion before you have finished your sentence. It was at a fundraiser he hosted on October 23rd for Bill de […]
In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores
Throughout her career, Hilary Hahn has been an advocate for new music; most notably commissioning a concerto by Edgar Meyer and a Pulitzer Prize-winning concerto […]
Major Documentary Film Festival Invades Greenwich Village And Chelsea DOC NYC Returns November 14-21
In just four years,Thom Powers has made DOC NYC the largest documentary festival in the US. will take place at IFC Center (323 Sixth Ave) […]
Lou Reed RIP
Once upon a time, artists and poets roamed Greenwich Village streets without a care; no TMZ, etc. Lou lived in and around the Village during […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: MOVIES THAT MATTER November 2013
LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES! The Square dir Jehane Noujaim Last January, Egyptian-America filmmaker Jehane Noujaim and her crew literally landed in Salt Lake direct […]
Community Members Angered that New 75 Morton Street School is Behind Schedule
On October 22nd, the West Village’s upcoming new middle school at 75 Morton Street cleared its final approval step when the City Council subcommittee agreed […]
As Curtain Falls on Bloomberg Era, Ideas Rise for New Education System
A new height of public indignation towards the Department of Education (DOE) was reached last month in reaction to the DOE’s audacious fast-tracking of approvals […]