Karen’s Quirky Style
By Karen Rempel This column is for all of you who have a favorite old sweater that you want to hang onto, even though your […]
Vija Saved From the Government
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Vija Vetra, a Latvian dancer, is the oldest resident of Westbeth. She is 97 years old. Yet she still travels around […]
Our Neighbors At NYCHA – New Crisis With Paint
By Arthur Z. Schwartz October saw more revelations about the extent to which public housing residents, especially children were being exposed to lead. And what […]
Permanent Outdoor Dining? Government By Fiat—Without Caution
By Arthur Schwartz Back in mid-June, with NYC still in lockdown, and with crowds of demonstrators marching down 14th Street and smashing windows, Bill de […]
Joan’s Shanghai
By Joan Klyhn Joan’s Shanghai is a memoir of a childhood in Shanghai in the ‘30’s and ’40s of the 20th century. I am primarily […]
SUPER HERO VIII: What the Cats Drag In
By Robert Kroll, co-op super and woodworker Close your eyes and try to envision the worst neighbor you’ve ever had in a co-op tenement. Recall […]
Reimagining Solutions
By Tamara Lashchyk This pandemic has been hard on us all. Our lives have been severely disrupted as we deal with it, each in our […]
Mayor de Blasio: Billionaire’s Hand Puppet
How the city conspired with billionaire Aaron Sosnick to withhold information from the East Village community Gregg Singer is the owner of the former P.S. […]
The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan: The Making of a Classic
In the Author’s Own Words “My intent was to write a story that would become a true legend, so it was important for me to […]
Getting Specific About Your Anxiety
By Arabella Oz With the arrival of fall, a new melody of anxiety drifts in. What is it? Actually, the word anxiety has grown obsolete […]
Pandemic: Yet Another Tremor for Foster Care Youth
By Kieran Loughney Tess’s great-grandmother’s boyfriend, Fred, despite Tess’s pleas, smoked in the kitchen. She’d complained to Nonny, the matriarch who was now her caregiver. […]
What’s That Face?
By Keith Michael “I’m smiling.” Having half my face covered with a mask, I frequently want to offer assurance about what the rest of my […]
Thrifting
By Roberta Curley Would you enjoy visiting an iconic Greenwich Village neighborhood? Would rummaging through a cache of treasures suit you? What about entering a […]
Art Under Plague: Galleries in Greenwich Village During the Pandemic
By Fr Graeme Napier Greenwich Village is known both for its art and for its live music scene. Our article in the October edition of […]
The Great Divine
By Robert Heide A slight, shy, sensitive young man named Harris Glenn Milstead from Baltimore, had a loving mother named Frances who doted on him […]
Local Finds. Local Love.
Support some of our favorite West Village shops and designers. Curated by Karilyn Prisco Stacy Kessler “Stacy Bag” Made in USA, PETA-approved Vegan leather […]
Style on the Street: November Neutrals
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 Big Knife
By Jeff Hodges In 1973, when I was in college, I rented an apartment on East 7th street between Avenues C and D in Alphabet […]