Pride Under Quarantine In The West Village: The Natives Are Restless
By Robert Kroll What can an apartment building’s super do to boost the experience of Pride Under Quarantine in a West Village co-op? The Super […]
My Plague Doctor Mask Finally Came
My Plague Doctor mask finally came. Now I’m really ready to face the pandemic. This is actually a real thing. During European plagues of the […]
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
TINY STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION was a real morale booster. After their disheartening lockdown in early April, discovering these favorite neighborhood casualties back up […]
The One I’m With
By Keith Michael I’m still wearing a mask and Millie doesn’t seem to care. Contrary to true corgi watchfulness, as attentive as Millie is […]
The Virus
By Alec Pruchnicki First, the virus came for the Chinese, but I did nothing because I wasn’t Chinese. Then it came for the New Yorkers, […]
Real Estate Goes Virtual
By Shelly Place All of us are spending a lot more time at home lately, giving us more reason to love and appreciate how incredibly […]
Kushner Real Estate in the Village: Another Slumlord
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP You may have heard that Steve Croman, the notoriously abusive slumlord owner of many Village apartments, is back at […]
The Novogratz Waverly Place Preservation Project
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Bob and Cortney Novogratz are back in Greenwich Village working on a truly preservationist project at 114 Waverly Place […]
Then&Now: An Overlooked Christopher Street Gay Scene
By Brian J Pape, AIA The June 1969 rebellion against police harassment by the patrons of the Stonewall Inn, at the eastern end of Christopher […]
Charlie Caruso’s Quips
Never flirt with the boss’ girlfriend. You must ask the right question of the right person at the right time. Great books usually make lousy […]
West Village Original: Suzanne Poli
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is photographer Suzanne Poli, born in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Poli’s photographs are represented in the collections of […]
A Good Smoke
By Gordon Hughes Rudyard Kipling once wrote, “And a woman is only a woman but a good Cigar is a Smoke.” Now, reciting that line […]
Composer Leonard Bopp’s “Christopher Street Liberation Day 1970” Premieres Sunday, June 28
Music Celebrating 50 Years of Marching for Equality and Gay Rights By Denise Marsa Early Saturday morning on June 28, 1969, police staged a raid […]
LIBERATE TODAY: 50th Anniversary of Christopher Street Liberation Day
By Nate Holley As soon as Mr Bopp answered the phone, I knew that this was going to be a lively, fun interview. He answered […]
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 […]
100 Years Old, Gay, Black, Proud and Still Singing
By J. Taylor Basker On June 22, 1920, Salvador Pius Thomas, aka Tomas, was born in the county of Harrison in Mississippi. On June 22nd […]
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 […]
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 […]