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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Vodka boycott in U.S. grows in reaction to anti-gay laws in Russia

Seattle gay-rights advocate and journalist Dan Savage, left, and Terry Miller sort through roses on the steps of City Hall after getting married at Seattle City Hall in Seattle, Washington, in this December 9, 2012 file photo.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/vodka-boycott-in-us-grows-in-reaction-to-anti-gay-laws-in-russia/article13543478/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-Front+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Latest+News%29

Don't worry, heroin-addicted would-be terrorist is not a Nazi

... a cache of shotguns, bomb-making literature and several grams of a potent explosive known as HMTD in the Greenwich Village apartment he shared with his girlfriend, Morgan Gliedman, 27. Police say Greene planned to blow up the arch in Washington ...

http://www.jewishjournal.com/nation/article/dont_worry_heroin_addicted_would_be_terrorist_is_not_a_nazi

Gay Rights Activists Dump Vodka Outside Russian Consulate in NY

... - don't try it - remember Stonewall was a riot," a reference to the violent 1968 protest in New York's Greenwich Village that gave birth to America's gay rights movement. The protesters' anger is directed primarily at the controversial promotion of ...

http://en.rian.ru/world/20130801/182517544/Gay-Rights-Activists-Dump-Vodka-Outside-Russian-Consulate-in-NY.html

Porkopolis Takes Over NYC

... in the epicurean extravaganza. Situated inside a non-descript brick brownstone in New York City's Greenwich Village lays the James Beard Foundation - and decades of gastronomic history. Drive by too quickly and you're liable to pass it with ...

http://www.citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-28273-porkopolis_takes_over_nyc.html

Baltimore's Greenwich Village

"The Village" in the 1950's was a little hamlet of residents, who distinguished themselves from the upper class New Yorkers.

http://www.examiner.com/article/baltimore-s-greenwich-village?cid=rss

Commune App: Here Comes the NeighborhoodBy: Nicole Spector

... and has a similar criticism, noting that there were no events listed in areas Commune isn't targeting. Greenwich Village has plenty of action, while, say, Gowanus, has squat. This is problematic because Greenwich Village is already a circus of ...

http://www.tmcnet.com/topics/articles/2013/07/31/347732-commune-app-here-comes-neighborhood.htm

Greenwich Village 'Hippie' and Bomb Enthusiast Takes Plea Deal

In December police found a terrorist handbooks, two shotguns, knives, and the explosive HMTD in the Greenwich Village apartment Aaron Greene shared with girlfriend and fellow " well-to-do junkie " Morgan Gliedman.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/07/greenwich-village-bomb-enthusiast-gets-plea-deal.html

Aaron Greene sentenced: Trust-fund heroin addict is jailed for 7...

... September 4. The questionable couple were arrested in December for allegedly keeping explosives in their Greenwich Village apartment and plotting to blow up the arch in nearby Washington Square Park. The friends report that Greene was seen ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2381680/Aaron-Greene-sentenced-Trust-fund-heroin-addict-jailed-7-years-plea-deal-police-weapons-bomb-making-equipment-Manhattan-apartment.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Property Image

Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, 61 Fifth Avenue is a new LEED-certified luxury boutique condominium which seamlessly incorporates state of the art living within a traditional architectural vernacular.

http://realestate.wsj.com/item/4122869?as[location]=new

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The Hidden Power of New York City's Everyday Objects

Can one single object encapsulate the dense knot of energy that is New York City? An exhibition is trying with 62 objects, selected by 62 people who all dwell in its diverse, sprawling bounds.

http://hyperallergic.com/76748/the-hidden-power-of-new-york-citys-everyday-objects/

We Tried NYC's New Umami Burger, And It's Definitely Worth The Hype

In the most highly anticipated New York foodie news since the cronut's debut , beloved West Coast gourmet burger chain Umami Burger Since its doors opened Monday , the lines have been down the block, with wait times up to three and a half hours.

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/We-Tried-NYC-s-New-Umami-Burger-And-It-s-4696692.php

Aaron Greene Update: NYC man pleads guilty in Greenwich Village...

... 31, and his girlfriend Morgan Gliedman, 27, were arrested in December after a police search of their Greenwich Village apartment turned up papers titled "The Terrorist Encyclopedia" and "Deadly Homemade Weapons." Officials also found seven grams of ...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57596217-504083/aaron-greene-update-nyc-man-pleads-guilty-in-greenwich-village-explosives-case-gets-7-years-in-prison/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CBSNewsPCAnswer+%28PC+Answer%3A+CBSNews.com%29

Elliot Morales, New York Gay Hate Crime Suspect, May Plead Not Guilty By Reason Of Insanity

The man charged with gunning down a gay man in a vicious Greenwich Village hate crime this spring may plead not guilty by reason of insanity, his attorney said Tuesday.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/elliot-morales-not-guilty-plea_n_3677963.html

Jemima Kirke lights up a cigarette on set of Girls as she flashes her ...

... was spotted on Tuesday lighting up a cigarette for a bit of shooting in the hip neighbourhood of Greenwich Village as she sported a slinky olive green dress. The blonde swept her long locks over her shoulders in keeping with the chic bohemian vibe ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2381461/Jemima-Kirke-lights-cigarette-set-Girls-flashes-bra-strap-slinky-boho-chic-dress.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Hug-a-Bears appearing; Jack Horner's sweet memories; BEN Column, July 30, update 2

... devote the time, energy and effort to this fantastic event.'' Ms. Meed is a native of New York, raised in Greenwich Village in a family of artists, and trained as fine artist in prestigious art schools throughout the country. She presently maintains ...

http://www.nj.com/south-jersey-voices/index.ssf/2013/07/hug-a-bears_appearing_jack_hor.html

Sietsema: Sietsema's First Impressions of Umami Burger

Yesterday morning, Eater reported on the surprise opening of our very own branch of the West Coast chain Umami Burger , on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village - surprise, since the doors swung open, not in the evening as had been widely broadcast, but at 11 a.m. The photo that accompanied the piece showed customers already rushing the entrance like ... (more)

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2013/07/sietsemas_first_impressions_of_umami_burger.php

Baltimore, Boston and Green Bay Neighborhoods Among Top In Consumer...

