Greenwich Village Roundup: February 2014

Friday, February 28, 2014

Tony N' Tina's Wedding to Return to Times Square, Beg. 3/13; Cast Announced

... e, then walked along with the cast, across 7th Avenue to Waverly Place, the show became a fixture of the Greenwich Village neighborhood, running at that location for the first 10 years, before moving to Times Square where it ran for another 10 years.

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Sex, Steak Frites, and Every Celebrity on the Planet: The Golden Years of Pastis

... in stilettos. We used to put money down on who would make it across without wiping out. Andrew Berman, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation : Pastis made the neighborhood more of a destination for a strata of people for whom the ...

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Power in numbers

In 1989, music fans in New York City were buzzing about a new band that was playing Paddy Reilly's Pub in Manhattan.

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Lara Bingle 'attacked' paparazzo and must pay: New York lawyer goes...

'He was my inspiration': Jason Collins meets the parents of Matthew Shepard and reveals he wears No.98 in memory of the murdered gay student Lara Bingle 'attacked' paparazzo and must pay: New York lawyer goes into overdrive in defence of photographer in brawl with Sam Worthington A New York lawyer is demanding that Australian model Lara Bingle is ... (more)

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Bingle should be charged: lawyer

... a false police report. Kuby says he will be presenting the video evidence of Sunday's incident on a Greenwich Village street, involving Bingle, her movie star boyfriend Sam Worthington and Li, to Vance's office. "The real issue I think is the DA has ...

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Theater: A look at Oregon Shakespeare Festival's spring season

... and ultimately his ability to forgive those who wronged him. This rarely done drama set in New York's Greenwich Village in 1964 was only the second work by Hansberry staged during her short lifetime, the other being "A Raisin in the Sun." The OSF ...

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Bingle should be charged: US lawyer

... his client but filing a false police report. Kuby says he will present footage of Sunday's incident on a Greenwich Village street, involving Bingle, her movie-star boyfriend Sam Worthington and Li, to Vance's office. "The real issue, I think, is the ...

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Lara 'should be charged over attack'

... his client but filing a false police report. Kuby says he will present footage of Sunday's incident on a Greenwich Village street, involving Bingle, her movie-star boyfriend Sam Worthington and Li, to Vance's office. In hot water ... Lara Bingle ...

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Advocate groups draw up a oeMost Endangereda landmark list

... obtain landmark status for them, preservationists are zeroing on the sites they most want to protect. The Greenwich Village Society of Historical Preservation, which has sought protection for more than 1,000 buildings in the lower Manhattan nabe in ...

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'Avatar' actor appears before judge on assault charge

Australian actor Sam Worthington has been arraigned in New York on counts including misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching a photographer, who also was charged in their encounter.

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Prize created in honor of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman

... over? The world was left in mourning for Philip Seymour Hoffman on Feb. 2 after he was found dead in his Greenwich Village apartment in New York City, New York, but the rumors that surfaced after the acting legend's death confused and upset many. ...

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Honorary Squares of New York: Who Are These People?

McCarthy Square - Private First Class Bernard Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy was the first reported death of a Greenwich Village resident in WWII.

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Start-ups: Chesscademy

... Techstars' administrators liked Chesscademy so much that they invited Ng and Hinson to join them in their Greenwich Village office. "[Chesscademy] can also be extended to other subject areas and as a result have a larger adjustable market. Instead ...

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Who would want to be a celebrity?

... at about you? Avatar actor Sam Worthington appears on a DAT for hitting paparazzo Sheng Li in the face in Greenwich Village last week. Li is accused of kicking Worthington's 'wife' Lara Bingle in the shins.

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

New York: The beat goes on

Like many buildings in New York's historic Greenwich Village, The Marlton Hotel has a storied past heavy with Beat icons.

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Sam Worthington arraigned in NYC after allegedly punching a photographer

This March 26, 2012 file photo shows Australian actor Sam Worthington at the world premiere of "Wrath of the Titans" in New York.

