Bird of the Year
By Keith Michael We’re gathered here on New Year’s Day at the selfie-magnet intersection of West 4th and West 12th Streets to announce the anxiously […]
West Village Original: Frederic Block
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is Frederic Block, senior judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of […]
Science from Away: Some Selected Scientific Stuff
By Mark M. Green (sciencefromaway.com) Bumblebees can sport long tongues or short tongues. Scientists working in the Colorado Mountains find that the long tongue species […]
Harold Feinstein, 84. Legendary Village Photographer
Coney Island of the Heart By Bruce Poli Harold Feinstein, renowned Greenwich Village photographer and master teacher, who captured iconic black-and-white images of Coney Island […]
The Prime of Miss Maggie Smith—Err, Dame Maggie Smith: A Biography of One of the Greatest Actors of Our Time
By Ellis Nassour “With a face like that,” stated Meg, Margaret Smith’s mom, no less, “how could you hope to be an actress? Go to […]
Influence of Sibling Order
By Ron Elve Yes, the jury is still out on how influential sibling order is. But noting and considering the differences related to sibling order […]
Safe at Home, with Drama and Much Surprise
By Carol F. Yost On February 24, 2015, I received a very upsetting letter from a lawyer, falsely alleging that I had violated my lease, […]
Visions of Futuristic Structures on West Street
By Brian J. Pape Passing by the evening up-lit slanted walls of poured concrete, one could easily imagine the mass as a glacier calf, floating […]
From the United Nations through the West “Village” to Upstate
By Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper I live in both the Village and Upstate. Unlike Aesop’s two friends, the city mouse and the country mouse, I […]
Reconstruction: “America’s Unfinished Revolution,” 150 Years Later
By Pam Nogales This year marks the hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of American Reconstruction (1865–1877), a historical period largely absent from popular imagination. Historical narratives of black […]
Empire State Building Shows the World How to Go Green
By Leslie Adatto I write about rooftops in NYC and have been welcomed at hundreds of rooftops across the five boroughs—everything from 19th century living […]
At Greenwich House, Seniors Use Technology to Develop a Global View
By Joseph Salas “Can I keep my plan?” That was the question of the year in 2012 as the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to […]
The Cost of Being a Woman
By Commissioner Julie Menin It has been nearly 100 years since women have had the right to vote. However, it is no secret that women […]
DISROBED AGAIN, A Federal Judge Speaks Out
By Frederic Block I wrote a book a few years ago, Disrobed: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge. […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
BEST IN FILM 2015 We are not limiting ourselves to a Top Ten. Rather we have put together a list of narrative and documentary films […]