Parks In the Sky Are All the Rage
The High Line really began in 1929 when the city, the state and New York Central Railroad agreed on the West Side Improvement Project, conceived by New York City Parks Commissioner Robert Moses.
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Discomposed
Eight hundred forty repetitions comprise Vexations, Erik Satie’s enigmatic unpublished durational piano score. Composed around 130 years ago, and evidently never performed, the piece remained a theoretical curiosity until 1963 when John Cage organized a marathon rendition in the East Village.
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Rick Kelly, Carmine Street Guitars
Ever since Rick Kelly was growing up on Long Island and at Bay Shore High School, he was influenced by his machinist father and his German immigrant grandfather’s woodworking hobby in Brooklyn.
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The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra’s Monday night gig is the longest steady gig in jazz history (1966 to 2023). That’s 57 years at the Village Vanguard, the oldest continuously operating jazz club in the world (established 1935).
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Audible Voyeur: True Village Snippets
I love Nora Ephron. The phrase “everything is copy” is both the title to a wonderful biopic of Ms. Ephron and an expression her mother used to use.
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Village Survivors & New Kids on the Block
Survivor Who Needs Our Help! David is one of the few repairpersons left in the city since smartphones took over the watch industry. David’s shop is like a time machine taking us back to the Manhattan of the 1900s.
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September Letters to the Editor
It is such a pleasure each month to open my VillageView and see what surprises D. Silverman has for us. He lightens the dark and casts shadows on the light and pulls us into discovery of our treasured Village
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A Table Set for Sisterhood
Released earlier this month. Each entry — which range from pop culture icons like Lizzo and Aretha Franklin to war correspondent Dickey Chapelle and notorious RBG — is accompanied by a quote, a brief history lesson, the genesis of the recipe, a discussion question and Jernigan’s bold, colorful illustrations.
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Humanimal-diabesity
The subject of excess body fat, obesity, diabetes (also called diabesity) and other weight related complications is complex.
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Corcoran’s First Annual West Village Charity Dog Walk
A while back I wrote a column about a fun day coming to the West Village for dogs. (Also, cats but dogs are the main focus as cats cannot really be walked on leashes.) This event, “Uniquely Dogs,” will raise money for underprivileged pets, primarily dogs. So, I want to bring you up to speed and let you know what the event will look like and how it will be run.
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OPINION Rudy Giuliani Was Never a “Great Mayor”
When he got indicted in Atlanta in August, some in the media spoke about how sad it was that “America’s Mayor” lost his way in the Trump era. But the fact is, Rudy Guiliani has always been a corrupt, racist, divisive political figure
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Towards a More-Fortunate Society
It was the shimmering eve of 1972 and David Rothenberg faced a dilemma. As an up-and-coming theatrical publicist and nascent producer with a small office in Times Square, he was much in demand…
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Father Demo Square, the Minetta Triangle and the Golden Swan Garden
Washington Square Park is undoubtedly the best park in Greenwich Village. It is big and beautiful. It has the 73 and a-half-foot tall Washington Square Arch, a beautiful water fountain and plenty of space to walk around. But what about some of the Village’s smaller parks?
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The Proust Center
Do you know someone who wanted to read Proust, but found him unintelligible?
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Rico Jones: Tenor Saxophonist Making Waves on the NYC Jazz Scene
I first met jazz tenor saxophonist Rico Jones outside the Apple Store in the West Village on 14th Street and Ninth Avenue on a mid-afternoon in early November 2022. He was playing with a mixed bag ensemble of 8-10 jazz street musicians.
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- Rick Kelly, Carmine Street Guitars
Ever since Rick Kelly was growing up on Long Island and at Bay Shore High School, he was influenced by his machinist father and his German immigrant grandfather’s woodworking hobby in Brooklyn.
- Corcoran’s First Annual West Village Charity Dog Walk
A while back I wrote a column about a fun day coming to the West Village for dogs. (Also, cats but dogs are the main focus as cats cannot really be walked on leashes.) This event, “Uniquely Dogs,” will raise money for underprivileged pets, primarily dogs. So, I want to bring you up to speed and let you know what the event will look like and how it will be run.