A new Index from MaxPoint, the company that helps retailers and brands drive in-store sales with its innovative Digital ZipA technology, has identified the top cities with neighborhoods that over-index for consumer entertainment spending.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130730005476/en/Baltimore-Boston-Green-Bay-Neighborhoods-Top-Consumer

Monday, July 29, 2013

Beloved California Chain Umami Burger Opened In New York Today, And There's Already A Wait

... taste" called umami, which Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda named in 1908. A portrait of him hangs in the Greenwich Village restaurant. Publishing executive Luke Parker said he was willing to wait because he heard gushing reviews of the burgers' ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/beloved-california-chain-umami-burger-opened-today-in-the-west-village-and-theres-already-a-wait-2013-7?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29

Umami Burger Opens First NYC Joint in Greenwich Village

... taste" called umami, which Japanese chemist Kikunae Ikeda named in 1908. A portrait of him hangs in the Greenwich Village restaurant. Publishing executive Luke Parker said he was willing to wait because he heard gushing reviews of the burgers' ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130729/greenwich-village/umami-burger-opens-first-nyc-joint-greenwich-village

Maxwell's: When the Club Was the Star

Descending into the dank PATH train station on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, I'd barely heard of Hoboken other than in terms of it being Frank Sinatra's hometown.

http://www.spin.com/articles/maxwells-club-closing-hoboken-richard-barone-bongos/

Inside: Tidal Wave of Umami to Hit Greenwich Village Tonight

Here's a look around New York's first location of West Coast hamburger sensation Umami Burger .

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2013/07/tidal_wave_of_umami_to_hit_greenwich_village_tonight.php

Big Apple Ice Cream Tour

There are plenty of tours your can take when in New York City. Some showcase the city's historic sites and others are just plain weird .

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/07/26/celebrating-national-ice-cream-month-with-ice-cream-tour-manhattan/

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Where to go

Charleston is a city where history is found around every corner - with Fort Sumter where the first shots of the Civil War were fired; Harleston Green, the first golf course in America, founded in 1786; and the many colonial and antebellum homes of the multi-block Historic District.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2013/jul/27/where-to-go/?partner=RSS

New York's City Center Revives 1970's Feminist Musical For 21st Century Audiences

... 1950's-said inspiration for the musical came in the mid-1970's when she was performing at the Cookery, a Greenwich Village restaurant that offered live entertainment. She said she came up, mid-song, with the concept of a "cabaret singer leaving her ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2013/07/27/new-yorks-city-center-revives-1970s-feminist-musical-for-21st-century-audiences/

What's Happenin'? 7.27.13

A day after a prosecutor had delivered a closing argument portraying Private Manning as an "anarchist" and a "traitor," David E. Coombs, the defense lawyer, offered a rival narrative.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/27/1225463/-What-s-Happenin-7-27-13

Friday, July 26, 2013

The class of Edie Windsor

... school and moved to New York to get a bachelor's from NYU, and a master's from Columbia. She lived in Greenwich Village and was known as Danny. On her way to classes, she would stop at the gay bar run by the mafia and put her dollar down for their ...

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/07/25/opinion-kate-clinton-the-class-of-edie-windsor/

A Tale of Two Pols

... campaign organized by then-governor FDR before his first presidential run. Walker was raised in Greenwich Village and, before turning to politics, he wrote popular songs for Tin Pan Alley, including "There's Music In The Rustle Of A Skirt" and "Will ...

http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/07/26/a-tale-of-two-pols/?#038;#038;

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Up Next, the skint

... creators in full bloom. Fin & Lady , a charmer from Cathleen Schine , is a novel about growing up in the Greenwich Village of the 1960s. Around town this weekend, courtesy of the skint : a daily listing of free and cheap things to buy, see, do and ...

http://manhattanusersguide.com/article/up-next-july-25-2013

Piano Bar: Life a begins at forte

They make me think of cocktail lounges and lonely hearts, resigned but ever hopeful, nursing drinks, and always asking to hear "just one more time" that song that reminds them of an unrepeatable happier time; of hotel lobbies and salesmen in limbo not wanting to admit the music stopped for them long ago; of cruise liners and the ennui of ... (more)

http://mg.co.za/article/2013-07-26-piano-bar-life-begins-at-forte/

Koch Against Koch

... Is this the same Ed Koch as the one-time civil-rights lawyer and later United States Representative from Greenwich Village who squeaked past six rivals in the 1977 Democratic primary to become synonymous with the city that never sleeps or shuts up? ...

http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/11/magazine/koch-against-koch.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm&partner=TOPIXNEWS

One New Yorker's Trasha

... University and the New York City Sanitation Department, resulted in a series of window displays on the Greenwich Village campus filled with various artistic renderings of trash. It was described as "the first step toward founding a museum for the ...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/07/25/one-new-york-sanitation-worker-has-a-new-idea-for-recycling-trash-turn-it-into-art.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thedailybeast%2Farticles+%28The+Daily+Beast+-+Latest+Articles%29

