City Promises New Historic Property Protections
The plan will aid in protecting buildings designated as historic landmarks that are at risk due to pre-existing unknown structural conditions, owner neglect and contractor negligence
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Month: May 2023
What is a Park?
Being in nature is healing as it aids the body’s ability to deal with pain, inflammation and all illnesses, including autoimmune and Attention Deficit disorders. This is one of the reasons we need real parks.
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Opinion – What’s the Matter With MSNBC?
Democrats, liberals, progressives, or whatever term you want to use, began to pay more attention to persecuted or politically under-represented groups such as racial minorities, women, gays, immigrants, and others. This attention, called identity politics, became more prominent over the decades and seemed to entirely take over the priorities of the Democratic party.
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Fight Over Village Supermarket Reignites NYU Expansion Tensions
More than a year after it was slated to be demolished, a beloved Greenwich Village supermarket still faces an uncertain future—and residents are making a renewed push to keep it around.
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Jerry Delakas, Astor Place Icon, Is Gone
Jerry was born on Kefalonia, the largest of the Greek Ionian Islands. Before he worked at the East Village newsstand, he manned other ones at different spots around Manhattan.
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Pier 26 is Getting a New Science Playground
Expected to open later in 2023, the Pier 26 Science Play Area is the result of a private fundraising campaign by Hudson River Park Friends with support from the New York City Council and Manhattan Borough President.
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Village Lawyer Takes on Trump
Since launching her own firm six years ago, Kaplan has initiated a constellation of cases against powerful, often intimidating forces: white supremacists, major Hollywood players, the president of the United States. Legal writer Dahlia Lithwick calls her “an attorney general for the resistance.”
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West 4th Residents Fight Outdoor Sheds
Residents of West 4th Street between 12th and Bank Streets never thought their block would become a noisy restaurant row.
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Bad Dog (Owners) NYC
Bad Dog (Owners) NYC There are currently over 14,000 dog licenses registered within a ball-toss of...
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May Day May Night May Swenson
You may be familiar with May Swenson, or may be not. But with each April arrives National Poetry Month, leaving us twenty-four fortnights to bone up on this worthy wordsmith before four/twenty-four.
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World Mourns Passing of Disability Rights Activist
Judy was at the forefront of major disability rights demonstrations, helped spearhead the passage of disability rights legislation, founded national and international disability advocacy organizations
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Good Times, Bad Times
Losing or breaking feathers can be a disaster. Birds’ lives depend on flying. It’s not like they can order a replacement set and have them overnight expressed to their door. It takes months to grow new ones.
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Goodbye & Hello
Ming was something of a showstopper, my Dad was delighted at the admiring comments from neighborhood friends on her daily walks, with a car once stopping traffic to remark that Ming “was simply adorable.”
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Village Survivors – David’s Shoe and Watch Repair
When you enter David’s Shoe and Watch Repair, you find yourself back in a long-ago era.
Several craftspeople working at small work areas. Shoes, clocks and watches are arrayed around the walls.
Celebrating Women’s Artistry
Women’s History Month in March was brought to life by West Village resident and founder of the International Women Artists’ Salon Heidi Russell, with two celebrations of women-identifying artistry from history and the here and now.
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- Astro-Zodial DECEMBER 2023 Sagittarius/Capricorn
Peering into the festive Hudson-crystal ball shows a conglomeration of fire and earth as we approach year’s end.
- Holiday Health Tips
As a medical team we want to share some ways to for people and pets to enjoy the holidays and prevent some hazards.
- Expect Nothing! You won’t be let down.
Have you ever looked forward to an occasion, be it time with someone, a trip, a gift, a holiday…you name it? Then, when it didn’t work out as expected, or better said, as you expected, then you felt let down?