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Vote for Zohran Mamdani for mayor, Editorial by the Village Star-Revue

Vote for Zohran Mamdani for mayor, Editorial by the Village Star-Revue

In January, Zohran Mamdani polled at 6% among Democratic voters looking ahead to the New York City’s mayoral primary. Andrew...

October 18, 2025
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Adams using November’s ballot proposals to hand over the city’s future to the real estate lords, by Phyllis Eckhaus

Adams using November’s ballot proposals to hand over the city’s future to the real estate lords, by Phyllis Eckhaus

“More affordable housing in New York City!” is a universal rallying cry and political platform. You could almost imagine there’s...

September 13, 2025
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Community Board 2 and 3 Wrap up for Summer Break in August and Prepare for Community Summer Events, by Sherica Daley

Community Board 2 and 3 Wrap up for Summer Break in August and Prepare for Community Summer Events, by Sherica Daley

Community Boards 2 and 3 head into summer break in August. For their respective July meetings, that meant housekeeping on...

August 15, 2025
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Music

Jazz by Grella: Leadership Secrets of Miles Davis

Jazz by Grella: Leadership Secrets of Miles Davis

First, the good news: the Library of Congress last month added new albums to its National Recording Registry, which preserves...

May 8, 2025
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MUSIC: Wiggly Air, by Kurt Gottschalk

MUSIC: Wiggly Air, by Kurt Gottschalk

Punk’s not dread. Back in the ’90s, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon had “Girls invented punk rock, not England” emblazoned on...

May 8, 2025
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Feature Story

Our Village Greens, Story and photos by Kate Walter

Our Village Greens, Story and photos by Kate Walter

As Shakespeare noted “summer’s lease has all too short a date.” But I also love autumn in New York when...

October 18, 2025
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When newspapers were big and indexing was done by people, by Michele Herman

When newspapers were big and indexing was done by people, by Michele Herman

In 1984 I took an oddball part-time summer job with a company that created newspaper indexes. My first task every...

October 18, 2025
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JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S ARTWORLD, by Anthony Haden-Guest

JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S ARTWORLD, by Anthony Haden-Guest

The Jeffrey Epstein horror show just keeps on swelling, what with revelations about blackmail, his political protection and his involvement...

October 18, 2025
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Coffee Corner: with Dana Costantino, art by Ava Marie Benzan

Coffee Corner: with Dana Costantino, art by Ava Marie Benzan

Pumpkin Coffee Recipes: Bring the Coffee House to Your House Pumpkin is no doubt the flavor of Fall. Pumpkin coffee,...

October 18, 2025
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Without Preservation, the Village Would Be Much More Expensive and a Million Times Uglier: An Interview with Village Preservation’s Andrew Berman, by Phyllis Eckhaus

Without Preservation, the Village Would Be Much More Expensive and a Million Times Uglier: An Interview with Village Preservation’s Andrew Berman, by Phyllis Eckhaus

The New York City landmarks law, enacted by the city in 1965, is increasingly controversial, misunderstood, and under attack. As...

October 18, 2025
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Arts

Roberto Azank “Palette Homages,” by Lee Klein

Roberto Azank “Palette Homages,” by Lee Klein

New York City painter Roberto Azank always surprises. Having been called the “chromatic Mozart,” as he can and has harmonized...

August 15, 2025
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Poetry and books in the downtown continuum, by Stephen DiLauro

Poetry and books in the downtown continuum, by Stephen DiLauro

In July I set out to discover what exactly is the state of poetry in downtown Manhattan. NY Poetry Fest...

August 15, 2025
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Quinn on Books: Nice Girls Don’t Go to the Bowery Review of “The Bowery,” by David Mulkins, by Michael Quinn

Quinn on Books: Nice Girls Don’t Go to the Bowery Review of “The Bowery,” by David Mulkins, by Michael Quinn

Before there was a city, there was a crooked path. Today, we call it the Bowery—one of New York’s oldest streets...

August 15, 2025
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TIMES AND SPACES IN THE DOWNTOWN CONTINUUM,  by Stephen DiLauro

TIMES AND SPACES IN THE DOWNTOWN CONTINUUM, by Stephen DiLauro

Living downtown, one must be open to a steady stream of surprising new events, people, spaces, energy, vibrations, delights, and...

July 11, 2025
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Private Life is a criminally slept-on  New York City movie about hope, by Brookie Mcilvaine

Private Life is a criminally slept-on New York City movie about hope, by Brookie Mcilvaine

Private Life opens on the lower half of Rachel’s body, expectant. She’s clothed in only underwear, supine in dim lighting,...

July 11, 2025
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Chashama celebrates 30 extraordinary year,s by Stephen DiLauro

Chashama celebrates 30 extraordinary year,s by Stephen DiLauro

It’s a carnival of performance art. It’s wilder than any drug-induced hallucinations. It surpasses any cinematic version of Carnival in...

June 11, 2025
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LILI White’s Pastels of the LA Wildfires, by Lee Klein

LILI White’s Pastels of the LA Wildfires, by Lee Klein

The rolling hills and mountains of Southern California, the biosphere, the range of climates from desert to snow covered peaks...

June 9, 2025
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MUSIC: Wiggly Air, by Kurt Gottschalk

MUSIC: Wiggly Air, by Kurt Gottschalk

\ Sultry haze of balmy nights. The Egypt-born, Quebec-based singer/composer/producer Nadah El Shazly has built a following in recent years...

June 9, 2025
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