Peeping Tom Wolfe Nov 1, 2009
When I first began living in my house in Greenwich Village, I thought I had no view on the ground floor ... When I first began living in my house in Greenwich Village, I thought I had no view on the ground floor. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Citigroup is on its Fourth Government Bailout Nov 1, 2009
Three brother of Iranian heritage grew from renovating one building in Greenwich Village to running one of the largest real estate businesses in New York. Yet all it took was a coin flip to split the holdings three ways. (Slate)
Izzy’s Emporium gives new life to vintage clothes Oct 29, 2009
As a young fashion stylist in 1990s Manhattan, North Andover native Leigh Heffron would buy $10 vintage coats from a tiny shop in Greenwich Village and spend hours reworking them on the floor of her apartment. In a parallel universe, Giovanni Capato, an Italian-born veterinary student in Brazil, was working nights dressing Brazilian musicians and politicians. (Boston Globe)
Atlantas small-town vision Oct 28, 2009
NYC isn t judged by the financial district its Soho, Greenwich Village, Central Park and ofcourse Midtown. Chicago isn t just downtown, the magnificent mile would be their midtown. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Byrds founder Roger McGuinn schedules Oct. 29 Hillsboro show Oct 24, 2009
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Cosby prides himself on comedy with no shelf life Oct 24, 2009
As for his own dirty jokes, which he used to entertain patrons at his part-time bartending job while a student at Temple University, one thing led to another, which led to a gig at the Gaslight, a club in New York's Greenwich Village. "I was hired by two Jewish fellas, and then a lawsuit came about and this white man by the name of Clarence Hood took over the club," Cosby recounts. (USA Today -- Life)
Rosella Howe, 97; feminist, poet loved English language Oct 23, 2009
She decided on New York City, where she got the job at Macy s and studied dance in Greenwich Village and toured with Charles Weidman, a pioneer in modern dance. Mother gave that up after a tour stop in Providence when she found herself sharing a dressing room with a circus elephant, though not at the same time, said her daughter, Rosemary Howe Camozzi of Florence, Ore. (Boston Globe)
Whiteclay Film Heads to Big Apple Oct 22, 2009
Kerrey, president of the New School, a small, liberal arts college in Greenwich Village best known for hosting Inside The Actor's Studio and segments of Project Runway will be presenting The Battle for Whiteclayin a Nov. 4 on-campus screening. Director Mark Vasina and activist Frank LaMere will be present to answer questions and talk about their activism directed at getting the sale of alcohol stopped in Whiteclay. (Nebraska Statepaper)
Harry Potter star Daniel splashes out on NY house Oct 21, 2009
65 million dollars on a five-bedroom townhouse in the trendy Greenwich Village area, which was built by a sea captain for one of his daughters in 1847. The new property measures about 280 sq meters, with four luxury bathrooms, six fireplaces and one of the five bedrooms has a balcony overlooking a 12 meters long "beautiful" garden. (Xinhuanet, China)
Nat Finkelstein, 76; was Warhol house photographer Oct 16, 2009
At a party at the Factory in 1964, Mr. Finkelstein met Warhol, who had seen his 1962 Pageant magazine photographs of a Claes Oldenburg happening in Greenwich Village. Intrigued by the scene, Mr. Finkelstein offered his services and for the next three years was a constant presence at the Factory. (Boston Globe)
Pastel Artist L.A. Cline Awarded Gallery Space in Argenti Designer Jewelers' New Store at Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida Oct 13, 2009
Mark Silver is the designer/proprietor of Argenti Designer Jewelers originally located in Greenwich Village, New York City since 1986. He moved to Florida in 1991 and opened Argenti Designer Jewelers at the Fashion Mall, Plantation, Florida,and then openedanother Argenti in 1998 at Las Olas Riverfront, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
NY state of blind Oct 12, 2009
The Pope of Greenwich Village ... The Pope of Greenwich Village. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Many in U.S. stumped by Obamas Nobel win Oct 10, 2009
"It would be wonderful if I could think why he won," said Claire Sprague, 82, a retired English professor as she walked her dog in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. "They wanted to give him an honor I guess but I can't think what for.". (MSNBC -- Politics)
Daily TV and radio guide Oct 10, 2009
The Pope of Greenwich Village 6 p.m. (FLIX). Punks hustle to score big bucks. (Boston Globe)
Out in the open Oct 8, 2009
