Characters of the Village
Neighborhood
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My View of the Village
The local pantry at 12 West 11th Street, operated by Ascension Outreach, Inc., continues to serve after more than three decades!
Food
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The Pint-Sized Palate: A Kid’s Take on NYC Food—Holy Móle
You have probably walked by this place a thousand times. On the corner of Hudson at Jane, it’s hard to miss. There is a large front patio with people eating nachos, or guacamole, and drinking bright-colored cocktails. I never knew what Móle was, but today I would finally find out!
Arts
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Revolutionary Voices that Shaped The Village ─ and the World
Planning a festival to take place in America’s big birthday year was always going to be a bit of a challenge. July 4 will be long passed by the time The Village Trip (TVT) kicks off on September 25 and, of course, many people had mixed feelings about celebrating at all this year.
Business
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The Pint-Sized Palate — A Kid’s Take on Food — The Velvet Underground
On a Friday night, my parents were already at La Boca, inside the Faena Hotel. They had gone without us, but soon decided my sister, Charlemagne, and I would probably love it too.
Nature
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On the Side
New York City served up so many celebratory spectacles this summer that detoured me from my usual thither and yon devoted birding outings. Did those stop me from seeing birds? Nope.
Parks
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Celebrating—and Maybe Rescuing—New York’s “Fabulous Fountains”
New York City’s fountains need more friends. I like to imagine that Stephanie Azzarone’s fascinating fount of fountain lore, Fabulous Fountains of New York, will open the floodgates of affection and attention.
Culture
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New History of 1920s NYC Offers Rollercoaster Ride Through Era with Eerie Echoes to Today
Jonathan Ezra Goldman’s Hidden Histories of Jazz Age New York: From the Suppressed to the Strange is a rollercoaster ride through New York City cultural history, focusing especially on the years 1920 through 1925, highlights how “then” often looks like a funhouse mirror reflection of “now.”
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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
- When Losing a Pet Feels Like an Amputation
Recently, I experienced the loss of my 18-year-old dog, Rosie. For nearly two decades, she was woven into the rhythm of my daily life — present through ordinary days, major milestones, moments of joy, and periods of hardship.