Characters of the Village
Neighborhood
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Farewell to the SoHo REI
As the sun set one Thursday evening in late July, the SoHo REI shut its doors for the last time. Its passing did not go unremarked ─ hundreds of New Yorkers stopped by a makeshift shrine near the entrance of the store, which had peered out of the bottom floors of the iconic Puck Building for more than 15 years.
Food
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Raffetto’s, 120 Years Young
What are some fun facts about this pasta shop? They have had a pasta machine that cuts noodles (“the guillotine”) since 1916. The have had same phone number since 1920.
Arts
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Still Rolling: Marc Levin’s Enduring Documentary Vision
The making of independent documentaries is in flux: on the one hand, the public continues to have a large appetite for documentary film content; on the other hand, funding and exhibition venues have diminished.
Business
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Cappone’s on Abingdon Square – OMG
I went into Cappone’s in early March after petitioning with a bunch of candidates at Abingdon Square. I hadn’t noticed it before. I walked in, looked at an amazing array of sandwiches, and ordered one.
Nature
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Lights Out
The sun is slanting into fall with the season pushing toward Lights Out NYC to help safeguard migratory birds navigating through our blinding metropolis. I spent August trekking toward a different kind of Lights Out: the total solar eclipse in Iceland.
Parks
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The New Obama Presidential Center
The Central Park Conservancy has just given permission to Donald Trump to build his future presidential library across the southeast corner of Central Park. Imagine ever reading such words?
Culture
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Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Message
This year’s Village Trip festival, September 25 – October 4, celebrates the Revolutionary Voices that have emerged from Greenwich Village and the East Village/Lower East Side, shaping arts, culture, and politics since the U.S. declared independence.
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
America at 250
- Driving With Your Pet
We were recently car shopping and were pleasantly surprised to see how pet friendly car companies have become. This led us to check information at the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and The Center for Pet Safety (CPS).