Shmoné
This wine bar in the West Village doesn’t take reservations, but it does take curious palates and a desire to learn. Shmoné is an inviting gem for all who want an intimate evening with good wine and no fuss.
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Author: kim
In the Shadows
The city that never sleeps is asleep while residents lose agency over what happens to their neighborhood. With changes in building requirements from The City Of Yes (TCOY), which does not promote affordability, it is clear that administrative actions do not improve quality of life.
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Brad Lander Takes On Congressman Dan Goldman in Battle Over How to Best Fight for Sanity
You’d have to be hiding in a hole not to know that our democracy is in a crisis. If it was not brought home before now, the recent brutal murders of ICU nurse Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota, made that truly clear.
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Brad Hoylman-Sigal: New Borough President
Newly elected Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, formerly our state senator in Albany, now takes on the representation of the entire borough.
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“What Now?” – Panelists Ponder Preservation and the Press in the New Administration
Blame Donald Trump. If your favorite major media outlet isn’t reporting New York City historic preservation news as often as you’d like, one reason might be the constantly breaking national news stories that “bigfoot” local coverage off the page.
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Tariffs Hit The Village
Since Trump instituted wide-spread tariffs on imports, economists have been predicting who will be hurt by them. One consensus is that small businesses that don’t have the deep pockets of the big retailers will be least able to take the financial strains.
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After a Federal Raid, Washington Square Park Grows Quieter
In the months following an October 2025 federal drug raid of Washington Square Park, park goers and residents alike have noticed a decrease in drug activity, as well as fewer unhoused people and increased police presence in the park – changes welcomed by some and greeted with skepticism by others.
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Can AI Success Cost the U.S. Its Edge?
It is the U.S. that is truly infatuated with AI, with investments influenced by goals that are as mystical as they are commercial, especially the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and “the singularity.” There is a strong belief in continued exponential progress — a rarity in the history of technology.
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20 Startling Predictions for 2026
The year 2026 will be the most monumental year in the history of man, but only if aliens make their presence known somewhere other than the parking lots of Home Depot or Menard’s. So, in the spirit of clairvoyant foretelling non-AI-written predictiveness, let’s all take a long leap off a short pirouette…
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Jefferson Market Library
Now that we’ve had our annual year-end showing of The Poseidon Adventure, we’re excited to begin 2026 here at Jefferson Market Library. Many people take the new year as a chance to start fresh and make some positive changes, so we came up with a few ideas for ways that we can help.
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Hudson Park Library Celebrates 120 Years with Jazz, Poetry, Printing, and Community Art on January 29
Hudson Park Library, a Greenwich Village landmark that first opened its doors on January 24, 1906, will celebrate its 120th anniversary with a special Community Night on Thursday, January 29, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event marks more than a milestone, offering a lively, drop-in evening that reflects the library’s long-standing role as a cultural and creative gathering place.
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Greenwich House Classes – January 2026
Clay Workshop for Families, Happy Hour Pottery Workshop at Greenwich House
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RIP Rob Reiner
The death of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, has caused great sadness. Yet, during his life, he brought us many moments of laughter and tears because he was a tremendous actor and director.
Read MoreLetters to the Editor—January 2026
In his recent Village View article, The New Emerald City (published September 2025) Siggy Raible writes, “another bugaboo about fossil fuels, plastics are derived from oil.” New York has a plastic pollution crisis.
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Bird of the Year 2025
SAVE THE DATE — In celebration of National Bird Week, Keith Michael will do a live reading of these Bird of the Year Awards 2025 (with improvisations and photos) at The Pier 57 Discovery Tank in Hudson River Park, Friday, January 9 at 4 p.m. The Discovery Tank is located at the back of Hudson River Park’s Pier 57. Enter Pier 57 at West 15th Street and walk through the market to the back of the building. Enter the classroom through the double doors, across from El Bar.
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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.