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Moving Image to Screen Fun City: New York in the Movies 1967-75, 8/10-9/1

Movies filmed in New York City that tapped into the turmoil, chaos, and social and cultural energies of the late 1960s and early 1970s are the subject of the screening series Fun City: New York in the Movies 1967-75, curated by film critic and historian J. Hoberman.

http://movies.broadwayworld.com/article/Moving-Image-to-Screen-FUN-CITY-NEW-YORK-IN-THE-MOVIES-1967-75-810-91-20130724

PRIDE 2011 - New York legalizes gay marriage

... where everyone is treated equally, with dignity and respect." At New York City's Stonewall Inn, the Greenwich Village pub that spawned the gay rights movement on June 28, 1969, Scott Redstone watched New York sign the historic same-sex marriage law, ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/pride-2011-new-york-legalizes-gay-marriage

'Intellectual Cafe' Serves Iranian Fare on West Eighth Street

A line of poetry by 11th century Persian poet Omar Khayyam is printed on the bar of Cafe Nadary, the Iranian-inspired "intellectual cafe" that opened on West Eighth Street in Greenwich Village in June 2013.

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130724/greenwich-village/intellectual-cafe-serves-iranian-fare-on-west-eighth-street

What to Eat at Umami Burger, Opening Monday in Greenwich Village

After years of anticipation, Los Angeles-based Umami Burger is opening its first New York location on Monday.

http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/07/umami-burger-village-opening.html

Shopping in New York This Summer: Visitors Stay at The Paramount, a...

... close to all things NYC - from the Broadway Theater District, Empire State Building, and neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo to Central Park, Rockefeller Center and Madison Avenue.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/shopping_in_new_york/nyc_hotel/prweb10912666.htm

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

From CBGB to a high-end fashion store: A look at New York's most...

... and restaurant popular among New York's poets, musicians, artists and politicians. Hip and happening: Greenwich Village club The Bottom Line 9pictured in 1979), which opened in 1974, hosted gigs by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Dolly ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2375107/From-CBGB-high-end-fashion-store-A-look-New-Yorks-iconic-music-venues-past-appear-today.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Black reality still difficult in America

... in 1981 in search of products to market to U.S. customers. Some of these bags I had sold to a boutique in Greenwich Village in New York. Here is where these seemingly disparate stories come together. Unfortunately, the owner of the boutique in ...

http://www.ctpost.com/opinion/article/Black-reality-still-difficult-in-America-4682297.php

City Room: New York Today: Royal Reaction

When the former Kate Middleton visited the United States for the first time two years ago, she and Prince William skipped New York.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/royalnew-york-today-its-a-boy/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Monday, July 22, 2013

Justin Theroux channels Marlon Brando as he speeds through the streets of Manhattan on motorbike

... where they met up with his mom, the writer Phyllis Grissim-Theroux. The threesome dined at Blue Hill in Greenwich Village almost a year to the day that Justin popped the question to his bride-to-be at the same restaurant. And now they face a ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2374416/Justin-Theroux-channels-Marlon-Brando-speeds-streets-Manhattan-motorbike.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

It's not 'O Sole Mio': Southern Italian roots music rocks New York

For an hour and a half on a sultry July night, Mauro Pagani and the band La Notte della Taranta rocked a full house at the Greenwich Village club Le Poisson Rouge with the southern Italian roots music known as pizzica tarantata.

http://www.examiner.com/review/it-s-not-o-sole-mio-southern-italian-roots-music-rocks-new-york?cid=rss

Umami Burger's First New York City Location Opens in One Week

... confirmed to Grub Street that Umami Burger was opening in New York . Later we learned that the chainlet's Greenwich Village location would be flanked by two more, at Brookfield Place and in Williamsburg , and one seriously intense umami-fied burger ...

http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/07/umami-burger-opens-new-york.html

Royal baby excitement in New York: 'What's a good name a Sebastian? That sounds a little bit regal'

Guardian US reporter Adam Gabbatt visits Greenwich Village to gauge whether New York is at fever pitch for William and Kate's impending arrival - and finds that Britain's royal family has been popular since, ooh, at least last year's Olympics

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk-news/video/2013/jul/22/royal-baby-new-york-excitement

Cathleen Schine's flower children

By Cathleen Schine Reading Thu 7/25, 7 PM Book Cellar 4736-38 N. Lincoln bookcellarinc.com Free In the vein of Just Kids , Patti Smith's memoir about her friendship with Robert Mapplethorpe, with her ninth novel Cathleen Schine has sketched a couple mangy young adults living in Manhattan in the mid-1960s - only these ones have trust funds and even ... (more)

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/cathleen-schine-fin-and-lady/Content?oid=10384511

Edward Hopper Birthday: The Iconic American Painter Would Turn 131 Today

In honor of Edward Hopper's birthday, we are revisiting a post originally published last year honoring the artist's life and work.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/22/edward-hopper-birthday_n_3611953.html

$720 for a pedicab ride: drivers use Square payment system to scam tourists

An old hustle is more profitable thanks to Square's mobile payment system, which some pedicab drivers are using to push rip-offs to new levels.

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/22/720-for-a-pedicab-ride-drivers-use-square-payment-system-to-scam-tourists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OmMalik+%28GigaOM%3A+Tech%29

$720 for a pedicab ride: drivers use Square payment system to scam tourists

An old hustle is more profitable thanks to Square's mobile payment system, which some pedicab drivers are using to push rip-offs to new levels.

