Characters of the Village
Neighborhood
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Forty Stories of Problems at Planned 388 Hudson Tower Project
The Mamdani administration appears poised to move ahead with a 400-foot tall tower on public land at 388 Hudson Street (at Clarkson Street) originally planned by the Adams administration. The proposed project is riddled with serious problems — including design, demolition, and choice of developer. If not changed now, it will become a permanent reality in our neighborhood.
Food
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Three Girls Walk Into a Bar
My mother and I wanted to go to a new small place three blocks from my house. But there was a problem. This place is actually a bar, a wine bar with cocktails too.
Arts
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Theater Review: Zack
I’ve been reviewing plays at the Mint Theater for more than a dozen years. A common thread running through most of its shows, which are exclusively focused on forgotten, rarely produced plays, is the unpredictability of human behavior and the conflict and pathos it evokes.
Business
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My View Around the Village
Polymarket, a prediction market, opened “New York’s First Free Grocery Store” at 7th Avenue and Charles Street.
Nature
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Frozenscapes
First, there was the January teaser snow storm. Next came the January big snow storm. Then, the February Hudson River ice moved in. I couldn’t get enough of the ice.
Parks
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A Defiant Community Returns a Flag to Sacred Ground
Village community members and city leaders came together on a freezing February afternoon to re-raise the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument after a directive from the Trump administration caused it to be taken down a few days prior.
Culture
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Grove Street – Then And Now (Part 2)
How is it possible that one tiny street in Greenwich Village could have such an impact on history, pop culture, film, literature and lifestyle?
About Us
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The Village View Turns One!
In December, 2022 a group of former staffers from another Village monthly banded together to launch Village View as a new voice for Greenwich Village—West to East.
Scenes From the Street
- Giving and Receiving
In December 2001, when my husband, John, and I brought a pair of black-headed caiques into our lives, we had no experience as bird owners.