Landmarks: Finding Long-Term Solutions for Short Term Issues
The Landmarks Committee members of the Manhattan Community Board Two (CB2) were presented with two difficult submissions for our historic districts at their December meeting.
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Year: 2026
More Political Mish-Mosh, More Choices on the Ballot
There have been some pretty shocking developments since our political recap. First, Erik Bottcher, who has been City Council member for the Village west of Sixth Avenue since 2021 has decided to run for what seems to be the uncontested state Senate seat which Brad Hoylman-Sigal will leave when he becomes Manhattan borough president on January 1. If the schedule holds, the Democratic County Committee members in that district will nominate a candidate on January 11, and there will be a special election in early February.
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Mayor Adams’ Christmas Gift to Greenwich Village: A “Hudson Mosaic” Tower to Replace the Tony Dapolito Center
After months of review, the outgoing Adams administration has announced plans to build a residential complex called “Hudson Mosaic” on Clarkson Street—demolishing and replacing the landmarked Tony Dapolito Center. Preservationists are livid. But a new political reality promises more.
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Joyous Community Celebration as Harvey Epstein Sworn In as New City Council Member
It was a bit like American Idol, but hamish (Yiddish for homey) and very East Village—a rousing chorus of tribute to community, diversity, and “for-the-people” politics. It was new District 2 City Council Member Harvey Epstein’s community swearing-in ceremony, in a packed auditorium at the 14th Street Y on December 6.
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- The Story of Thackery Binx
My boyfriend, being a big fan of the 1993 Hocus Pocus film, named her Thackery Binx. Well…she did bear the name Suba for the first couple weeks as she was first found in a Subaru, but why keep the trauma all her life?