79 Barrow St., Greenwich Village ... 79 Barrow St., Greenwich Village. (New York Post -- News)
Video: Zagat 2010 NYC Restaurant Survey Reveals Downsides & Upsides of Dining in the New Economy Oct 7, 2009
Scenes: On the heels of the Waverly Inn comes Monkey Bar, Graydon Carter's celeb-infused revamp of a Midtown classic, where reservations can only be requested by e-mail, unless you're a "F.O.G. -- friend of Graydon." But most of the hot-spot action was Downtown: Greenwich Village welcomed Keith McNally's rejiggered Minetta Tavern, with its "swiveling-head" scene, as well as the "hipper-than-thou eatery" Hotel Griffou. And the Meatpacking District got a new surge of life thanks to the opening of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Family trave00000B29l five: Embrace the spirits of the spooky season Oct 6, 2009
If you and your family are in the mood to take in what may be the zaniest of all Halloween festivities, be there for the 36th annual Greenwich Village parade that jives and jostles its way up Sixth Avenue (between Spring and 22nd streets) each year on Oct. 31. More than 2 million spectators will see 45,000 costumed revelers, including marching bands, puppeteers, dancers, artists and musicians. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Sotomayor Keeping New York Condo Oct 6, 2009
REALTOR Magazine Online: The real estate professional's business support tool. YOUR INTERACTIVE MAGAZINE REALTOR.ORG/realtormag. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Manhattan Walking Tours in NYC Oct 6, 2009
Although these three Manhattan neighborhoods rate as some of the most vibrant and historical, there are other exciting neighborhoods such as Little Italy, Chinatown, or Greenwich Village that are ready to be explored as part of an. The copyright of the article Manhattan Walking Tours in NYC in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Small wonders Oct 4, 2009
Snell, 32, points out the 1960s Greenwich Village folk revival where people went to cafes to see the likes of Bob Dylan play and would even head south to see the music at the source. It boiled over in New York; it was rural music reaching the rest of the world, says Snell. (Boston Globe)
The Attempted Murder Of Conservatism Oct 4, 2009
Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham asked a remarkable question of Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the New York Times Book Review, in New York's Greenwich Village Wednesday evening: "Isn't Barack Obama the most significant Burkean in American politics today?". "Burkean" refers to Edmund Burke, the 18th-century British parliamentarian who sympathized with the freedom-loving revolution in America while vehemently opposing the anarchistic revolution in France. (Investors Business Daily)
Urban renewal Oct 4, 2009
Its line ran northwards from a terminal south of Greenwich Village, passing almost unnoticed through some 30 city blocks before entering the West Side Rail Yard and disappearing underground. Its destination was Albany in up-state New York and beyond. (BBC News -- Americas)
Soprano family values Oct 3, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor is making house in the nation's capital, but she isn't pulling up stakes in Greenwich Village just yet. Medical workers will be among those getting first dibs when vaccines arrive next week, Health chief Farley said. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Sotomayor won't sell NY apartment in this economy Oct 3, 2009
Sotomayor's condominium in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan was worth about $1 million, according to the financial disclosure she gave the Senate when President Barack Obama nominated her to the court in May. She owed about $380,000 on a mortgage. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Barbra Streisand gets nostalgic on latest CD Sep 30, 2009
Streisand didn't have to worry about that kind of reaction during a weekend performance at the famed Village Vanguard, a tiny but historic jazz club in Manhattan's Greenwich Village where greats like Miles Davis performed (and where she tried, unsuccessfully, to perform nearly four decades ago). She wowed a crowd that represented a fraction of her regular audiences, as about 90 fans, including VIPs like former President Bill Clinton, crammed the club. (FOX 11, AZ)
Tant: We lost a songbird with passing of Mary Travers Sep 26, 2009
Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey looked the part of an early-'60s Greenwich Village folk trio straight out of the beatnik era. Peter and Paul sported dark suits and neatly trimmed beards. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Bowlmor Lanes in gutter fight Sep 25, 2009
