June Community Events from the West 13th Street Alliance
By Birgitte Philippides-Delaney and Chandra/Jo Sgammato As the pandemic crisis continues, the West 13th Street Alliance also continues to provide support for our neighbors and […]
Where Have All the Bohemians Gone?
By Donna Schaper Larry Kornfeld, Founder and Director of the Poet’s Theater, long at Judson Memorial Church, turns 90 on May 21. He lives in […]
Club Cumming in COVID
By Darren Dryden Owning a bar in the age of Covid-19? Tricky. I wonder how many LGBTQi+ bars and small businesses will survive this awful […]
Henrietta Hudson Queerantined
By Lisa Cannistraci Henrietta Hudson has been serving the West Village as a haven for the lesbian community in NYC for almost three decades. The […]
An LGBTQ+ Ambassador’s Quarantine Life Perspective on Social Distancing
By Patrik Gallineaux When the seriousness of COVID-19 took effect and the country’s first stay-at-home orders were issued, I had just left Philadelphia for my […]
Sherry-in-Quarantine
By Sherry Vine Girl, as a live performing artist, how are you surviving Covid Quarantine? Well, I’ve always had a strong online connection since my […]
2020 Pride Virtual Art Contest
West 13th Street Alliance Announces “A Rainbow is Stronger than COVID” All New York City residents are invited to celebrate Pride Month and enter a […]
NYC Drag Queens Throw Their Own Met Gala
By Alexey Kim Due to the coronavirus pandemic, one of the most-anticipated fashion events of the year, the Met Gala helmed by Anna Wintour, that […]
Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor Everyone who loves fashion knows that The First Monday in May is the highlight of the year, when the […]
Style on the Street: Proud Villagers—Rockin’ the Rainbow
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2″ display=”basic_slideshow”]Photos by Dusty Berke and Karilyn Prisco. Follow us on Instagram @styleonthestreet_WestViewNews Submit your favorite neighborhood fashion looks for a chance to […]
Life in a Plague Year—Life in the Time of COVID-19
By Penny Arcade As I am someone who lived through the cruelest years of the AIDS epidemic, younger people often ask me, “Was it like […]
A Vodka Bottle with an Important Political Message; Sex and the West Village; Her Shoes Could be Yours!
By Robert Kroll The fate of local community newspapers is, ultimately, in the hands of the reading public. When the public supports its local paper […]
Quotations from LGBTQ Leaders
Thanks to all our friends and the many businesses and organizations who filled the pages of the June Pride edition of WestView News. We’re all New Yorkers […]
Punk Pride with Rose Tints
By Martin Belk London calling… European epicentre of viral stupidity. This is not a love song. Tough love poem from an expat New Yorker-cum-rock ‘n’ […]
God’s Love We Deliver: Proudly Making a Difference, One Meal at a Time, since 1985
By Emmett Findley, Director of Communications, God’s Love We Deliver God’s Love We Deliver was founded in 1985 at the height of a health crisis. […]
A Call To Duty: Feeding Our Frontline Workers
By Joyce Appelman When our local government ordered a shutdown of all in-room dining at restaurants to stop the spread of COVID-19, our chefs, restaurants […]
A View From the Kitchen
By Isa Covo Still quarantined, or confined which I like better. So what I observe from the window are sunnier days, more (but not excessive) […]
IN AND OUT
Last month I took a break from In & Out so I could work on the Village Directory. But this month In & Out is […]