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Worthington could face jail

... actor. Kuby says the proof is in the paparazzi video footage of Sunday's violent altercation in Greenwich Village which appears to have begun when Bingle, complaining about being followed by Li, confronts the photographer and allegedly tries to take ...

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Worthington hit with restraining order

Avatar star faces jail time over assault claims

Worthington hires Jay Z's lawyer for case

'Avatar' actor appears before NYC judge

This March 26, 2012 file photo shows Australian actor Sam Worthington at the world premiere of "Wrath of the Titans" in New York.

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'Avatar' actor appears before judge on assault charge

Sam Worthington in New York City court on assault charge

Australian actor Sam Worthington was arraigned Wednesday in New York on counts including misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching a photographer, who also was charged in their encounter.

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Worthington appears before NY judge

Sam Worthington has been arraigned in New York on counts including misdemeanour assault for allegedly punching a photographer, who also was charged in their encounter.

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'Avatar' Actor Appears Before NYC Judge

'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington appears before NYC judge

New York -- Australian actor Sam Worthington has been arraigned in New York on counts including misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching a photographer, who also was charged in their encounter.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arraigned in NYC; accused of punching photographer

Australian actor Sam Worthington has been arraigned in New York on counts including misdemeanour assault for allegedly punching a photographer, who also was charged in their encounter.

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Alec Baldwin, drama queen

... won a second term, but he never followed through. Now he's threatening to decamp from the mean streets of Greenwich Village to Los Angeles, that sanctuary of privacy and oasis of compassion and sincerity, where the baristas will be more servile and ...

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'Avatar' actor appears before NYC judge

Jesus Rodriguez runs KidoZen, which helps large companies build mobile applications more easily.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arraigned in NYC; accused of punching photographer

'Avatar' actor appears before NYC judge

This March 26, 2012 file photo shows Australian actor Sam Worthington at the world premiere of "Wrath of the Titans" in New York.

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Alec Baldwin, the drama queen

Real Estate Porn at the Oscars: Inside the Homes of Leonardo...

Where would you live if you had it all? With zip codes in California, Texas, and New York, this year's Oscar-nominated actors come up with three very different answers to that question.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arraigned in New York City

Sam Worthington appeared in court in New York

Sam Worthington has been arraigned in New York on counts including misdemeanour assault for allegedly punching a photographer, who also was charged in their encounter.

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'Avatar' actor appears before NYC judge

This March 26, 2012 file photo shows Australian actor Sam Worthington at the world premiere of "Wrath of the Titans" in New York.

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'Avatar' actor appears before NYC judge

The 37-year-old "Avatar" star was ordered on Wednesday to stay away from photographer Sheng Li for six months.

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'Avatar' actor appears before judge on assault charge

New York: The Milford Plaza Will Re-Open as The Row NYC on March 1st

... hallways that take you on a walking tour of NYC's downtown neighborhoods via commissioned images of Soho, Greenwich Village and the Lower East Side. But that's not all that's new at the new Row, which is the creation of architectural and interior ...

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Philip Seymour Hoffman Friend Gets Apology and Foundation Funding from the National Enquirer

... a big nothing," said Bar Katz, who was one of two people who went to Hoffman's apartment in New York's Greenwich Village and found him dead from an apparent heroin overdose. Bar Katz says he has not spoken to the Enquirer since then, or ever, and ...

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Michelle Malkin | Alec Baldwin, drama queen

A Glimpse Into 1970s Gay Activism

This article is the 11th in a series featuring clips from the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, which is working to digitize television and radio pieces so that they may be preserved for years to come.

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Michelle Malkin

Alec Baldwin, Drama Queen

... at least three times, but he always comes back. Now he's threatening to decamp from the mean streets of Greenwich Village to Los Angeles, that sanctuary of privacy and oasis of compassion and sincerity, where the baristas will be more servile and ...

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

Jesus Rodriguez runs KidoZen, which helps large companies build mobile applications more easily.