The owner of Bowlmor Lanes sued its lender, Golub Capital, accusing the private investment company of trying to extract money by threatening the lanes' relocation from Greenwich Village to Times Square ... The bowling company said its Greenwich Village lease expires in 2013 and may not be renewed ... The owner of Bowlmor Lanes sued its lender, Golub Capital, accusing the private investment company of trying to extract money by threatening the lanes' relocation from Greenwich Village to Times... (New York Post -- Business)
Jane Jacobs: Genius and common sense Sep 24, 2009
In July of this year, a block of Hudson Street in New York s Greenwich Village was named Jane Jacobs Way. Jacobs, who died in 2006, lived for years with her family in an apartment above a candy store on that block. (Boston Globe)
Skadden Arps Slashes Job Offers as Harvard, NYU Law Students Left Hanging Sep 24, 2009
When I was at NYU 10 years ago, top-performing students got an average of 25 callbacks, Jonathan Cole, a senior associate at , said in an interview last week on the Greenwich Village campus. Today, theyre lucky if they get 10. (Bloomberg)
* Wellness warriors Sep 24, 2009
That night in her apartment in Greenwich Village, she anointed her hands in fragrant oil and, using a mixture of phrases gleaned from self-help books, meditation exercises and inspirational music, led seven young women seated on saffron and red pillows through nearly two hours of spiritual life-coaching. Hang out in the light, she told the women, all in their 20s and early 30s, quoting from her forthcoming book, Add More ing to Your Life. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
10 restaurants where you can watch the stars Sep 19, 2009
His Waverly Inn in Greenwich Village is so exclusive that the restaurant doesnt answer the phone; you either have to have Carters personal phone number or go down to the restaurant in the afternoon and beg a table ... In a place like New Yorks Balthazar in Soho, the chances of spotting someone from the entertainment or fashion business is very high because so many of those industrys celebs either live or have offices in the area: On any given day you might find Bill Gates lunching... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Lawyer's Bid to Foreclose on Girlfriend's Condo Rejected Sep 19, 2009
The couple's relationship soured about three years after the purchase of the Greenwich Village apartment in 2002. Around the same time, Rosenzweig's wife discovered he was married to a third woman. (Law.com)
Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dies Sep 18, 2009
the daughter of journalists who moved the family to Manhattan's bohemian Greenwich Village. She quickly became enamored with folk performers like the Weavers and was soon performing with Pete Seeger, a founding member of the Weavers who lived in the same building as the Travers family. (Albany Times Union)
Folk Legend Mary Travers Dies At 72 Sep 18, 2009
the daughter of journalists who moved the family to Manhattan's bohemian Greenwich Village ... It was heady stuff for a trio that had formed in the early 1960s in Greenwich Village, running through simple tunes like "Mary Had a Little Lamb.". (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Folk's Beloved Princess: Mary Travers Dies at 72 Sep 18, 2009
in 1936, Mary Allin Travers moved as a baby with her writer parents to New York City's Greenwich Village, where she would join the blooming local folk scene in nearby Washington Square Park. In her teens, as a member of the Song Swappers, she sang backup for Pete Seeger and appeared on Broadway in the short-lived folk musical The Next President. (Time.com)
BELTH: Summer in the city means it's time for streetball at its finest Sep 16, 2009
Tourists routinely stop by the cramped cage of the West 4th Street courts in Greenwich Village for a glimpse of street ball. The Entertainers' Basketball Classic at Rucker Park -- which has its own storied history -- is the most famous spot in town, located at the foot of the Old Polo Grounds on 155th and 8th Avenue since 1965. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Basketball)
Obama, Clinton eat Italian after speech Sep 15, 2009
The two leaders emerged from Il Mulino, an Italian restaurant in Greenwich Village, lingering long enough for photographs before Obama climbed back into his limousine. Obama said nothing to the gathered press while a cheery Clinton raved about the food when asked how the lunch went. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Stunt leaves coat co. holding the bag Sep 15, 2009
According to store officials, the bags will be left in stores, restaurants and cafes in Chelsea, Union Square and Greenwich Village ... According to store officials, the bags will be left in stores, restaurants and cafes in Chelsea, Union Square and Greenwich Village. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Obama, Clinton Eat Italian After Obama's NY Speech Sep 15, 2009
