Left: Wanted for hate crime and criminal mischief. Right: Ticket sellers stalk the Whitehall Street subway station, near scene of recent attack on Togo-native ticket seller. ( Photos: NYPD, Brian Berger) Hate Crime at Hebrew Union College; Migrant Ticket Seller Stabbed near Battery Park The New York City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in discovering the identity and whereabouts of... News 09 Jun 2025 | 10:18
The historic Church of St. Luke in the Fields on Hudson Street is 204 years old and has long been active in Greenwich Village social causes. Its plan to rebuild its Mission Building after a fire is stirring a local controversy. ( Photo: Hudson Burrows) Historic Village Church’s Plan for New Mission Building Stirs Neighborhood Controversy Nestled in Hudson Street just a few blocks from the Hudson River sits the Church of St. Luke in the Fields. The Episcopal... News 06 Jun 2025 | 08:24
Michael Lupinacci holds photo of his great great aunt Santina Salemi who died in the fire. Her cousin Frances, was also in the shirtwaist sweatshop that day, but survived. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Ceremony Remembers Victims Who Perished in Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire A bell tolled 146 times on a sunny but chilly day on March 25 in Greenwich Village. On that date, 114 years ago, an 18 minute... News 28 Mar 2025 | 11:02
At Helen Levitt’s doorstep. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Karen’s Quirky Style Honors Photographer Helen Levitt Who was the most influential street photographer you never heard of? In honor of Women’s History Month, I set out to answer... News 22 Mar 2025 | 05:14
Two riders approach the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The wider, protected bike lanes are meant to make riding safer for the growing number of e-bikers. But some worry the faster, wider lanes will increase the danger to pedestrians since many bikers ignore all traffic laws. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) New Bike Lanes Debut in Village and Midtown; Riders Pleased but Many Ignore Rules of Road Up and down the avenues of Manhattan, brand-new wider bike lanes have been put in place by the Department of Transportation... News 10 Mar 2025 | 01:35
The Kirkus Review praised Talkin’ Greenwich Village saying the author David Browne “offers a detailed, abundantly populated chronicle of a storied place and its creative, outspoken, driven inhabitants...Animated social history.” ( Photo: Hachette Books) “Talkin’ Greenwich Village” Captures The Coolest Neighborhood in the History of the World David Browne’s terrific new book, Talkin’ Greenwich Village, is a love letter to that distinctive, quirky, historic stretch... News 25 Oct 2024 | 05:11
Advocates say that LinkNYC’s futuristic 32-foot tall 5G towers will disrupt the character of historic districts and buildings. ( Credit: NYC Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications) 32-Foot LinkNYC 5G Towers Get Pushback from Historic Preservation Advocates New Yorkers may have seen a new fixture on their sidewalks as of late. At 32 feet tall, with metal columns and slightly translucent... News 24 Nov 2023 | 07:35
Kimberly Schiller carries a shirtwaist banner with the name of one of the 146 people who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911 in the biggest fire tragedy in the city’s history. Her daughter Anna Lee carries three white roses. The victims were mostly poor Jewish and Italian immigrants. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Remembering the Victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, 112 Years Later It’s been 112 years, but several hundred people gathered on the corner of Washington and Greene Streets in Greenwich Village... News 26 Mar 2023 | 05:50
Amy Poeppel, who only published her first novel at age 50, just published her fourth book, “The Sweet Spot,” and is already hard at work on her fifth novel. Photo: George Baier IV ( George Baier IV) This Greenwich Village Novelist Is in “The Sweet Spot” of her writing career Amy Poeppel is not a high maintenance writer. The Dallas, TX native said that she doesn’t need much when it comes time to... News 13 Mar 2023 | 12:42
Image of embroidered art that artist Alison J. Stein is stitching into a book. Photo: Alison J. Stein Local Artist Alison J. Stein Prepares to Unveil New Works: Embroidery Books For those who love books as art–or books and art–a visual and tactile treat awaits as Greenwich Village-based artist Alison... News 01 Feb 2023 | 10:38
The new LinkNYC 5G towers, shown without an advertising screen in the second image from the left, stand 32 feet tall. Photo via the New York City Office of Technology and Innovation 5G Towers Are Coming To Greenwich Vil and SOHO As many as nine LinkNYC 5G towers — the ones that stand at a whopping 32 feet tall — could eventually crop up in Community... News 20 Jan 2023 | 02:51
A Gayle Kirshenbaum photo at Tavern on Jane. Photo: Maya Olson Capturing the Joy of NYC Gayle Kirschenbaum’s artistic career is characterized by imagination and joy, now visible in her newest display of creativity,... News 04 Aug 2022 | 10:12
Outside of Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books on Carmine Street. Photo: Maya Olson A Beloved Bookstore Bids Farewell Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books and its owner, Jim Drougas, have become staples of Carmine Street over the last... News 24 Jun 2022 | 01:27
Ryder Kessler, running for NYS Assembly in District 66, has long had roots in the neighborhoods he now hopes to represent. Photo: Jeff Zorabedian Ryder Kessler Campaigns For Housing Solutions, Effective Streets And Safety When Ryder Kessler talks about his adoration of New York and Assembly District 66, in which he has spent much of his life,... News 18 May 2022 | 01:03
In front of Julius’, (from left to right) on April 21, 2022: Andrew Berman, Randy Wicker, Sen. Brad Hoylman, and Ken Lustbader look up at the new plaque, cementing the location in history. Photo: Leah Foreman Remembering a ‘Sip-In’ for Gay Rights 56 Years Later Fifty-six years ago, at Julius’ Bar in Greenwich Village, four openly gay men held a “Sip-In.” The men were Dick Leitsch,... News 22 Apr 2022 | 04:49
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