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Michelle Malkin: Alec Baldwin, Drama Queen

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

New York: Runway report 8

... diamantA - gave way to Ali McGraw striped sweaters and sleeveless tartan coats, which segued into Greenwich Village art student-layers (off-the-shoulder sweaters and crafty embroideries over paper bag trousers). It got a little more CBGB ...

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Alec Baldwin, Drama Queen

Alec Baldwin, drama queen

Lorraine Hansberry's Letters Reveal the Playwright's Private Struggle

In her unbearably short life , Lorraine Hansberry, who died of pancreatic cancer in 1965 at age 34, forever transformed Broadway with A Raisin in the Sun , which premiered in 1959.

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Send In the Looters, Moochers, Thieves, and Bums

The population decline that began during the 1950s and continued through the 1970s-as high crime, worsening schools, and bad mass transit pushed New Yorkers to the suburbs-first started to turn around during the 1980s.

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First Minister Carwyn Jones Arrives in United States for Official Visit

First Minister Carwyn Jones today arrived in the United States for an official five-day visit.

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Neighbors File Lawsuit to Prevent Chumley's From Reopening

A group of approximately 50 neighbors filed a lawsuit in Manhattan State Supreme Court yesterday, asking the state to revoke the liquor license at the famous speakeasy and Greenwich Village institution , which has been closed since a partial wall collapse in 2007 threatened the integrity of the building .

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First Minister Carwyn Jones Arrives in United States for Official Visit

First Minister Carwyn Jones today arrived in the United States for an official five-day visit.

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NYPD Not Shedding Tears Over Baldwin's Threat to Leave City

... let the door hit you on the way out of the city," said one source, who is familiar with Baldwin from his Greenwich Village neighborhood. "I don't like the guy," he added. "It's a pain in the ass to deal with him every time he blows his top at the ...

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Not your average souvenirs

... although several attempts to try to find its creator have resulted in dead ends. It was written in Greenwich Village and is a more evocative souvenir of that place than any Allen Ginsberg tea towel. I still regret not bringing home the bundle of old ...

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Malaysian restaurant Rasa serves up South Asian plates with punch

Rasa is a Malaysian restaurant nestled in the heart of Greenwich Village. It boasts the best of Malaysian street and comfort food.

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Triangle Fire: American Experience

On March 25th, 1911, a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York's Greenwich Village.

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Monday, February 24, 2014

Sam Worthington

Police say actor Sam Worthington has been arrested in New York City on charges of punching a photographer after the man kicked Worthington's girlfriend in the shin.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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Sam Worthington arrested after clash with photographer

Police say actor Sam Worthington has been arrested in New York City on charges of punching a photographer after the man kicked Worthington's girlfriend in the shin.

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Sam Worthington arrested

Police say actor Sam Worthington has been arrested in New York City on charges of punching a photographer after the man kicked Worthington's girlfriend in the shin.

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Celeb Goss: Bingle attacked me first, la snapper says

... street. Police allege Li was aggressively taking photos of Bingle and Worthington as they walked along a Greenwich Village street on Sunday afternoon. Li deliberately kicked Bingle in the shin and Worthington retaliated by punching Li in the face, ...

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G.U.L.F. Responds to Guggenheim, Calls on Museum to Open Its Doors to Free Public Assembly

The front cover of an informational brochure distributed during the February 22nd intervention.

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Preservationists call for greater protection for LGBTQ sites

... the owner of the Stonewall Inn, located on Christopher Street, said he is grateful for the efforts the Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation and state Sen. Brad Hoylman have been making to obtain the Landmarks Preservation ...

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Bingle attacked me first: LA snapper

'She attacked me first': Photographer accused of 'kicking' Lara...

Is this the best smartphone ever? Samsung unveils its slick new Galaxy S5 that comes with super-fast Wi-Fi, a 16MP camera - plus a matching smartwatch and fitness band that monitors your heart 'American dominance in the seas, sky, and space can no longer be taken for granted', admits Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as he slashes Army to smallest size ... (more)

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John Lennon to get U.S. stamp

John Lennon , the late Beatles icon, appears on a top-secret list of megastars approved for display on upcoming stamps.

