The Phony Environmental Study
The Phony Environmental Study By Alec Pruchnicki, MD The Haven Green housing proposed for part of...
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Year: 2024
Dogtown Training and Daycare
The new location will offer doggy daycare, overnight dog boarding, dog grooming, dog walking, positive-reinforcement dog training, and a variety classes for proper dog socialization. At some point, they would like to offer dog running. The services can be customized.
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Advocates Demand Glick Fight for NY HEAT Act!
A Note From Arthur Schwartz: As May drew to a close, a senior was on my corner, (12th Street and 6th) every morning handing out flyers for locals to call their Assembly Member Deborah Glick. The woman was with Food and Water Watch, which has become one of the most effective organizations pushing to pass climate-saving legislation in Albany. Here is the message on the website.
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Center for the Independence of the Disabled NY
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams joins Hospital Workers Union President George Gresham and Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier, Executive Director of the Center for the Independence of the Disabled (CIDNY) at the World Trade Center’s Perelman Center for CIDNY’s first annual fundraiser.
Read MoreOur Greatest Asset
In the 2020 presidential contest, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, a former Harvard Law School professor, was faced with strident opposition from small business owners who opposed her plans to have the federal government adopt assistance programs for small business owners and entrepreneurs.
Read MoreThe Great Expansion Theory
Right wing politicians and white supremacists have gotten a lot of mileage with their Great Replacement Theory which is their belief that the white race in many countries is being replaced by people of color by a conspiracy of liberals, socialists, Jews (often George Soros specifically) and others.
Read MoreLocal Theater Staff Seeks to Unionize
While I was delivering newspapers to Cinema Village a worker named Jack Peterson told me that ten members of the theater’s staff were looking to start a union. In late April, the Cinema Village staff held a vote to determine if they would unionize and the result was a unanimous victory for the workers. This means they now have a union, but the question is what they will do with this new strength. Peterson answered four questions I had about this historic move for the oldest continuously operated cinema in Greenwich Village.
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The Honor of Co-named Streets—Sgt. Charles H. Cochrane Way
SCENE FROM THE STREET The Honor of Co-named Streets—Sgt. Charles H. Cochrane Way People have been...
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Chelsea vs. Nycha: Let the Battle Go On
Chelsea vs. Nycha: Let the Battle Go On By Brian J Pape, AIA On April 10, 2024, the Atlantic...
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La MaMa Theater Restoration
The LA MAMA Theater restoration at 74A East 4th Street is a designated New York City landmark long associated with the performing arts. It was constructed in 1873 for the German-American orchestral society Aschenbroedel Verein.
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Jefferson Market Library Events
Picture it: you’re tired from walking on a hot day, you come across a lovely church and decide to rest your feet for a few minutes while checking out the architecture. However, what you find inside is not just shade and quiet but a missing piece of art worth much more than anyone seems to realize.
Read MoreChange Isn’t Easy
Going through hard times often makes us wake up to what is going on in us or around us and gets us to make some decisions about what we should do. It doesn’t feel good to not feel good. It begs the question, “What am I going to do about this?” And the answer, “For things to change, I have to do something about it because I can’t or don’t want to live like this.”
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Cinnamon & Gnocchi, Pet Rabbits in the Village
When I saw two rabbits out on leashes one sunny afternoon, I told their owner, Neal, that I used to have a rabbit named Jennifer. He introduced me to Cinnamon and Gnocchi. Here’s what I learned from Neal.
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A Night to Remember at Zinc Bar
Zinc Bar had just celebrated its 30th anniversary. The owner, Alex, recalled those early days when the fledgling club was only large enough to house guitar acts. That’s when the club was on Houston Street and they had not yet acquired a house piano. On April 29th, the guitar made its triumphant return to Zinc Bar as the predominant instrument with three legendary jazz guitarists – two long-time stalwarts and one pushing the boundaries of the instrument.
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Guitar Masters Festival Opening
Charles Carlini, a well-known music impresario and avid guitar enthusiast brought together an International Who’s Who of guitar virtuosic talent spanning multiple genres of world music with the inaugural Guitar Masters Festival. The event was held at the Baha’i Center in Greenwich Village from April 25-29.
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America at 250
- Stash, The Amazing Cardigan Welsh Corgi of the West Village
We met Emily and Stash at a party on Weehawken Street years ago. We became instant friends with Emily and fell in love with Stash. How can you not fall in love with Stash? Here’s our recent interview with his owner, Emily.