On January 12, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint alleging that the closure of Trader Joe’s Wine Shop on E. 14th St. was an act of labor retaliation. The NLRB seeks to reopen the store, with employees made whole for lost wages.
Read MoreNo Migrant Crime Wave In NYC By Arthur Schwartz Fueled by a barrage of what are essentially racist taunts by Republicans nationwide, desperate to elect Donald Trump by stoking fear of an invasion of criminal immigrants into the...
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Bruno Grandsard (whose mother’s name is Herskovitz) says to just call him Bruno. Bruno decided that it was just plain undemocratic for no one to challenge Goldman in this year’s Democratic Primary. So, this unlikely politician is taking on a man who can outspend him 30 or 40 times. And what is Bruno’s first pledge- to walk every residential block in his district. He has already walked 115 miles and has one hundred more to go. Has Goldman walked down your block recently?
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Mount Sinai Hospital still shows no concern about the anger and fear that its decision to close Beth Israel Hospital and the NY Eye and Ear Infirmary (NYEE) has engendered on the entire community below 23rd Street in Manhattan.
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Are snowbirds, the weather-migrating travelers who routinely squeeze oversized luggage into overhead bins, on their way to extinction? Yes, they may have thought they were going to West Palm Beach but their destiny, if not destination, may have changed. You see, Florida is no longer known for snowbirds: It is now best known under the hashtag moniker of “Florida Man/Florida Woman” in hundreds of media stories. Yup, it’s a thing.
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We are looking ahead to a new Jefferson Market University course with Kimberly B. George, a creative and academic writer.
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VILLAGE VIEW TRIVIA What’s Missing From This Post Office? Our beloved local post office on Hudson...
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On an early evening in late December, I noticed that the famous club Cafe Wha? on MacDougal Street in the Village was beginning their entertainment unusually early — 6:30 pm. So, I thought I’d swing by to see what talent they had scheduled for the early slot.
Read MoreSometimes you may not think you have the power to change. But you do. First, identify what it is you want to change. Next, identify who or what it is you think has to change.
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Since cats don’t get out much, it’s hard to find ones we can write about. Then we remembered, sometimes the treasure is in our own back yard. In the Village, that’s more like across the hall, like our neighbors, John and Zack, who have two cats.
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I live at 1 Morton Square in the West Village. Or is it 100 Morton Street? I’m not sure. Neither, I believe, are many of the people who live there as both are listed on the front of the building.
Read MoreThis site at the southwest corner of West Eighth and MacDougal Streets, just one block north of Washington Square Park, has seen good days and bad. Soon, a seven-story, mixed-use building with condominium residences, a community facility, and commercial space with 104 feet of storefront windows will be constructed by Empire State Contractors.
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Viewed from the new Google HQ on Houston Street, the excavation for the new 43-story condo tower is about two stories deep in the ground. This area was under water prior to landfilling as the city expanded north to Greenwich Village and piers were extended even further into the Hudson River on the other side of West Street.
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Parts of Hudson River Park’s esplanade have passed the 25-year mark and the wooden walkways are currently under reconstruction at Pier 45, having served their useful life. The construction sign promises that all materials possible will be reused.
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The New York Times recently described Moonstruck as “perhaps Jewison’s best loved film.” I had the privilege of working with this prolific director on Moonstruck which was shot in some of New York’s most iconic locations.
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