The two men spent more than 90 minutes Monday inside Il Mulino, an Italian restaurant in New York's Greenwich Village. They emerged from the restaurant chatting with each other, though reporters couldn't hear what they were saying. (Newsmax)
Loan deal saves Leibovitz images Sep 12, 2009
And her plans to renovate three town houses in Manhattan's Greenwich Village landed her with a $15m (9m) lawsuit from a neighbour. Ms Leibovitz took out the loan to pay off her debts, but the security was her life's work and her properties. (BBC News -- Americas)
Museum scours world for new 9/11 videos Sep 11, 2009
Charles Wolf was in his Greenwich Village apartment when he saw an American Airlines jetliner pass overhead, then crash into the trade center and his wife's office. "I and many family members don't want revisionist history, and we don't want this sanitized," Wolf said. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Missed payment may cost Leibovitz her copyrights Sep 10, 2009
Last year, the 59-year-old photographer put up as collateral her three historic Greenwich Village townhouses, a sprawling upstate New York property and the copyright to every picture she has ever taken - or will take - to secure the loan with ACG.. ACG consolidated all her loans in September 2008. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Madoff's penthouse could be yours for $10 million Sep 10, 2009
Comfortable, quiet Greenwich village location in downtown Manhattan. Near transportation, restaurants, nightlife and shopping. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
MJ tribute shapes up Sep 9, 2009
Last year, the 59-year-old photographer put up as collateral her three historic Greenwich Village townhouses, a sprawling upstate New York property, and the copyright to every picture she has ever taken - or will take - to secure the loan with ACG.. Clooney and friend George Clooney arrived in Venice by speedboat on Monday night, with Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis (below, with Clooney) in tow. (Boston Globe)
Photographer Annie Leibovitz's $24M Loan Due Sep 9, 2009
Last year, the 59-year-old photographer put up as collateral her three historic Greenwich Village townhouses, a sprawling upstate New York property and the copyright to every picture she has ever taken - or will take - to secure the loan with ACG.. The company said she needed the money to deal with a "dire financial condition arising from her mortgage obligations, tax liens and unpaid bills to service providers and other creditors.". (W-USA News, DC)
Be a New Yorker: Magazine's festival shows you the way Sep 9, 2009
Several years ago, on a Sunday morning, my girlfriend and I met writer Calvin Trillin on a corner in New York City, shook hands and set out to eat our way toward Brooklyn, walking through Greenwich Village, into Little Italy, then Chinatown. Back then, it was the second year of The New Yorker Festival, which was sold as a weekend of interviews, panel discussions and tours, readings from authors and conversations between New Yorker journalists and their often revered subjects. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Deadline for $24m Leibovitz loan Sep 8, 2009
And her plans to renovate three town houses in Manhattan's Greenwich Village landed her with a $15m (9m) lawsuit from a neighbour. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Americas)
Debts closing in on photographer Annie Leibovitz Sep 7, 2009
Some experts say filing for bankruptcy reorganization could be the best option for Leibovitz, 59, who has put up as collateral her three historic Greenwich Village townhouses, an upstate property and work ... While no one has suggested publicly how Leibovitz got into such desperate financial straits, the mortgage debt on all her properties _ including the townhouses in Greenwich Village and a sprawling estate in Rhinebeck, N.Y. _ totaled about $15 million ... In 2008, a design firm that did work... (Lompoc Record, CA)
Film examines Vogue leaders' different styles Sep 7, 2009
Cutler is a warm and engaging guy, but it took nearly a year of asking before he was invited inside Wintour's midtown Manhattan offices and Greenwich Village home. "I had no plan. No agenda," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Selleck duped into buying dud horse Sep 7, 2009
Some experts say filing for bankruptcy reorganization could be the best option for Leibovitz, 59, who has put up as collateral her three historic Greenwich Village townhouses, an upstate property and work. She bought two of the townhouses in 2002, embarking on renovations to combine them into one property. (Honolulu Advertiser)