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/22/720-for-a-pedicab-ride-drivers-use-square-payment-system-to-scam-tourists/

Snapple Sizes Up Lady Liberty; Brings Real Fact to Real Life

The Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 sandal - so says America's greatest purveyor of little known facts: Snapple.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130722005222/en

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Exhibition focuses on the cross-cultural dialogue among Pollock, Ossorio, and Dubuffet

Angels, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet, the first exhibition to explore the cross-cultural artistic dialogue among American painter Jackson Pollock, Philippines-born artist and art patron Alfonso Ossorio, and French painter and sculptor Jean Dubuffet, will open at the Parrish Art Museum Sunday, July 21 and remain on view through ... (more)

http://artdaily.com/news/63903/Exhibition-focuses-on-the-cross-cultural-dialogue-among-Pollock--Ossorio--and-Dubuffet

The Best Neighborhood Coffee Shops In Manhattan

... all the new coffee joints in town, sometimes it's easy to forget the classics. Caffe Reggio has been a Greenwich Village mainstay since it opened in 1927, and not much seems to have changed since then. The interior transports you to Italy, with its ...

http://www.businessinsider.com/manhattans-best-neighborhood-coffee-shops-2013-7?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider%2Fthelife+%28The+Life%29

'Pirates' of the Hudson hit six times since May

... can find inside. The scoundrels have hit the New York Kayak Company on West St. near W. Houston St. in Greenwich Village twice. They've surfaced six times - hitting the New York Kayak Company on West St. near W. Houston St. in Greenwich Village ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/pirates-hudson-hit-times-article-1.1404199?localLinksEnabled=false

Friday, July 19, 2013

A Small Oasis of Abstraction: Ying Li and Eve Aschheim

It's the dog days of summer in New York, and while people might be queueing for hours to feel artificial rain on their skin at Museum of Modern Art's Rain Room or waiting in line for cronuts , may we suggest some respite from the sizzling heat with an exhibition of two abstract painters, Ying Li and Eve Aschheim , at the New York Studio School.

http://hyperallergic.com/75881/a-small-oasis-of-abstraction-ying-li-and-eve-aschheim/

John Derbyshire Remembers The New York Draft Riots-150 Years On

... each in 1824 to furnish a nasty brawl when Orangemen paraded through a community of Catholic weavers in Greenwich Village on July 12th that year, prefiguring the Orange Riots of 1870-71. The great Irish famine of the late 1840s brought far more ...

http://www.vdare.com/articles/john-derbyshire-remembers-the-new-york-draft-riots-150-years-on

What to do in New York: Times Square Hotels, like The Paramount New...

... to all things Manhattan - from the Broadway Theater District, Empire State Building, and neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo to Central Park, Rockefeller Center, and Madison Avenue. Looking for the ideal Times Square Hotel, choose The ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/what_to_do_in_new_york/times_square_hotel/prweb10912591.htm

Fairy tales come to life at outdoor stage in Everett

... Farley designed the lights and Jeff Fisher is the sound designer. In 1968 "Jacques Brel" opened in a Greenwich Village theater in New York. But Brel's brooding, evocative songs about life, death, love and the consequences of human folly had already ...

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130719/ENT/707199981

Thursday, July 18, 2013

You simply must read Eugene Robinson

... State. Perhaps when I had long hair and a beard in the 60s, I might get eyed by some police, but around Greenwich Village there were too many of us for them to make it an issue. It is seeing the re-legitimizing of overt racism in American society, ...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/18/1224853/-You-simply-must-read-Eugene-Robinson

NY- The reflections, angles, storefronts and puddles in Greenwich Village

One of the beautiful things about taking pictures in New York is that you are never at a loss for new subjects. Anytime I tire of shooting the street, all I have to do s look up, or sideways, or down and voila, something new appears before me.

http://theweblicist.com/wordpress/2013/07/18/ny-the-reflections-angles-storefronts-and-puddles-in-greenwich-village/

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Book reviews in brief - July 17-23

... a small but sturdy family together. But the real star of 'Fin & Lady' is that romantic time and place, Greenwich Village in the 1960s, where the Chicken Kiev at the Russian Tea Room melts in your mouth, the sounds of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie ...

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130717/ENT06/307170096/1032/ent/Book-reviews-brief-July-17-23

ArtsBeat: Cutting-Edge Chamber Opera Festival to Offer Five Works

"Prototype: Opera/Theater/Now," a festival that presents avant-garde chamber opera, will offer its second slate of productions at Here , the cozy arts center in Greenwich Village, in January.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/cutting-edge-chamber-opera-festival-to-offer-five-works/?partner=rss&emc=rss

This week's reviews in brief

... a small but sturdy family together. But the real star of "Fin & Lady" is that romantic time and place, Greenwich Village in the 1960s, where the Chicken Kiev at the Russian Tea Room melts in your mouth, the sounds of Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie ...

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/07/17/3096206/this-weeks-reviews-in-brief.html#storylink=rss

Grabenstein to headline 'Summer Somethin''

... think they're going to love him." Grabenstein is a former improvisational comedian, working in the same Greenwich Village comedy troupe as Bruce Willis in the early 80s, according to information provided by the library. He spent nearly twenty years ...

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.montgomeryadvertiser.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307170012%26nclick_check%3D1

Monday, July 15, 2013

Meet Aaron Roberts, Dodgers' Representative in the MLB Fan Cave

The next time your better half complains about all the baseball you've been watching this summer, you might just want point to this guy.

http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2013/07/dodgers_mlb_fan_cave_yasiel_pu.php

History Lessons: The 1961 Village Was Full Of Cafes, Jazz Joints, And Bookshops

Jeremiah Moss of Vanishing New York hunted down the history of a 1961 map of Greenwich Village that he saw popping up all over town.