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Photographer Involved In Altercation With Sam Worthington Released From Jail

... The Avatar star was arrested and charged with assault for allegedly punching paparazzo Sheng Li outside a Greenwich Village bar on Sunday afternoon (23Feb14), after the snapper allegedly kicked Bingle. On Monday (24Feb14), the photographer was ...

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'Bingle attacked me first'

CHARLOTTE Dawson's troubled ex-husband Scott Miller has spoken for the first time about her death, revealing his shock and vowing to remain drug-free in a bid to honour her memory.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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Live like a Local: Sandra Nunnerly's New York Favourites

... shopping on Madison Ave or after a stroll through Central Park. Blue Hill Farm, 75 Washington Place, Greenwich Village Located in a landmark "speakeasy" in downtown Manhattan, the ingredients are locally sourced with produce grown on the Rockefeller ...

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Actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC after punching photographer

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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Star of 'Avatar' Arrested

An actor who starred in the 2009 sci-fi action film "Avatar" was arrested over the weekend in New York.

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REBNY Has Been a Loyal Friend to Preservation

Landmarks are a vital part of New York City's legacy and an essential part of its identity.

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Usdan Dance Chair's 'STORIES' to Premiere at NYU's Skirball Center, 3/16-17

The World Premiere of Stories From the Night Before, a new evening of dance theater created by Maurice Brandon Curry , Chair of the Dance Department of Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, will be presented on Sunday and Monday March 16 and 17 at 7 PM at New York University's Skirball Center, 566 LaGuardia Place , New York, NY 10012.

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Photos: Facebook Opens Big Office in New York

Located in the Greenwich Village area in Manhattan at 770 Broadway, the office will house over 100 engineers working on Newsfeed, AI, mobile and other areas at Facebook.

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Photog accused of attacking Sam Worthington's gal pal out on bail

... the criminal complaint. Li and Worthington, both 37, were collared after the scuffle near W. 4th St. in Greenwich Village about 5 p.m. Sunday. Li was put through the system and spent the night in jail but Worthington was released from the precinct ...

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

Police say actor Sam Worthington has been arrested in New York City for punching a photographer after the man kicked Worthington's girlfriend in the shin.

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Australian actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC for punching photographer

James Island is a 780-acre private island prominently situated within Canada's famous Gulf Island archipelago.

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Celebrity Real Estate: Who Wants To Buy Alec Baldwin's Devonshire House Empire?

Alec Baldwin , who is very, very upset with everyone, has written an article for New York Magazine in which he retires from public life and announces that he is leaving New York City , which just ain't what it used to be back when no one was mad at him.

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Sam Worthington is tired of the paps, punches one in the face

The Avatar actor went into a rage on Sunday evening when a paparazzo allegedly kicked his girlfriend, Lara Bingle, in her shin whilst the couple were leaving the Cubbyhole bar in Greenwich Village in Manhattan, New York City, New York.

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Noah Emmerich as a spy hunter with scruples, flaws

... characters. "I worry about him a lot, I really do," says Emmerich over a bowl of lentil soup in a Greenwich Village restaurant. It's a day off from filming the series (whose New York locations prove indistinguishable doubling as Reagan-era ...

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in New York City'Avatar'...

Police say actor Sam Worthington has been arrested in New York City for punching a photographer after the man kicked Worthington's girlfriend in the shin.

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Alec Baldwin: 'I Can't Live In New York Anymore'

In the most recent issue of New York Magazine , the actor said the paparazzi have become more aggressive with the city's celebrity residents.

