The 75 Morton Street School: Community Activism at its Best
“Just imagine…” This was the slogan created over five years ago when a group of determined community activists launched a highly successful campaign for the […]
Trading Our Lives For Their Profit
Daily News reporter Denis Hamill interviewed an ambulance driver from the closing Long Island College Hospital who had responded to call from a heart attack […]
Where to Eat and the beginning of WestView Picks
As someone who is often asked where should we eat and as a community service, to help highlight what where to spend money on good […]
The Closing of Robert G. Salon
Robert G Salon was more than just a hair salon. It was a General Store without the pickle barrel, a neighborhood watering hole where people […]
LongtimeVillage resident Elizabeth Ann Bowes (Betty) passed away on February 4, 2013 in New York City after a brief illness. Betty was born in 1944 and was the daughter of the late Dr. Francis Bowes and Alice Stalworthy Bowes of Portsmouth, N.H. and formally of Winchester, Ma.
Betty moved to Bleeker St. in 1967 after graduating from Skidmore College and resided there for the rest of her life. Betty had a long […]
Cash & Carry Larry Seabrook
An Elected Official for 27 Years Will Spend the Next Five in Jail By Henry Stern After City Councilman Larry Seabrook was indicted, I sat […]
Community Wins Round One In Lawsuit Against NYU Expansion Plan
The community won a small but important first victory in the lawsuit challenging the City’s approval of NYU’s massive expansion plan on February 26th. State […]
Civil law or police state?
On Wednesday, February 6, in Foley Square, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard the oral arguments for and against the National Defense Authorization Act […]
On the Side of the Angels: An Activist’s Success Story
What does it take to preserve a precious, landmarked historical site for the ages? For the Hopper-Gibbons House, that would be five years; a pair […]
Goosey, Goosey Gander
“…whither shall I wander?” – Anonymous Saturday night. A delighted pointy-eared little dog charges down the eventide lawn of Pier 45 ambushing a grass-combing gaggle […]
West Village Original: Bill Dunham
This month’s West Village Original is pianist Bill Dunham, born in Boston in 1928. For over 50 years he has appeared on Monday nights at […]
“Building the Bird Mound”
“Building the Bird Mound” – a new work for chorus and organ by Eve Beglarian. It will receive its world premiere on April 18 at […]
Art on the Park
Street fairs and public art exhibits have become such a huge part of city life that it is easy to forget the humble beginnings of […]
Paint It Black
SnackBar Spring pastels will soon flood the streets; the markets will be gorged with tender greens and the Technicolor fruits of the sun’s labor. The […]
Clive
The New Group, one of the more adventurous and ambitious of New York’s Theater Companies, is showing Clive. They do a limited number of plays […]
EdTech: great payoff but long odds
Over the last 15 years, our fine city has become a hotbed of technology innovation, with internet startup companies sprouting up and receiving funding at […]
Power of the Press
“The washing machine won’t turn on.” said Andromache. Climbing, with gasps, the last steps from the basement laundry room, I discovered a slipping push-pull, turn […]
Magnolia Mice Muffins
Oh wow! Magnolia Bakery was shut down because of a mice infestation. Andromache and I were returning from the park when we discovered the shuttered […]