Harvest hauls in food lovers for Union Square Park
The 18th Annual Harvest in the Square, New York’s premier local food and wine tasting event, took over Union Square’s northern plaza on Sept. 17. Chefs from the hottest Union Square restaurants...
View ArticleWord up! Artists reopen gallery in ‘novel’ fashion
BY BOB KRASNER | Artists wore their books on their sleeves when Central Booking gallery, on Ludlow St., held its reopening bash on Thurs., Sept. 12. The Lower East Side gallery, which is...
View ArticleEast Village has transformed, but she’s not moving
BY HEATHER DUBIN | Spotted at her favorite place in the neighborhood, Nina Choi was recently soaking up some mid-September sun on a bench in Tompkins Square Park. The 22-year East Village resident...
View ArticleVet never fired a shot but his orders were always on target
BY HEATHER DUBIN | Warren Allen Smith made it through World War II in the Army without firing a rifle. Wearing a crisp yellow, collared shirt with black slacks, the U.S. Army veteran, born Oct. 27,...
View ArticleWINESHOP owners have cultivated a love for the grape
BY HEATHER DUBIN | There is a story behind almost every bottle of wine on the elegantly constructed shelves at the East Village’s new WINESHOP. Co-owners Michael Sullivan and Aaron Thorp have chosen...
View ArticleGale Brewer, the hardest-working woman in government
BY HEATHER DUBIN | There are seven events on deck tonight, and Manhattan’s 27th borough president, Gale Brewer, wants to hit them all. This should come as no surprise. Brewer, a Democrat, formerly...
View ArticleDowntown politicos get a workout at spiffy N.Y.A.C.
The Downtown Independent Democrats held a swank “Downtown Goes Uptown” fundraiser at the New York Athletic Club on Sun., May 4. The main “sport,” obviously, was politics. From left, D.I.D.’s Joyce...
View ArticleMeeting, greeting and eating at Meatpacking fundraiser
The Open Market fundraiser for the Meatpacking District Improvement Association on Monday evening filled the Highline Stages, at 441 W. 14th St., with an endless array of tasting stations brimming with...
View ArticleHowever…Professor Irwin Corey turns 100!
Professor Irwin Corey, “The World’s Foremost Expert,” celebrated his 100th birthday Tuesday evening at the Actors Temple, on W. 47th St. Among the more than 100 friends in attendance at the stand-up...
View ArticleHair salon weaves a yoga studio into its space
BY LAUREN VESPOLI | On the corner of Hudson and Charles Sts. in the West Village sits Contesta Rock Hair Salon — a small, unassuming storefront, whose black floors and walls are stylishly decorated...
View ArticleHelp pours in for a butcher who is a cut above
BY ZACH WILLIAMS | Lower East Side butcher Dionisio Silva has a big trip to look forward to once he exits the hospital. The Essex St. Market regular has received more than $5,000 in donations since...
View ArticleA lifelong love of tattooing fuels her artistry
Interview by Dusica Sue Malesevic | Emma Griffiths was a part of New York’s Downtown tattoo scene when the art form was illegal. Now based in Brooklyn, she spoke to The Villager via e-mail about...
View ArticleRemembering Ralph: L.E.S. was his Garden of Eden
BY ELIZABETH RUF-MALDONADO | Ralph Feldman and I became friends when I moved across Tompkins Square Park to his block in 1992. He was a part of ABC Garden on Eighth St. between Avenues B and C when...
View ArticleLois taps into wine — by the keg — on Avenue C
BY TINA BENITEZ-EVES | High school friends from Cleveland, Phoebe Connell and Nora O’Malley decided to embark on something a little wild last year: opening a wine bar in the East Village. The area...
View ArticleExit, Stage Left Studio
BY DUSICA SUE MALESEVIC | New Mexico, the late ’70s: Cheryl King is having problems with her live-in boyfriend — he wants her out of the apartment. King knows she needs a job, but waiting tables is...
View ArticleBelgian fries stayin’ alive with MacDougal St. move
BY TINA BENITEZ | It still feels weird for Omer Shorshi. For 18 years, he and business partner Suzanne Levinson ran a petite East Village eatery specializing in Belgian-style fries paired with dozens...
View ArticleEtched in ink, exes are gone but not forgotten
BY BOB KRASNER | At first glance, East Village resident Jordy Trachtenberg does not look like the kind of guy who wears his heart on his sleeve. But look closely at his “sleeves” (a series of...
View ArticleThe female body as the embodiment of her poetry
BY JESSICA MILLIKEN | Deborah Landau, the longtime behind-the-scenes literary caretaker of Greenwich Village, is finally getting the spotlight. For years, Landau directed the prestigious creative...
View ArticleFor CrossFit couple, East Village is perfect fit
BY LISSA PHILLIPS | If you’re hanging around near E. Ninth St. and Avenue C, chances are you’ve seen them — a crowd of athletes dodging pedestrians at top speed, entering and leaving a garage boldly...
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