Category: Scenes From the Street

A masked gentleman walking his cute little dog called out my name as I was walking past. He had read my article in May’s Village View about the Pier 26 Science Playground at the end of N. Moore Street. I had mischievously asked “is there a South Moore Street?” without checking further.

Perhaps the last place you might expect to find a colorful building décor would be on a UPS shipping center.

Since 1973 The Renaissance Street Singers of New York have sung 15th and 16th Century music a capella on the sidewalks and in the public places of New York, especially in the quiet spaces of Greenwich Village (the above photo was taken just outside the Cherry Lane Theatre).

Something old, something new appeared on our street in mid-April, in the form of this non-conformist biker. Styled like a vintage 1890s bicycle with its huge front wheel and tiny rear wheel, the rider has to climb up to get to its seat

Coming upon this bizarre sight in the Hudson River Park one morning, at first it looked like someone had hung out a blanket to dry, but as we approached, we saw the foot with shoe dangling out of the edge

Group of pre-school children, free to walk with their teachers, stopped to admire a bodega’s cat on Greenwich Street near Christopher Street.

Cars That Look Like Shoes—Redux SCENE FROM THE STREET Text and photo by Brian J Pape, AIA Last...

Just last month Village View ran a front page article calling for free buses in NYC.Weeks later...

The Village Mom and Pop shops are an endangered species. We have lost many of them over the last...

These sneakers were made for driving, if you can believe this scene on Washington Street in the...

Maggie’s favorite things: Maggie’s beloved cat Jefferson; one of many unusual sights from Maggie’s perch at Left Bank; a favorite in the spring­—Maggie loved lovers; Abingdon Square relaxation, tunes and mellow pups; dancers on the pier; Abingdon Square market, another Maggie favorite.