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Hoping to recover from ex-Mayor Adams’ historic disdain for landmark preservation

Hoping to recover from ex-Mayor Adams’ historic disdain for landmark preservation

The pathways of Greenwich Village—full of lovely old human-scale buildings—can transport a dreamy pedestrian back in time. The Village is...

February 9, 2026
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The High Cost of the Wrecking Ball

The High Cost of the Wrecking Ball

Demolition must have hired a good PR firm. It gets mentioned as if it were renewal. In the language of...

February 9, 2026
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Drinking with Katherine: Fraunces Tavern

Drinking with Katherine: Fraunces Tavern

I’d heard Fraunces Tavern mentioned so often as a place to visit that I assumed it wasn’t worth visiting. But...

January 19, 2026
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Feature Story

FILM: Celebrating the singular experience of working in a movie theater, in print and on film

FILM: Celebrating the singular experience of working in a movie theater, in print and on film

One of the best cinema publications out there is Cashiers du Cinema. No, no – not the magazine that gave...

February 9, 2026
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EAST VILLAGE, THE BOWERY and BROOKLYN BRIDGE MEMOIRS. by Mark Tunstall

EAST VILLAGE, THE BOWERY and BROOKLYN BRIDGE MEMOIRS. by Mark Tunstall

Wandering through the East Village it’s easy to get caught up on traversing the busy roads, with stop lights that...

January 14, 2026
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Grateful for a New Year: On Keeping a Gratitude Journal

Grateful for a New Year: On Keeping a Gratitude Journal

story and photos by Kate Walter As a new year begins and I celebrate another birthday this month, I’m grateful...

January 12, 2026
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Edgar Allan Poe worked there before it was built

Edgar Allan Poe worked there before it was built

For nearly 120 years, the Hudson Park Library, the first public library built in the Village, has been serving its...

January 11, 2026
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Drinking with Katherine: Egg Nog

Drinking with Katherine: Egg Nog

Last month, as the weather dipped and the days got shorter, eggnog returned to the dairy aisle. I found myself...

December 25, 2025
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Arts

IN THE BOHEMIAN CONTINUUM – February

IN THE BOHEMIAN CONTINUUM – February

Feeling Violated, Authors? “Move fast and break things” has been a recurring motif in the rise of tech moguls. In...

February 9, 2026
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The Brood in Revue

The Brood in Revue

I spent the first week of October aka the official beginnings of spooky season reading The Brood, Rebecca Baum’s latest...

January 19, 2026
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Quinn on Books: Protect the Dolls

Quinn on Books: Protect the Dolls

Review of “Green Lankton: Could It Be Love,” edited by Francis Schichtel, Jordan Weitzman, and Nan Goldin A photograph shows...

January 19, 2026
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JANUARY IN THE BOHEMIAN CONTINUUM

JANUARY IN THE BOHEMIAN CONTINUUM

Sometimes a bohemian has to jump right in with both feet and enjoy the splash. Something tells me that 2026...

January 14, 2026
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Film Review: “Obex” is the Surreal “Tron” Clone David Lynch Never Directed

Film Review: “Obex” is the Surreal “Tron” Clone David Lynch Never Directed

Nostalgia slop, from AI-generated trash to IP-leveraging franchise flicks, is belched out so regularly our culture practically runs on the stuff....

January 11, 2026
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My Season with Hudson Guild, by Michele Herman

My Season with Hudson Guild, by Michele Herman

The well-made theater at Hudson Guild hides unassumingly inside the Community Center in the NYCHA Elliott-Chelsea Houses on West 26th...

January 7, 2026
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Someday soon we all will be together, if the fates allow, by Kate Walter, photos by SuZen

Someday soon we all will be together, if the fates allow, by Kate Walter, photos by SuZen

I always had this fantasy about becoming an official tour guide in the Village. But I never got beyond taking...

December 18, 2025
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Fernando’s Liquid Architectures, by Lee Klein

Fernando’s Liquid Architectures, by Lee Klein

The current oeuvre of Fernando Pomalaza, a Peruvian-born, New York City based artist (who for many years showed at the...

November 9, 2025
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