Why I Am Supporting Zohran Mamdani
2022 was the first year I ever got election mail calling someone an antisemite.
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Year: 2025
Village Verses
Village poets share their work.
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Do You Recognize This Plaque?
Greenwich Village has many commemorative sites that have been honored with bronze plaques to inform the public about important aspects of the community.
Read MoreOn the Spectrum
Like many people, my personality has had various eccentricities and changes over the years. From hermit-like shyness at times to excessive verbiage at meetings, I’ve run the gamut.
Read MoreWorry and “What Ifs” Are a Waste of Time!
Mary Oliver’s poem, I Worried, reminds me of a Joy in the Moment article I wrote about two years ago. I wrote about how worrying and “what ifs” rob us of feeling good in the moment.
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Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Neither the Constitution nor any rule or law defines “waste, fraud and abuse” but these words, used as a single phrase, are the common basis for trimming budgets in Congress.
Read MoreFight the Power: Helping Harvard
The Trump administration’s holding back funding for grants, subsidies, and other government business contracts on the grounds that DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) principles are a new form of intimidation and have become extensive.
Read MorePaul Weiss Deserves Our Scorn – Join The Picket Line
Brad Karp, chairman of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP, used 1,613 words in his March 23 memo defending his firm’s capitulation to U.S. President Donald Trump. One would have been enough: greed.
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A Tribeca Neighbor’s Gala: AALDEF
Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers was lit up on Tuesday evening, April 29, by the Annual Gala of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF).
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Talking Taiwan’s 2025 Fundraising Gala at Eichholtz
Talking Taiwan hosted a memorable evening of wonderful Taiwanese American cuisine, culture, and community at Talking Taiwan’s inaugural 2025 Fundraising Gala at the beautiful Eichholtz furniture showroom on West 18th Street on April 30th.
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Jimmy in Saigon, a Film by Peter McDowell
Nearly to the day of the 50th anniversary of the conclusion of the Vietnam War, I ventured to the Cinema Village Cinema to see Jimmy In Saigon. The film is unwavering 12 year commitment by filmmaker Peter McDowell to unearth the truth about the death of his brother Jimmy, which was untimely and mysterious.
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Music Review: Billy Cobham’s Time Machine
Billy Cobham is inarguably one of the most legendary powerhouse jazz fusion drummers of all-time.
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Film Review: One to One: John Lennon & Yoko Ono
It’s funny how history repeats. Not exactly but in general. This historically important film covers the 18 months from 1971 to 1973 when John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved from a London that was getting tired of them to Greenwich Village and a stunning collection of artists and people who needed them.
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¡Hola! Poster House Exhibit Spotlights Puerto Rico’s Lorenzo Homar
Posters are not unlike community newspapers—when they grab you and get their message across, they sometimes transcend their ephemeral moment and materials. And wow, the posters of Lorenzo Homar, on display at Poster House through Sept. 7, are timelessly transcendent.
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Florence Prime Meat Market: The Little Butcher Shop That Could
No matter what anyone tells you, the place where the Newport Steak originated is right here in the Village. That place is a butcher shop called Florence Prime Meat Market located at 5 Jones Street since 1936.
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- Giving and Receiving
In December 2001, when my husband, John, and I brought a pair of black-headed caiques into our lives, we had no experience as bird owners.