Characters of the Village – Tony Hoffmann
The best part of my job was seeing the kids that I taught and worked with graduate from high school. I was so proud, year after year, to see them succeed and look forward to going to college.
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Category: Characters of the Village
Kenia Hernandez
We chose Kenia as the Character of the Village for the March issue due to her impact on our lives before, during, and after the pandemic. People who work at grocery stores are essential workers. There weren’t many places to interact with people other than grocery stores and pharmacies during the pandemic.
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Yousef the Crossing Guard
Yousef Salama is out there even on the coldest days, all day from 8 am to 3:15 pm, with a one-hour break for lunch.
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Russell Dungan, Our Unsung Hero of Hudson River Park Trust
By Joy & Brian Pape This article has been published in honor of the late Maggie Berkvist,...
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Characters of the Village: Local Doodle Dogs
I didn’t know Rosie was a doodle dog until recently. In fact she is a Bernedoodle, a mix of the Bernese Mountain dog and poodle
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Maggie Berkvist, Goodbye Dear Friend
She often spoke of the importance of having a local, i.e., a local pub like folks in England have. One of her first locals was Louie’s, a bar in Sheridan Square. She recollected, “It was my nightly hangout in those days, with good old time Villagers Mike and Red behind the bar, and Louie himself (Mafia, we always thought) lurking. I drank tumblers of ‘cheap white wine’, 25 cents, I think?”
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Remembering Maggie
A pioneer woman in every way shape and form. I met Maggie my first couple of days working at Left Bank.
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