A View from the Kitchen
By Isa Covo What do we think about when we think about November? There may be other guesses, but there is one essential one and […]
IN AND OUT
We had some good news this month: a beloved chocolate shop did not close, a new jazz club opened, and Bleecker Street continues its metamorphosis […]
A New Store for Li-Lac Chocolates
By Caroline Benveniste In the December 2016 issue of WestView News we ran an article entitled “The Best of Food Shopping in the West Village” […]
My 5 year old son Lucas is a huge Hugh Jackman fan
My 5 year old son Lucas is a huge Hugh Jackman fan, especially in his role in The Greatest Showman movie. We have watched the […]
The Village Speaks Out on Single Payer Healthcare
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD On Sunday, October 6th, residents of Greenwich Village and much of lower Manhattan had a chance to speak out on the […]
Hi, Mr. G. Capsis: This is Lily. I am in third grade at PS340.
Hi, Mr. G. Capsis: This is Lily. I am in third grade at PS340. Today, I met a photographer from your newspaper who wanted a […]
Super “Hero”
By Robert Kroll There are around a quarter million co-op living units in “The Naked City.” There are around 80,000 supers running them. Every one […]
A Public Housing Primer
The Housing Act of 1937 was intended to improve living conditions in cities and create quality public housing for low- and middle-income families. But after […]
Let’s Get Real About Aging
By Gail Evans My husband and I are in our eighties and, yes, we’re slowing down. We tire more easily, take longer for daily chores, […]
The Rise of ADA Litigation in New York
By Samuel G. Dobre, Esq. The need for a local online newspaper became dramatically evident last month when we got a call from the popular […]
NYC Helped Block President Trump’s Proposed Public Charge Rule & Allocated $30 Million to Prevent the Spread of Fear
By Karen Rempel Since 2017, when President Trump took office and began trying to change US immigration policy, 78,000 New Yorkers who are eligible to […]
The Villager is Dead
By Arthur Schwartz Late last year, as The Villager passed from one chain of community newspapers to another, Schneps Publications, one had to wonder about […]
Community Pharmacists Rally to Advocate for Patients Rights
By John Kaliabakos Hundreds of community pharmacists held rallies across New York State on October 23 to stand with Governor Cuomo and support legislation containing […]
Important Ballot Proposals—Vote November 5
By Arthur Schwartz Did you know that the polls were opened for voting on November 5 (and on our first five Early Voting Days, which […]
14th Street Busway—Neighbors Cringe
By Arthur Schwartz Polly Trottenberg, New York City’s most arrogant Department of Transportation Commissioner since Robert Moses, stood on 14th Street on the morning of […]
Presidential Candidates Pledge to Cure AIDS
By Kambiz Shekdar, Ph.D. In a crowded 2020 presidential race, taking the lead on curing AIDS may offer candidates an opportunity to differentiate themselves and […]
There Goes the Neighborhood: The 14th Street Dilemma
Fourteenth Street is the longest cross street in New York City—river to river—and the southern border of The Grid, our 200-plus-block-long crisscross pattern of streets […]
14th Street Bus Fiasco
I, like many Villagers, am appalled by the 14th Street fiasco. The 14th Street bus is one of the best in the city, it runs […]