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/07/15/the_1961_village_was_full_of_cafes_jazz_joints_and_bookshops.php

Investigating Bigfoot With Joe Rogan

Joe Rogan arrives on the fourth floor of NYU's anthropology department in Greenwich Village still clinging to the possibility that Bigfoot isn't total bullshit.

http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/investigating-bigfoot-with-joe-rogan/

Reader: 'I Miss the Old Days When Christopher Street Would Have Scared the Bejesus Out of People'

We caught up with Vanessa Repice last week, who detailed her desire to reclaim a bit of her West Village neighborhood, where she's been a resident for 12 years, and restore some of the charm she's seen ebb away via her new restaurant Charlemagne .

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/07/charlemagne_west_village_old_days.php

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Things to Do in New York: Visiting New York? Times Square Hotels Like ...

... to all things Manhattan - from the Broadway Theater District, Empire State Building, and neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo to Central Park, Rockefeller Center, and Madison Avenue. Looking for the ideal Times Square Hotel, choose The ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/things_to_do_in_new_york/times_square_hotels/prweb10900703.htm

Music walking tours in New York...and bumping into Elvis Costello

... Our SoHo hotel, The James, was surrounded by amazing clothes shops and bars. It was just a short walk to Greenwich Village too, so after a quick dip in the hotel's rooftop pool (more of a glorified bathtub) we went out to explore. Our first stop was ...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2362877/Music-walking-tours-New-York--bumping-Elvis-Costello.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

Sugartooth starting a New York ice cream tour

' height='422' itemprop='associatedMedia' alt='NYC PAPERS OUT. Social media use restricted to low res file max 184 x 128 pixels and 72 dpi' width='635' /> Sugartooth Tours is serving up sightseeing with ... (more)

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/sugartooth-starting-new-york-ice-cream-tour-article-1.1396204?localLinksEnabled=false

Saturday, July 13, 2013

A Drunk, Racist Former Goldman Sachs Employee Got Knocked Out

There was an altercation between a drunk, racist, well-dressed white man and a black couple in New York's Greenwich Village on Friday.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/07/drunk-racist-former-goldman-sachs-employee-got-knocked-out/67149/

Annals of New York

Yesterday afternoon an African-American couple was eating at the outside tables at Benny's Burrito in Greenwich Village when a drunken man, complaining about his wife leaving him and his job at Goldman Sachs, crashed their table.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/07/annals_of_new_york.php

Vimbly Finds a Way to Feed New Yorkers

Vimbly , as seen on USA Today and Fox Business, announced its latest guide to " Feed your Foodie ."

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10918340.htm

Native Remedy: Zion Health's Healing Skin Care Line Formulated...

Native Remedy: Zion Health's Healing Skin Care Line Formulated with Natural Ionically Charged Clay Now Available at Life Thyme Health Food Store Greenwich Village, N.Y. Unique Healing Clay Skin Care Line Formulated to Prevent Wrinkles and Heal Dry Skin-Now Available at Life Thyme Health Food Store Greenwich Village Zion Health is pleased to ... (more)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10921968.htm

East Village

... a 1964 guide called Earl Wilson's New York wrote that "artists, poets and promoters of coffeehouses from Greenwich Village are trying to remelt the neighborhood under the high-sounding name of 'East Village.'" Newcomers and real estate brokers ...

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/east_village/

Friday, July 12, 2013

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Weiner Scandal Reference Fails To Sting At Mayoral Forum On Senior Issues

From City Council votes to the lewd texting scandal that brought about his resignation from Congress, the career and character of Democratic mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner came under attack from several of his rivals at a Thursday forum in Greenwich Village focused on aging voters, but the audience seemed more sympathetic than disapproving of the ... (more)

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/185305/weiner-scandal-reference-fails-to-sting-at-mayoral-forum-on-senior-issues

Weiner Comes Under Attack At Mayoral Forum On Senior Issues

From City Council votes to the lewd texting scandal that brought about his resignation from Congress, the career and character of Democratic mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner came under attack from several of his rivals at a forum focused on aging voters in Greenwich Village today.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/185305/weiner-comes-under-attack-at-mayoral-forum-on-senior-issues

Tune In, Turn On, Dress Up: Hippie Chic at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

... ideals. There are several hot spots. London has King's Row, Chelsea. San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury. Greenwich Village in New York. It's anti-fashion. Not pandering to couture. Rejecting buying clothes off the rack. Instead, it's about buying ...

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/11/tune-in-turn-on-dress-up-hippie-chic-at-bostons-museum-of-fine-arts/

Edgartown

... of Civility tells the story of 25-year old Katey Kontent. On the last night of 1937 in a second-rate Greenwich Village bar, Katey meets Tinker Grey, a handsome banker. This chance encounter propels Katey on a year-long journey in the upper echelons ...

http://www.mvtimes.com/2013/07/10/edgartown-16368/

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Computer Teacher - Our Lady of Pompeii School

Our Lady of Pompeii School, a Catholic elementary school in New York City (Greenwich Village in Manhattan) is looking for a Computer teacher for one full day a week for the 2013-2014 school year. Educator would teach classes in the computer lab for ...

http://www.dfwcatholic.org/computer-teacher-our-lady-of-pompeii-school-new-york-ny-52372/.html

"Why Don't you Marry the Girl?": How the 1909 Copyright Act Helped Bring Down DOMA

... laws, so it could not stand. When Spyer and Windsor first met in 1963, they danced the night away at a Greenwich Village restaurant . If Hollywood ever remakes their story into a feature film, it would only be fitting if, when they reenact this ...

