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Recognize the faces in foreground of the Arch on this poster for film “The Lost Village”? To the left is local activist and Community Board 2 Member Sharon Woolums and to the right is New … Read more…
A “Community Reuse Event” comes to Westbeth Community Room on Sunday, January 22nd providing a welcome opportunity to bring unneeded but viable, clean items to find new homes, and potentially acquire a cornucopia of goods, … Read more…
Rain or shine! — Taste some of the fabulous fare from 20 neighborhood restaurants participating in the West Village Eats Food Festival happening this Saturday, October 22nd on Grove Street to benefit PS3 elementary school … Read more…
I remember the walkway along the Hudson River before it was a “park.” It was my favorite place to walk. There were quirky things along it that were whimsical, not manicured; gritty, not sanitized. I … Read more…
Live a block from the park: 120 Waverly Place between Washington Square West and Sixth Avenue has two rental apartments on the market advertised in a way you don’t see much anymore, via old school … Read more…
An old-fashioned barber shop still exists in Greenwich Village on MacDougal Street at #179, right across from oft-covered here #176, both a block from the park. Traffic Barber Shop is fairly well reviewed on Yelp. … Read more…
176 MacDougal Street, one block from the park, has a long history as both a much-loved Village restaurant, Shakespeare’s, in the 1970s until the early 90s and then a much needed community laundromat, Hong Wah, … Read more…
A unique “drawing-a-day project” launched by artist Nick Golebiewski has breathed life in a new way to locations in New York City featuring a hybrid mix of illustration and photography. Dubbed Nick’s Lunchbox Service, the … Read more…
UpdatedStop along Greenwich Village’s West 8th Street on Saturday, May 14th as the block is closed off to traffic for live music, food & beer, crafts & more. Plus there’s an opportunity to adopt wonderful … Read more…
Does it seem like everyone knew May 4th would have been Jane Jacobs’ 100th birthday? The coverage was pretty extensive in the week preceding her birth date, and then I noted that Google put Jacobs … Read more…
For over three years, the 10,000 square foot hulking structure sitting at the corner of Sixth Avenue and West 8th Street in Greenwich Village has remained vacant after long-time tenant, mega-book seller Barnes & Noble … Read more…
What a difference a century makes! From the files of the New York Public Library: seen above is the view of downtown’s Fifth Avenue between West 8th Street and Washington Square Park in 1911. The … Read more…
From the New York Times Spare Times: ‘Unsilent Night’ (Saturday) Phil Kline’s participatory music composition — a reliable holiday tradition at this point — has spread to more than 35 cities since its premiere more … Read more…
Seen on Sixth Avenue. In 2011, I interviewed owner Ian Ginsberg and discussed the apothecary and Bigelow’s cat, Allegra. Photos: Cathryn
Follow line #8 on the above map to see where Minetta Creek flows (once flowed?) under Washington Square. Then check out the YouTube video below which shows the gushing waters viewed through a park manhole. … Read more…