The West Village CSA is a program that brings fresh and organic vegetables and fruits right from the farm to your kitchen in Manhattan. Community Supported Agriculture is a contract to buy produce from a local farm. Signing up for a CSA share usually starts in the fall.
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What began as a routine construction permit for two of the oldest landmarked rowhouses in Manhattan soon turned into a full-fledged historic preservation disaster.
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While Mount Sinai is intent on shutting down health care at Beth Israel, Northwell Health/Lennox Hill Hospital is opening a new cardiac catheterization lab in the West Village and will be bringing its in-patient capacity up to 21. And they are doing this while also planning a $2 billion expansion of Lennox Hill Hospital on 70th Street and Lexington Avenue.
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A building superintendent’s job consists of many things. From the obvious daily maintenance and cleaning – to the not so obvious; bringing the temperature down between two feuding residents. But we also try our best to bring your packages to you while fending off porch pirates and package thieves throughout the year.
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The “Gansevoort Square” proposal by the City of New York has been a hot topic in the news lately. A 60-story, 600’ supertall residential tower has been offered up as a way to maximize the site for new development, along with expansion potential for the Whitney Museum of American Art on the same block as the current Whitney.
Read MoreThe Pier Park and Playground Association Facility (P3) has used an indoor space on the south side of Pier 40 as a youth baseball and softball training facility for the last 25 years. The P3 training facility has been the Greenwich Village Little League’s (GVLL) “home base” as League President Toni Ann Bonade wrote in a letter to parents.
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I live on a corner in the West Village near a lot of restaurants. Now we have a new place across the street called Edith’s Sandwich Counter. And it is usually packed with people, even at 8 am when it opens.
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As 2025 unfolds, New Yorkers are grappling with the impact of federal policies that shape everything from transportation to local governance. At the recent President’s Day protest in Greenwich Village, demonstrators not only voiced their opposition to national housing and civil rights policies but also raised concerns about congestion pricing and the possibility of presidential intervention for Mayor Eric Adams.
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I’m a born and raised OG Village Kid from Westbeth; a uniquely diverse building where art and activism were intertwined, and neighbors looked out for one another. Apartment doors were always open, and kids roamed freely. It definitely shaped my worldview and I love that we’re raising our daughter in the same apartment where I grew up.
Read More“Highway robbery.” That’s how city comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander characterized the actions of the Trump administration mid-February, in clawing back approximately $80 million dollars in federal migrant funds already expended by the city—funding approved by the Biden administration and recently disbursed to a municipal Citibank account.
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As Village View was on its way to the printer Supreme Court Judge Jeffrey Pearlman lifted the Temporary Restraining Order which had kept Beth Israel Hospital open since February 2024. He then dismissed the lawsuit by an array of community groups, and found that although the Department of Health’s approval of the closure was flawed, he would not say it was “arbitrary and capricious.”
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For years, Hudson Square has faced a daily ritual that residents and businesses know all too well. Starting around 3 PM, half of our neighborhood’s streets grind to a halt as vehicles queue for their turn to enter New Jersey through the Holland Tunnel.
Read MoreThe upcoming fifth anniversary of the official start of the COVID pandemic prompts us to reflect on the fall and rise of the ever-resilient Big Apple. This parody poem is a verbal snapshot of New York City during the eerie early days of the cataclysm, shortly after the close of schools and non-essential businesses.
Read MoreThe easy availability of so much ‘health’ information can often lead to trouble. Meaning it can lead to a lot of worry and fear, including self-diagnosing something that is most likely incorrect.
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On January 18, the Peoples Voice Café and producer Chris Owens presented a concert honoring Martin Luther King at the Judson Memorial Church. Chris premiered his newest musical work, Difficult Days, two days before King’s birthday and the inauguration of President Trump.
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