Help Save the Voice of the West Village
Dear readers, neighbors, friends, and supporters, We are asking for your help because our beloved local newspaper is in danger of folding forever. With ad […]
Isn’t It About Time We Stopped Acting Like Fruit Flies
Abstracted from “A Scientists View of Almost Everything” by Mark M Green When the Scots revolted against the feudal demands of Edward I and mustered […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor My fashion sense was influenced by the ’80s glam metal scene, which was fomented by the punk rock scene […]
Would the Chairman of the Board Please Step Up!
By Malcolm J. Bowman Storm surges and sea level rise represent existential threats to the future well-being of New York City, coastal New Jersey and […]
Extended Summer
By Tom Lamia It has been a strange summer in Maine. No stranger, perhaps, than yours in the West Village, but maybe a different kind […]
Hagia Sophia’s Conversion into a Mosque: A Violation of Orthodox Culture and History
By Anastasia Kaliabakos The Hagia Sophia, a remarkable model for Orthodox churches and beautiful example of Byzantine architecture, has recently been in the news due […]
The Architecture of Hagia Sophia
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles were the two main Byzantine Greek architects that Emperor Justinian I commissioned […]
Then&Now: Children’s Aid Society on Sullivan Street
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Although deeply rooted in Greenwich Village, CAS’s roots go deeper and wider than that. Looking back at some early […]
Silver Linings
By Christina Raccuia For many of us, this crisis has forced us to change direction. Many of my friends and patients have lost jobs, businesses, […]
A Room of Our Own
By Sandra DiPasqua This is a story about the creative writing program for senior citizens that I have been organizing for the past three years, […]
Style on the Street: Putting the “Dress” in Best Dressed
Follow us on Instagram @styleonthestreet_WestViewNews Submit your favorite neighborhood fashion looks for a chance to be featured. Photos by Dusty Berke and Karilyn Prisco.
The Ghost of Professional Journalism
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP When I bought the former home of Walter Williams in 2000, totally unaware of its illustrious past, the purchase […]
North Country: A wonderful summer escape at a fraction of the cost of the Hamptons
By Eric Uhlfelder For decades, when I ventured to the Catskills it was to ski. When the temperatures turned hot and humid, I would head […]
One Good Tern
By Keith Michael It’s the summer birding doldrums. I’m sitting on a shady bench in Hudson River Park. An unexpected boat regatta just sailed upriver, […]
Thirty Dollars Pays Your Rent On Bleecker Street* The Way We Were
By Robert Heide and John Gilman *lyric from the song Bleecker Street from Simon/Garfunkel album Wednesday Morning, 3 AM – 1964 Recently, in virtual quarantine […]
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
HERE TODAY … JULY 9, at the corner of Greenwich Street and West 12th, I discovered a ‘Work in Progress’ by artist Myra Lobel. By […]
Baguette About It!
Richaud is a an actor and producer who became a baker during the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic. His delicious baguettes are now being baked […]