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'Avatar' star Sam Worthington arrested in New York

According to E! Online , Worthington allegedly punched a photographer at the Cubbyhole bar in Greenwich Village.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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Need To Know: Miley Cyrus And Katy Perry Make Out At Bangerz Tour In Los Angeles

Katy Perry puckered up in the front row of Miley's Bangerz Tour stop in Los Angeles on Saturday, giving the Staples Center, and, subsequently, the internet, quite a show.

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Sam Worthington Arrested in New York After Punching Photographer

The "Avatar" star allegedly hit a paparazzo in the face for kicking his girlfriend in the shins at a Greenwich Village bar.

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Mayor needs to look at Far West Sidea s success to help city grow

... But just as urbanist Jane Jacobs beat a Lower Manhattan Expressway a decade before, activists in Greenwich Village and on the Upper West Side helped kill Westway. A decade's worth of battles ended in the mid '80s, when a federal judge and Congress ...

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Sam Worthington Arrested Over Paparazzo 'Punch'

... his model girlfriend Lara Bingle in the shin. Police in New York said the couple were leaving a bar in Greenwich Village when the alleged assault happened on Sunday night. Worthington and Bingle confirmed they were together last October and have ...

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Worthington Arrested After Paparazzo 'Punch'

Police in New York said the couple were leaving a bar in Greenwich Village when the incident happened on Sunday night.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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Sam Worthington, 'Avatar' actor, arrested after alleged paparazzi scuffle

According to sister station WABC in New York, police said the scuffle happened because the photographer was blocking the sidewalk after Worthington and his girlfriend left a Greenwich Village bar Sunday evening.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

NEW YORK - Police say actor Sam Worthington has been arrested in New York City for punching a photographer after the man kicked Worthington's girlfriend in the shin.

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New York: Runway report 8

'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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'Avatar' actor Sam Worthington arrested in NYC

In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Actor Sam Worthington attends the Cinema Society premiere of "Man on a Ledge" in New York.

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Sunday, February 23, 2014

"From the Village to Vogue: The Modernist Jewelry of Art Smith" opens at the Cincinnati Art Museum

... This experience is evident in the scale of his mature work. In 1946, Smith opened his own studio in Greenwich Village and started selling his jewelry. He soon caught the attention of buyers in Boston, San Francisco, and Chicago. In the early 1950s, ...

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Sam Worthington arrested in New York

... ride killing two The Australian actor, 37, reportedly attacked a paparazzo at the Cubbyhole bar in Greenwich Village after the photographer allegedly kicked his girlfriend Lara Bingle, 26. This is Worthington's second run-in with a photographer - he ...

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Sam arrested in New York

And now it appears that Sam Worthington has finally had enough, with reports claiming that the Rockingham-raised actor attacked a photographer who had allegedly kicked Bingle.

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Now Playing Onstage in Cincinnati - Week of 2/23/2014

... of the night when 21-year-old Leo shows up dazed and disheveled at his feisty 91-year-old grandmother's Greenwich Village apartment. While his arrival marks the end of a life-changing cross-country bike trip, Leo's journey is far from over. These ...

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The Times They Are a-Changin': Fifty years of Bob Dylan's ...

... in New York he met other veterans of the half-forgotten Popular Front era , including Pete Seeger. In the Greenwich Village folk scene he mingled with socialists, anarchists and pacifists. You wouldn't know it from the film Inside Llewyn Davis , but ...

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Theater: A look at Oregon Shakespeare Festival's spring season

The heroin mystique

Philip Seymour Hoffman died with what the media have depicted as a certain cinematic flair - the "needle still in his arm," 50 or so bags of heroin and used syringes scattered around the Greenwich Village apartment where he was found.

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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Dumpster Diving As An Act Of Faith: How Some Christians Are Enacting Earth Stewardship

New York, UNITED STATES: A woman holds a bagel she found in a garbage bag of pastries and bagels outside a shop, 12 January, 2006, in the Greenwich Village section of New York.

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The Mob, The Meat, And The Music

... where and how it ends depends on whom you ask. Stand anywhere down its length and you'd think the narrow Greenwich Village corridor was bookended by Manhattan monoliths. To the South, the new shimmering heft of One World Trade Center turns the ...