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/why-dont-you-marry-the-girl-how-the-71040/

Robert Mann Gallery Presents Hot Summer, Cool Jazz: The Photographs of Herman Leonard, 7/11-8/23

... most enduring pursuit was quintessentially American: jazz. He established a studio in the heart of Greenwich Village in 1949, and with his passion for the music and kind respect for those he photographed, he was accorded an unprecedented inside view ...

http://art.broadwayworld.com/article/Robert-Mann-Gallery-Presents-HOT-SUMMER-COOL-JAZZ-The-Photographs-of-Herman-Leonard-711-823-20130709

Town Residential Sponsors Dana s A Taste of Two Forks, a Culinary Event Hosted by Bobby Flay

TOWN Residential is pleased to announce its second consecutive sponsorship of Dan's A Taste of Two Forks, a culinary event taking place on Saturday, July 13th, 2013, 7:30-10pm.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130709006433/en

Town Residential Sponsors Dan's A Taste of Two Forks, a Culinary Event Hosted by Bobby Flay

TOWN Residential is pleased to announce its second consecutive sponsorship of Dan's A Taste of Two Forks, a culinary event taking place on Saturday, July 13th, 2013, 7:30-10pm.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130709006433&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Monday, July 8, 2013

Top 10 books being released the week of July 8

" From the New York Times best-selling author of Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls comes a spellbinding novel of love, despair, and revenge-set in war-ravaged Tuscany.

http://www.examiner.com/list/top-10-books-being-released-the-week-of-july-8?cid=rss

NY conferences host joint camp meeting for 15,000

More than 15, 000 gathered at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY for the historic joint camp meeting of the Northeastern and Greater New York conferences on June 29. The camp meeting was a culmination of the more than 400 evangelistic meetings which were held across the tri-state area over the past six months in relation to the ... (more)

http://www.examiner.com/article/ny-conferences-host-joint-camp-meeting-for-15-000?cid=rss

New York Events: The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament Brings the Sport's...

... Times Square, the Broadway Theater District, Central Park, Empire State Building, and neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo to Central Park, Rockefeller Center, and Madison Avenue. Looking for the ideal Times Square hotel - consider The ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/new_york_event/times_square_hotel/prweb10650830.htm

Sculptor Gary Weisman Featured on Next Edition of METROFOCUS, 7/10

... Transit, about a multi-billion dollar project to rebuild some of the region's biggest bridges. What makes Greenwich Village the Village? Author John Strausbaugh takes viewers through the history of The Village, which he has chronicled in his new ...

http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/Sculptor-Gary-Weisman-Featured-on-Next-Edition-of-METROFOCUS-710-20130708

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Doc Watson: Latest retrospective does musician's legacy justice

... Blues," "The House Carpenter" and "The Wagoner's Lad," all live recordings from Gerdes Folks City in Greenwich Village in 1962. The assured but humble manner that became career hallmarks for Watson was evident from the start. Playing the banjo in ...

http://www.newsleader.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsleader.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307060002%26nclick_check%3D1

It Happened One Weekend: Upper East Siders Swarm Downtown; Man Seeks Midtown Rental

What are they spending millions of dollars on? What are they complaining about? This is What's Up With Rich People? In a scheme worthy of Jacob Riis himself, certain segments of the blue-blooded, urban haute bourgeoisie of Park Avenue have decided to throw caution to the wind and see how the other half lives by venturing south of 59th Street to buy ... (more)

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/07/06/upper_east_siders_swarm_downtown_man_seeks_midtown_rental.php

Hits and Misses: Nation's birthday, gas prices, local business openings, guns in airports

Lady Liberty and the Freedom Town during the reopening of the Statue of Liberty and Liberty Island in New York, NY, on Thursday, July 4, 2013.

http://www.nj.com/times-opinion/index.ssf/2013/07/hits_and_misses_7.html

Cargo Bikes: The New Station Wagon

Cargo bikes are winning over casual and avid cyclists alike with one supersize feature: the ability to haul it all-from the groceries to the family that eats them ON A RECENT SUNDAY, Brandon Jones, a 44-year-old fund manager at 9W Capital Management, traveled from his home in downtown Manhattan with his wife and two children to meet friends for ... (more)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324328204578572011343756542.html?mod=trending_now_7

For 'Phantom' usher, the show goes on and on

... she said. As a teenager she sang and danced at famous city nightclubs like The International Casino in Greenwich Village and the Roxy Theater near Times Square, where Bailey said she made $49 a week. "I'd come home from work, take off my makeup, ...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/07/05/phantom-usher/2493633/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+usatoday-NewsTopStories+%28News+-+Top+Stories%29

Demanding routine: Union Beach woman, 88, works as 'Phantom' usher for 25 years

... she said. As a teenager she sang and danced at famous city nightclubs like The International Casino in Greenwich Village and the Roxy Theater near Times Square, where Bailey said she made $49 a week. 'I'd come home from work, take off my makeup, ...

http://www.app.com/article/20130705/NJNEWS/307050011?odyssey=mod|mostcom

Friday, July 5, 2013

For 'Phantom' usher, the show goes on and on

... she said. As a teenager she sang and danced at famous city nightclubs like The International Casino in Greenwich Village and the Roxy Theater near Times Square, where Bailey said she made $49 a week. "I'd come home from work, take off my makeup, ...

http://www.livingstondaily.com/usatoday/article/2493633

For 'Phantom' usher, the show goes on and on

... she said. As a teenager she sang and danced at famous city nightclubs like The International Casino in Greenwich Village and the Roxy Theater near Times Square, where Bailey said she made $49 a week. "I'd come home from work, take off my makeup, ...

