Village Preservation has been leading an effort to save and seek landmark designation for the original Our Lady of Guadalupe Church at 229-31 West 14th Street, which the NY Archdiocese relegated for sale earlier this year.
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On Sunday, June 25, 2017, the St. Veronica’s held its last official services. Parishioners were expected to attend Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Bernard’s on West 14th Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues (which is now for sale).
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Someone once said to me, “Isn’t bird watching boring? I’m from the school of ‘If you’ve seen one bird, you’ve seen them all’.” Frankly, I suggest that person find another school.
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To understand where Waverly Place came from is to explore historic maps and records. Many other streets have a little more of a basis to begin with.
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The Armstrong Center opened on July 6, 2023 with the exhibit Here To Stay. It tells the story of Louis Armstrong’s five-decade career as an innovative musician, rigorous archivist, consummate collaborator and community builder.
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Was it the Holocaust’s unspeakable destructive effect on Jews or simply guilt, denial and shame? No matter, the family story I have learned is quite extraordinary. Mazel Tov!
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Some musicians have spent their entire adult lives in the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Here are some of their reflections from the bandstand.
Read MoreBottoms is the most recent collaboration between director Emma Seligman and comedy duo Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott. Despite limited advertisement, Bottoms has made the most out of its limited release in theaters through sheer hype and a personal understanding of its target audience.
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It’s October, and the spooky season is descending once more upon us at Jefferson Market Library.
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Currently “flying high,” Lam recently opened for the Wallflowers at the Prospect Park bandshell on July 27 and performs at venues all over the country.
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In practice, the oyster crab (taxonomically a ‘pea crab’) was and is more-common in southern waters, and to satisfy gourmand demand many were shipped up from, and still yet inhabit, the oyster beds of Chesapeake Bay.
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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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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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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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