These photos were taken on one block, 14th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, on Christmas Day, 2022. Seven empties. While the rest of the City recovers from the Pandemic, the “successful” 14th Street Busway has turned 14th Street into a desolate street, and business after business continues to fail. No one ever studied whether the banning of turns on and off of 14th Street, and the reversal of the University between 13th and 14th, would have been enough to eliminate the congestion which slowed buses. Nor has anyone explained why the program is in effect from 5am to 10pm seven days a week. The impact on businesses all along the route is a sad story. Photos and caption by Arthur Z. Schwartz.
The Tribute in Light memorial is lit annually in remembrance of loved ones lost. The Display is made up of 88 vertical searchlights arranged in two columns of light to represent the Twin Towers destroyed in the terror attacks on 9.11.2001. Photo by Bob Cooley.
Ever since Rick Kelly was growing up on Long Island and at Bay Shore High School, he was influenced by his machinist father and his German immigrant grandfather’s woodworking hobby in Brooklyn.
A while back I wrote a column about a fun day coming to the West Village for dogs. (Also, cats but dogs are the main focus as cats cannot really be walked on leashes.) This event, “Uniquely Dogs,” will raise money for underprivileged pets, primarily dogs. So, I want to bring you up to speed and let you know what the event will look like and how it will be run.