http://www.jacksonsun.com/usatoday/article/2493633

John Doble's Reunion Run Set for New York International Fringe Fest, Begin. 8/9

REUNION RUN, a world-premiere drama written by emerging playwright John Doble -- whose one-act plays COFFEE HOUSE, GREENWICH VILLAGE and A SERIOUS PERSON were Finalists for Best Play in 2012 and 2013 at Midwinter Madness and Manhattan Rep, respectively -- will be presented as part of the 17th Annual New York International Fringe Festival - Fringe ... (more)

http://broadwayworld.com/article/John-Dobles-REUNION-RUN-Set-for-New-York-International-Fringe-Fest-Begin-89-20130705

James Gandolfini's will generous with family, friends; most goes to teenage son

... policy owned by a trust set up in his name. The trust also has the option to purchase Gandolfini's Greenwich Village condominium in New York. Gandolfini's widow, Deborah Lin, receives all of Gandolfini's tangible property, aside from the clothing ...

http://wtvr.com/2013/07/05/james-gandolfinis-will-generous-with-family-friends-most-goes-to-teenage-son/

Usher's musical score was a dud at Macy's fireworks

The Macy's fireworks on the Hudson River on July 4th, 2013 were beautiful even on T.V. I can only imagine what it must be like to see in person, however the musical selection that accompanied the celebration was horrible, unpatriotic and in poor taste, and social media is buzzing with disapproval.

http://www.examiner.com/article/usher-s-musical-score-was-a-dud-at-macy-s-fireworks?cid=rss

Russia's Gay Community Gets First-Ever Float In NYC's Pride Parade

Russia's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community continues to face increasing levels of persecution in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/05/russia-gay-pride-new-york_n_3548749.html

Demanding routine: Union Beach woman, 88, works as 'Phantom' usher for 25 years

... shows. As a teenager she sang and danced at famous city nightclubs like The International Casino in Greenwich Village and the Roxy Theater near Times Square, where Bailey said she made $49 a week. "I looked like I was about 19 or 20," Bailey said. ...

http://www.app.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.app.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307050011%26nclick_check%3D1

Show goes on as 88-year-old Union Beach woman has worked as 'Phantom' usher for 25 years

... she said. As a teenager she sang and danced at famous city nightclubs like The International Casino in Greenwich Village and the Roxy Theater near Times Square, where Bailey said she made $49 a week. 'I'd come home from work, take off my makeup, ...

http://www.app.com/article/20130705/NJNEWS/307050011/Show-goes-88-year-old-Union-Beach-woman-has-worked-Phantom-usher-25-years?nclick_check=1

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Millay Poetry Events at Whitehall Inn This Summer

... her to the world of New York literati and publishers. Following her graduation, Millay lived in Greenwich Village and went on to become one of the most popular, award-winning poets of the 20th century. This summer's events in celebration of the "It ...

http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/millay-poetry-events-at-whitehall-inn-this-summer/1026932

James Gandolfini's will generous with family, friends; most goes to teenage son

... policy owned by a trust set up in his name. The trust also has the option to purchase Gandolfini's Greenwich Village condominium in New York. Gandolfini's widow, Deborah Lin, receives all of Gandolfini's tangible property, aside from the clothing ...

http://www.12newsnow.com/story/22760644/james-gandolfinis-will-generous-with-family-friends-most-goes-to-teenage-son

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Mavi Jeans Coming To 203-205 Fifth Avenue

... includes them in their collection as well. This will be its flagship New York location, since the Greenwich Village shop has closed down. It will be interesting to see how Brooklyn (and specifically Park Slope) treats it. We do love a good ...

http://parkslopestoop.com/blog/news/mavi-jeans-coming-to-203-205-fifth-avenue

The show goes on - and on

... radio shows. As a teenager she sang and danced at famous city nightclubs like The International Casino in Greenwich Village and the Roxy Theater near Times Square, where Bailey said she made $49 a week. "I looked like I was about 19 or 20," Bailey ...

http://www.lohud.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lohud.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013307030047%26nclick_check%3D1

James Gandolfini left most of his $70 million estate to his two children

... and jewelry and first option to purchase his father's condominium (and parking space) in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood. The will states that "other provisions" have been made for Gandolfini's wife, Deborah Lin, who will also split ...

http://www.nbcnews.com/entertainment/james-gandolfini-left-most-his-70-million-estate-his-two-6C10527172

Bob Dylan's crazy Greenwich Village life is only the start: New...

... history lesson. CultureMap: When you're dealing with a subject as multifaceted as the music scene in Greenwich Village during the 1960s and '70s, I would assume the hardest part is deciding just who you'll include, and how much ground you can cover. ...

http://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/07-03-13-bob-dylans-crazy-greenwich-village-life-new-movie-brings-the-music-and-a-new-york-time-alive/

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Gay Pride Parade: Rain to Rainbows

In June of 1970, New York City held its first Gay Pride march of a few thousand people in protest of the 1969 police raid on the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village .Today it is one of cities largest parades with 2 million participants celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture.

http://www.examiner.com/article/gay-pride-parade-rain-to-rainbows?cid=rss

Today's Movie Trailer: Inside Llewyn Davis

The latest trailer for Joel and Ethan Coen's '60s folk-music meditation Inside Llewyn Davis takes viewers into the wintery world of period-piece New York, full of classic Greenwich Village landmarks and singing Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan.

http://entertainment.time.com/2013/07/02/todays-movie-trailer-inside-llewyn-davis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+timeblogs%2Flooking_around+%28TIME%3A+Looking+Around%29

Justin Timberlake Becomes Sexy Folk Singer In Inside Llewyn Davis

CBS Films released a new trailer for their upcoming Ethan and Joel Coen movie Inside Llewyn Davis today, featuring a closer look at the story of a young folk singer [Oscar Issac] as he tries to make it in New York's Greenwich Village scene in the early '60s.

http://www.newstalkflorida.com/justin-timberlake-becomes-sexy-folk-singer-in-inside-llewyn-davis/?#038;#038;

Inside Llewyn Davis Trailer Strikes A Chord With The 60's Folk Scene [Video]

... young titular folk singer (played by Oscar Issac) as he tries to make it a name for himself in New York's Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960s. The clip features Isaac's character struggling to make a ends meet as a musician during a ...

