The Village Mobilizes Against ICE
In towns and cities across the country, concerned citizens have taken action to protect undocumented aliens ─ and indeed all residents ─ against rampaging Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Category: Political Candidates
Greenwich Village Political Coverage – 2026
Local primary election coverage and political commentary
A Comment on the District 3 City Council Election and a Recommendation
What we didn’t discuss in this issue is the fact that there is Ranked Choice Voting, which means you, the voter, get to vote for all four candidates, ranking them 1, 2, 3 and 4.
A Short Note: Give Zohran a Chance for Goodness Sake!
When you read this Zohran Mamdani will have been mayor for two months or about 2% of his first four years. Yet the naysayers (who fill the local Nextdoor blogs with daily critiques) have already declared him a failure.
Congressman Goldman Responds to Village View Article
In our February issue we published an article titled Brad Lander Takes On Congressman Dan Goldman in Battle Over How to Best Fight for Sanity.
A Defiant Community Returns a Flag to Sacred Ground
Village community members and city leaders came together on a freezing February afternoon to re-raise the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument after a directive from the Trump administration caused it to be taken down a few days prior.
Another Open Position in the Village, Yet Another Primary!
There was a time, beginning around 1998, when Greenwich Village, Chelsea and parts north shared a state senator. The first one was Tom Duane, a gay pioneer in the electoral arena, who was first elected as a City Council member to the “gay seat” created in 1991.
Who Wants to Dump Dan Goldman?
We are witness to a government that is continually less reflective of its constituents and more partial of its donors. We often say we are at a crossroads in politics, but it seems more like a slide. Each election feels special, because they represent moments to reflect on the worsening material conditions and political sway of everyday people.
More Political Mish-Mosh, More Choices on the Ballot
There have been some pretty shocking developments since our political recap. First, Erik Bottcher, who has been City Council member for the Village west of Sixth Avenue since 2021 has decided to run for what seems to be the uncontested state Senate seat which Brad Hoylman-Sigal will leave when he becomes Manhattan borough president on January 1. If the schedule holds, the Democratic County Committee members in that district will nominate a candidate on January 11, and there will be a special election in early February.
Joyous Community Celebration as Harvey Epstein Sworn In as New City Council Member
It was a bit like American Idol, but hamish (Yiddish for homey) and very East Village—a rousing chorus of tribute to community, diversity, and “for-the-people” politics. It was new District 2 City Council Member Harvey Epstein’s community swearing-in ceremony, in a packed auditorium at the 14th Street Y on December 6.
America at 250
- When Losing a Pet Feels Like an Amputation
Recently, I experienced the loss of my 18-year-old dog, Rosie. For nearly two decades, she was woven into the rhythm of my daily life — present through ordinary days, major milestones, moments of joy, and periods of hardship.