in and around the park, public space, NYC & more
For the third year, DOC NYC, a film festival held in downtown NYC dedicated to showcasing documentary films and filmmakers from around the world, will take place beginning tomorrow, Thursday, November 8th through Monday, November … Read more…
Updated — A bit of a delay in posting these shots from Saturday at the Park and nearby Greenwich and East Village. This shot of Garibaldi, while you can see the storm-damaged branches fenced off around … Read more…
This chic organic cotton tote, left comes from the lovely shop, Greenwich Letterpress, located in the Village on Christopher Street. The store has been in business since 2006 and was founded by two sisters. They focus … Read more…
By most accounts, University Diner wasn’t perhaps the best diner in the world food-wise but it was a neighborhood force, a meeting spot, a place where the ‘old school’ (if you will) interactions took place … Read more…
On the agenda tonight, Tuesday, September 11th, for Community Board 2’s Traffic and Transportation Committee meeting is the following: “Proposal by Village Alliance for capital replacement of bluestone on Ave. of the Americas from West … Read more…
1 East 8th Street, just off Fifth Avenue, is now “Fringe Central,” home to Fringe NYC (officially the New York International Fringe Festival), now in its 16th year, with events running through August 26th. The … Read more…
The Other Day. Just off West 8th Street. On Display: The River album.
There are two great opportunities for high caliber music and fun this Sunday, May 20th. One is the Greenwich Village Orchestra’s final concert of the season at Washington Irving Auditorium with a discounted rate – … Read more…
Today, Saturday, May 5th: The NYC Cannibis March starts at 12 noon under the Arch and then will march at 1:30 p.m. to Union Square for a Rally.* This is a worldwide event (in its … Read more…
Vanity Fair has a preview in their May issue of Restaurant Man, a memoir by restaurateur (and Master Chef judge) Joe Bastianich who “recounts his evolution from being the son of a Queens-based working-class restaurant … Read more…
The Greenwich Village Orchestra was formed by local musicians in 1986 — it’s been going strong for over 25 years. Yet, it has remained a bit of a secret while those who’ve experienced it have … Read more…
My new favorite local coffee shop, tied right now with Think Coffee, is Joe: The Art of Coffee, a few blocks from the park heading west. Currently on the walls of their small yet welcoming … Read more…
There is lots of coverage this morning of last night’s Community Board 2 Meeting in which the full board voted “no” to NYU’s 2031 expansion plan around Washington Square. Dissent Magazine, within their review this … Read more…
At least one elected official is speaking up and organizing around New York University’s Proposed Expansion Plan. New York State Assembly Member Deborah Glick, whose district includes Greenwich Village, will be joining with community groups, … Read more…
Updated — I came across this photo on Twitter taken by Rebecca Stern who says it is the view from the NYU Stern Building but it feels more like it’s taken from the Kimmel Center. … Read more…