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/inside-llewyn-davis-new-trailer_3743263

Grilled lake trout captures the essence of summer cooking

... Batali is the award-winning chef behind 24 restaurants including Eataly, Del Posto, and his flagship Greenwich Village enoteca, Babbo. In this column, Mario answers questions submitted via social media and by people he encounters daily in Downtown ...

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/food/index.ssf/2013/07/grilled_lake_trout_captures_th.html

Popular NYC falafel restaurant will open a location in Princeton this fall

"My father always heard good things about Princeton. There's a historical old feeling about Princeton.

http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/07/popular_nyc_falafel_restaurant_will_open_a_location_in_princeton_this_fall.html

Cannes Film Fest hit 'Inside Llewyn Davis' unveils new trailer

PanARMENIAN.Net - The newest trailer for "Inside Llewyn Davis" hooks up stars Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman and an orange cat -- with a little help from director-writers Joel and Ethan Coen, TheWrap said.

http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/164284/

Ghostbusters Building

Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce The Big Apple , a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano.

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/ghostbusters_building/

Little Britain

... Coming (To Greenwich Village) By John Capone Tuesday, Jan 20, 2009 Updated 7:15 AM EDT Tea & Sympathy, a Greenwich Village staple for "anything British" has launched The Campaign for Little Britain in the Big Apple. Owner Nicky Perry has partnered ...

http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/little_britain/

Justin Timberlake Becomes Sexy Folk Singer in Inside Llewyn Davis-Watch Now

CBS Films released a new trailer for their upcoming Ethan and Joel Coen movie Inside Llewyn Davis today, featuring a closer look at the story of a young folk singer [ Oscar Issac ] as he tries to make it in New York's Greenwich Village scene in the early '60s.

http://www.eonline.com/news/435699/justin-timberlake-becomes-sexy-folk-singer-in-inside-llewyn-davis-watch-now

Monday, July 1, 2013

TOWN Residential Releases The Aggregate, a Robust Market Analysis of...

TOWN Residential, the Manhattan-based, fully-integrated real estate services firm, today announced the release of The Aggregate , a published analysis of closed residential sales transactions in Manhattan for the second quarter of 2013, following the firm's first quarter debut as a publisher of quarterly market reports.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130701006663/en

TOWN Residential Releases The Aggregate, a Robust Market Analysis of...

Manhattan's Top-Ranked Residential Real Estate Firm Adds Clarity and Transparency by Providing & Analyzing Data Based Upon Reliably Researched Facts, Statistics, and Sound Methodology )--TOWN Residential, the Manhattan-based, fully-integrated real estate services firm, today announced the release of The Aggregate , a published analysis of closed ... (more)

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130701006663/en/TOWN-Residential-Releases-Aggregate-Robust-Market-Analysis

[Movies] New Trailer Released For Inside Llewyn Davis

Here's a synopsis: The film follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

http://www.411mania.com/movies/news/289315

Trailer: The Coen Bros.' 'Inside Llewyn Davis', Soundtrack Details

... - Dave Van Ronk INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician ...

http://www.slashfilm.com/the-coen-bros-inside-llewyn-davis-reveals-new-trailer-soundtrack-details/

New Trailer for The Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis Starring ...

... new trailer for The Coen Brothers ' new film, Inside Llewyn Davis . The film takes place during the 1961 Greenwich Village folk scene, and follows a week in the life of frustrated musician Llewyn Davis ( Oscar Isaac ). This is my most-anticipated ...

http://collider.com/inside-llewyn-davis-movie-trailer/

Video: Battle of Gettysburg: Day 1

Allen Guelzo, author of "Gettysburg: The Last Invasion," recounts the key events on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1, 1863.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50150015n

New York Events: NYC Hotels like The Manhattan Hotel, Prepare to...

... Times Square, the Broadway Theater District, Central Park, Empire State Building, and neighborhoods of Greenwich Village and SoHo to Central Park, Rockefeller Center, and Madison Avenue. Looking for the ideal NYC Hotel? Consider The Manhattan Hotel ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/new_york_event/nyc_hotel/prweb10779466.htm

Darlene Love one of the backup singers no longer in the shadows

... to Paul Shaffer and Steven Van Zandt. It was a mid-'80s performance with Shaffer at the Bottom Line in Greenwich Village that brought David Letterman into the audience to witness Love singing "(Christmas) Baby Please Come Home." Letterman told ...

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/7/1/darlene_love_one_of_the_backup.htm

Doblin: Alec Baldwin and Paula Deen are birds of a feather

... ll do the same to a middle-aged white liberal from New York who should often visit the sidewalk shrine in Greenwich Village for Mark Carson, who was shot dead in May, allegedly because he was gay.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/213790391_Doblin__Alec_Baldwin_and_Paula_Deen_are_birds_of_a_feather.html

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