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Arrested development Sep 6, 2009
Stroll Greenwich Village, SoHo, Washington Square and savor their vitality and authenticity, the legacy of Jane Jacobs s battle against urban renewal ... NEW YORK -- They are the neighborhoods Jane Jacobs saved: Greenwich Village, Washington Square, Little Italy, and SoHo ... Nearby Washington Square Park, celebrated by Henry James as a comfortable outdoor living room in the heart of Greenwich Village, was for Jacobs and all the denizens of the Village a respite of green and open space, with... (Boston Globe)
Meet Shias newgal pal Carey Mulligan Sep 5, 2009
They seemed very, very happy, says an onlooker of the couple, who enjoyed a low-key lunch Aug. 23 at a sidewalk caf in Greenwich Village. They were talking, laughing and smiling and seemed very close. (MSNBC -- News)
Taking Woodstock Aug 31, 2009
The riot in question is the one at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in June 1969, when gay men stood up to police harassment and started a new movement. Tiber was there that night. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
In ‘Wrestling With Moses,’ taking on Goliath in Gotham Aug 31, 2009
While Jane Jacobs, a Greenwich Village mother without any formal training in architecture or urban planning, would harness the power of grass-roots community activism to turn back the powerful forces of top-down urban renewal, as practiced by Robert Moses, Jacobs s victory was anything but simple, Flint shows ... Jacobs, however, viewed the park, and Greenwich Village as a whole, as a vibrant, diverse, and anything-but-decaying area that needed protection from Moses s bulldozers ... But the... (Boston Globe)
New York: Narrow Home Lists for $2.7 Million Aug 28, 2009
The three-story, red brick house in Greenwich Village, which measures 9. 5 feet wide and 42 feet long, is on the market for $2. (Realtor Magazine Online)
* World News Quick Take Aug 28, 2009
Located in Greenwich Village, the red brick building was built in 1873 and sandwiched between two larger structures. Its famous for other reasons, too. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Odd news: Fat price sought for NYC's 'skinniest' house9 1/2 feet wide, $2.7 million Aug 27, 2009
Located at 75; Bedford St. in Greenwich Village, the red brick building was built in 1873, sandwiched between 75 and 77 Bedford. It's famous for other reasons, too. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Ellie Greenwich, `Chapel of Love' co-writer, dies Aug 27, 2009
Lovely, stylish inn centrally-located in the historic Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Nine distinctively decorated guest rooms. (Yahoo News)
NYC's 'Skinniest' House Has Fat Price Tag Aug 27, 2009
Located at 75; Bedford St. in Greenwich Village, the red brick building was built in 1873, sandwiched in a narrow space that used to be an alley between homes at 75 and 77 Bedford. The narrow house is considered a curiosity and is one of the neighborhood's most photographed homes. (Click2Houston, TX)
'Taking Woodstock' takes a dull path Aug 26, 2009
An interior designer living in Greenwich Village, Elliot goes to the Catskills to help his parents save their run-down motel. He hears city officials in a neighboring town have nixed a permit for a music festival and lobbies to host it as a way to drum up business. (USA Today -- Life)
Green Like Me Aug 24, 2009
No, they would try to live in a ninth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village without producing any environmental impact whatsoever zero carbon. also zero waste in the ground, zero pollution in the air, zero resources sucked from the earth, zero toxins in the water. (New Yorker)
Star snapper Leibovitz sees red over finances Aug 24, 2009
92 million), but also her house in the trendy Greenwich Village district of Manhattan and a second home outside the city. If she is forced to declare bankruptcy, it will then be up to the courts to decide how to distribute the assets. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Annie Leibovitz, photographer of stars, faces ruin... Aug 24, 2009
The over-leveraged photographer not only risks losing her photo archives, which The New York Times estimates could be worth 50 million dollars, but also her house in the trendy Greenwich Village district of Manhattan and a second home outside the city. If she is forced to declare bankruptcy, it will then be up to the courts to decide how to distribute the assets. (The Drudge Report)
Karla Kuskin, 77; wrote, illustrated children's books Aug 24, 2009
Karla Seidman was born in Manhattan on July 17, 1932, and reared mostly in Greenwich Village. She attended Antioch College before transferring to Yale, from which she received a bachelor of fine arts degree in 1955. (Boston Globe)
