Wandering through the East Village it’s easy to get caught up on traversing the busy roads, with stop lights that are kind of adhered to and walk lights that are often ignored by the drivers, leading to an apprehension that is probably not shared by the Native New Yorker, but being a Brit in the […]
EAST VILLAGE, THE BOWERY and BROOKLYN BRIDGE MEMOIRS. by Mark Tunstall Read More »
Last weekend, Bob Terry circled Washington Square Park with a stack of flyers in hand, eagerly inviting the people he passed to his upcoming event. However, the 75-year-old was seeking one demographic in particular. “You look like smokers—come to my event on Friday,” he said to a group of young people lounging on the grass.
At a time when newspapers and magazines were central to American life, Stan Mack was part of the revolution of how news and feature stories were told. As art director at some of the country’s most influential publications during the golden age of print journalism, he helped unite words and photojournalism of 1960s newsrooms with
The tale of Stan Mack, illustrator as storyteller, by Doug Latino Read More »
As these late golden autumnal afternoons turn into evening, I’m likely to walk through the NYU-owned and maintained garden near our building in Washington Square Village, where other habitues often gravitate. Even though most of the neighbors who live in the surrounding buildings (which, collectively, are known as a “super block”) are connected to NYU
Sasaki Garden, a Place of One’s Own, by Barbara Kerstetter Read More »
New York Jews have strong feelings about what’s happening in Israel and Gaza. They don’t always agree. This subject is so potentially divisive that they often avoid talking about it at all. For Jews, discussing post-October 7th events can be like stepping on the proverbial third rail, similar to our Thanksgiving table flareups after the
People of The Village, where we talk to everyone, by Lisa Gitlin Read More »
I walked around the Village asking people what is the main thing they think is wrong with New York City now. Easy question! Elias Tsikis, owner, Washington Square Diner: Petty theft, a lot of homeless people and mentally ill people on the street, hanging around and committing crimes, it’s gotten out of control. And it’s
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The Sixth Street Community Center conflict between the board of directors and former executive director, Howard Brandstein, continues to play out, but citizens of the East Village still remain largely in the dark. Brandstein and his organization, the Friends of Sixth Street Community Center continue to protest his firing outside of Flower Power, a local
The Jeffrey Epstein horror show just keeps on swelling, what with revelations about blackmail, his political protection and his involvement with a major bank. Just this week the British sacked Peter Mandelson, their ambassador to the US, upon learning he had emailed Epstein right after he had admitted guilt to soliciting a minor, writing I
JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S ARTWORLD, by Anthony Haden-Guest Read More »
A Friday afternoon coffee in my neighborhood, Gramercy Park, a little subterranean joint on Irving. It’s a gorgeous day, with the early, flat Fall sun making everything glimmer, camera-ready. I sit on the bench outside the shop, latte in one hand a novel called “Sweetbitter” in the other. But then I hear a voice behind
So Maybe It’s Natalie Portman, by Joe Caccamo Read More »
