Village Trivia
I came across this innocuous padlock on the guardrail of a pedestrian bridge in the Village, but it seemed strangely out of place. Why is it there? Who would put it there? Do you know what it is, and where it is?
Category: Scenes From the Street
Living at the Docks: A Real West Side Story
Sometimes we meet ‘real’ New Yorkers, born and raised here. Some of them have stories of ancestors who moved here to start their families. This is one such story of those living near the docks along the West Side of Manhattan, as told by Eric, who prefers to be anonymous.
92 Eighth Avenue Ravaged By Superstorm Sandy ─ What’s Next?
A Village View reader asked us to report on 92 Eighth Avenue just north of 14th Street, which has been a trash-strewn empty lot since 2015.
Goodwill to Condos on 8th Street
A new luxury condo project is currently under construction at 44 West 8th Street that will be nearly as tall as the new seven-story neighbor at 181 MacDougal Street, by Morris Adjmi Architects.
Fulton & Elliott-Chelsea NYCHA Houses Progress
It has been years since the city first proposed major rebuilding at the Fulton & Elliott-Chelsea Houses (FEC) by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). In 2019, the city dropped an effort to build two new buildings there due to tenant opposition to demolition.
A Tree Guard Becomes Gobbled
Street trees have a hard time surviving in the harsh urban settings of New York City, and Greenwich Village is no exception. In fact, it may be worse here due to the narrowness of many sidewalks and the small tree pits saved for their roots to grow.
The Mothership Connection Lands in the Meatpacking District
British-Caribbean artist Zak Ové’s monumental Afrofuturist sculpture The Mothership Connection was installed in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District as part of a major public art activation led by NALA Projects and The Meatpacking Business Improvement District, marking the sculpture’s New York City debut.
Faded Memories of Macy’s
We received a letter in response to the Village View’s November article The Transformation of Sixth Avenue at 14th Street, and our question about Macy’s origins.
Bleecker Street Conversion to Residential
The Community Board 2 Landmarks Committee reviewed a proposal for the adaptive reuse and residential conversion of 43-49 Bleecker Street, near the corner of Lafayette Street, a six-story masonry building in NoHo. The project involves substantial exterior modifications to the Classical Revival building, which was originally constructed in 1896 by architect Ralph S. Townsend for owner Harry Chaffee.
The Transformation of Sixth Avenue at 14th Street
Ever since the pandemic of 2020, not a month has gone by that 14th Street has not had major new construction occurring at the intersection of Ninth and Sixth avenues, espcially on Sixth Avenue.
- The Story of Rupert & Lulu
Rupert Pupkin and Lulu Bean both hail from the great state of Texas, arriving one year apart via a rescue group called Peyton’s Safe Haven. They’re Heelers born to herd, manage, supervise, and occasionally micromanage ─ and they take this responsibility very, very seriously.