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Stephen Jardine: No more food in a flash say chefs

WHEN it comes to food porn, I'm a total pervert. I've just checked the photo-library on my phone and more than half of the images taken this year involve flesh - usually well seared and served with bearnaise sauce and chips on the side.

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Notable Neighbor: Toni Senecal, Cortlandt -- Life's a trip for Emmy-winning journalist

... in New York City is a 0.145-acre triangle about the size of home plate. It is at Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village near a longtime cigar shop. Maybe we should think again about challenging her to a game of Trivial Pursuit? 7. She has a ...

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Book review: Oblique but true, - Holding On Upside Down: The Life and Work of Marianne More'

Half a century or so ago, when literate Americans still read poetry or thought they should, everyone knew about Marianne Moore, the white-haired, great-auntish New York writer who loved polysyllables, exotic animals and the Brooklyn Dodgers, and turned up around town in a signature Paul Revere hat.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

Post Office list of new issues: John Lennon to get U.S. stamp

John Lennon, once hounded by the FBI, is now on the approved list to have a stamp released by the U.S. Post Office in his honor.

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In the Now: New York City events for Friday, Feb. 21

Check out Randy Graff at 54 Below, Stuart Weitzman's custom sandals, the Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair, Exosuit at the American Museum of Natural History, and 'Forbidden Broadway' Broadway favorite Randy Graff polished her irresistible brass early.

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On Nina Simone's birthday, a look at her breakout Town Hall performance from September 1959

Nina Simone was born on this date in 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina. She came to New York as a student of the Julliard School, but her unique blend of genres came from her experiences in the nightclubs and cabarets of Harlem and Greenwich Village.

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Facebook founder Sean Parker angers neighbors by shoveling all the...

... but has bare pavement towards Sixth Avenue to the west Facebook co-founder Sean Parker has upset his Greenwich Village neighbors Thursday night by plowing snow into the middle of the street so he could have super fast internet access. The ...

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1964 - the Tribute Celebrates The Beatles at PlayhouseSquare Tonight

Rolling Stone magazine calls 1964 - The Tribute "the best Beatles tribute on earth!" 1964-The Tribute, has been thrilling audiences around the globe since the early Eighties by taking them on a journey through a quintessential moment in music history that will live forever.

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Preservationists call for greater protection for LGBTQ sites

Thursday, February 20, 2014

N.Y. Fashion Week ends as snow wreaks fashion havoc

Fashionistas climbed over snow banks and girded themselves with their purses against brutal wind and sleet as a winter storm blanketed New York City on Thursday, the final day of Fashion Week.

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Inside Llewyn Davis

... and unforgiving world in 'Inside Llewyn Davis.' , is a musician in 1961 New York who wows small crowds at Greenwich Village pubs and bars but can't catch a big break. His first record, a duo effort he recorded with another singer, flopped, and his ...

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First lady highlights drink-more-water show in NYC

Kicking off a series of appearances to celebrate the fourth anniversary of her anti-childhood-obesity initiative, the first lady and fitness advocate visited Manhattan's New Museum to see a street-art-inspired exhibit that aims to make its pro-hydration message eye-catching.

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First Lady Wants Americans To Post Videos On Social Media To 'Show Me How You Move'

First Lady Michelle Obama plays freeze dance with pre-kindergarten students at Savoy Elementary School on May 24, 2013 in Washington, D.C. NEW YORK - First lady Michelle Obama helped a museum spread some health advice Thursday: Drink up - water, that is.

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E.E. Cummings: Unravelling a life

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Overcoming obstacles with his guitar in hand

... this week. '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 ...

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Philip Seymour Hoffman's will requests son live in Chicago, New York

... culture, arts and architecture that such cities offer," the will said. Although Hoffman was found in his Greenwich Village apartment with a syringe in his arm, the cause of his death was still undetermined pending the results of further studies. On ...

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American Experience: Triangle Fire

On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York's Greenwich Village.

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VIDEO: Sneak Peek at VISIONS + VOICES: CHINA, Begin. Tonight at NYU Skirball Center

... platform for artists from around the world to practice their craft on a larger scale from the facility's Greenwich Village neighborhood. In addition to multiple-night and week runs (Cirkopolis, Othello, Waiting For Godot), NYU Skirball Center hosts ...

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Movie review: Inside Llewyn Davis

... is loosely based on folk-singer Dave Van Ronk, whose profile didn't stray far from the confines of the Greenwich Village scene in which he was a figurehead. There are amusing allusions to music history aplenty whether it's Davis' Welsh name in a ...

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Hoffman's Will: Son Should Be Raised In New York, Chicago Or San Francisco

... a few blocks from the apartment where O'Donnell and the children live. Hoffman was found dead in his Greenwich Village apartment earlier this month with a needle still in his arm. The 46-year-old had spoken in recent years about falling off the ...

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West Side Story

... more striking when considering that several of New York's most storied nearby neighborhoods - such as Greenwich Village and the Upper West Side - lost population or remained stagnant over the same period. The city's landscape changed dramatically ...

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Philip Seymour Hoffman's will requests son live in Chicago, New York

Alec and Hilaria exchange romantic messages

... retweeted the image, which was in reply to the first post he made on his journey back to the couple's Greenwich Village apartment in New York. "On my way home today from Spain. Which is not the same w/o you. Nothing is the same w/o you...," wrote ...

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Union Square, Lower Manhattan Have Most Binge Drinkers in City: Officials

... the Health Department found that more than 32 percent of residents of Union Square, Lower Manhattan, Greenwich Village and Chelsea reported binge drinking at least once in the previous month. Those neighborhoods topped the city's Community Health ...

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Suzanne Connors Fine Art Gallery Presents Jonas Gerard

... of sixteen, when he began his early participation in art shows on the very streets of New York. Living in Greenwich Village in the '60's, Jonas was part of that era of personal and creative experimentation. Since then, he has been "blessed or ...

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Suzanne Connors Fine Art Gallery Welcomes Jonas Gerard Back to South Florida

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Goodbye Paul Colby: Famed Owner of The Bitter End Passes Away

Paul Colby, who owned the Greenwich Village venue since 1974 and is credited with jumpstarting the careers of countless artists and comedians, died on Thursday of natural causes.

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Holly Hunter's Beaux Art Beauty Hits Market For $8.7M

... and TV star, who has an Academy Award and many other honors to her credit, is asking $8.7 million for the Greenwich Village apartment at 43 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003 . According to the intrepid trackers at the Real Estalker blog, there's no word ...

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Tompkins Square to release 'Live At Caff Lena: Music From America's Legendary Coffeehouse, 1967-2013'

... fame. His 1974 recording of "Gaslight Rag" featured on the box set references the Gaslight Cafe, a famed Greenwich Village venue that along with Caffe Lena was a catalyst for the folk music revival. Listen to three songs from the box set here. Caffe ...

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Elliott Randall Remembers Richie Havens

... which would have made me just 16, I wound up working the entire summer in New York at one of the larger Greenwich Village coffeehouses called the Cafe Bizarre - bizarre as in strange. The place did live shows from about 7:00 at night until maybe the ...

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Jason Bohn claims he murdered his Weight Watchers executive...

Ivy League lawyer claims he murdered his Weight Watchers executive girlfriend, 27, because he was traumatized by his career-obsessed MOM as a child Hollywood psychiatrist Alexander Sasha Bardey will testify for defense that Bohn didn't know what he was doing when he killed Thomas Bardey is a consultant on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' and ... (more)

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Tejeringos and chocolate, a delightful Spanish treat

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

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New York: Runway report 8

The Waverly Inn's Chef Ashley Merriman's Got No Ghosts

... photo shoot, as I assumed his caricature was somewhere amongst the famous faces muraled around the Greenwich Village space. The Waverly invokes nostalgia, even if you're there just to interview its newest executive chef, Ashley Merriman. Merriman's ...

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Celebrating a Peripatetic Painter at the BU Art Gallery

... "He resisted trends," she says. "He didn't go the route of abstract expressionism, even though he was in Greenwich Village in New York between 1951 and 1953. He didn't go the route of narrative identity-based art when he was back in New York in the ...

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Monday, February 17, 2014

GULLED:

The Patron and the Panhandler : Joe Gould's Secret , Joe Mitchell's classic portrait of an astute but deluded bohemian in postwar Greenwich Village, has been picked over for half a century by literary critics, fact-checkers, college professors, and ordinary readers.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman's alleged drug dealer Robert Vineberg was ...

... addicts before they succumbed to their addictions. He reportedly did heroin with Basquiat in the same Greenwich Village apartment Hoffman went to for drugs in the '80s before the artist died. He overdosed on heroin in 1988. Vineberg, who is out on ...

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Philip Seymour Hoffman's alleged drug dealer was also friends with...

... told the gossip site that the pair went on smack binges in the '80s in Vineberg's apartment - the same Greenwich Village pad where Hoffman later allegedly purchased heroin. The 57-year-old Vineberg - who was granted bail Friday after being charged ...

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Chef William Dissen takes a taste of Asheville to New York

The James Beard Foundation has tapped Chef William Dissen of Asheville's The Market Place Restaurant to helm a dinner event on March 22 at the James Beard House in New York City's Greenwich Village.

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Lawyer for Philip Seymour Hoffman's alleged dealer claims the 300...

... of heroin found in his apartment were for personal use Phillip Seymour Hoffman was discovered dead in his Greenwich Village apartment with a needle sticking out of his arm earlier this month Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Edward McLaughlin was ...

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Capital Cool: Harpist Dania Lane performs with MSO

... critically acclaimed Coen Brothers follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Infused with the transportive sound of another time and place it features songs performed by Justin ...

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Chess-The Art of the Game in New York

Looking for an adventurous activity that also captures the intellect in the Big Apple-look no further than Greenwich Village.

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

'Slave' wins best movie, best actor honors at BAFTAs

... the Aussie actress praised Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died Feb. 2 of a suspected heroin overdose in his Greenwich Village pad. "You raised the bar and all we can do in your absence is to continue raising it," she said. "Phil, buddy, this is for ...

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Now Playing Onstage in Cincinnati - Week of 2/16/2014

West Eighth Street is the city's latest cool culinary spot

... parlors and massage dens. But the recent debut of several chic restaurants like Rasa is transforming the Greenwich Village block into a gourmet haven. Take a look at some of the hippest hotspots: The new cafe, which specializes in Mediterranean ...

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Siblings spice things up at Malaysian restaurant Rasa

... restaurants - compared to more than 10 times as many Thai spots. But even among this select group, new Greenwich Village hot spot Rasa stands out. The cuisine - a mix of traditional Malay, Chinese and Indian influences, with a heady dose of fish ...

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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Reader news | Greenwich Village Comedy Club Welcomes Louisville's Own

Virtually unknown in the comic world, Robin Michelle Taylor exploded onto the New York stand up comedy scene last summer with her first sold out performance at the Greenwich Village Comedy Club.

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What Does $750,000 Buy You In Manhattan? It Depends

... 446 square foot studio . It's the smallest home on the list, but it is in a very desirable location. 6. Greenwich Village Known by many as simply "the Village", this is mainly a residential neighborhood of Manhattan, on the southwest side of town. ...

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Despite storm, Fashion Week ends with plenty of heat

... to come around the height of Thursday's winter snowstorm, with a fierce wind whipping down the snowy Greenwich Village streets near his showroom. Pity -- or admire? -- those who still felt they should arrive in fashionable heels. Most people made ...

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ExploreTalent Reports: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, Dies of a Drug Overdose

... loss Sunday. Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman ("Capote," "The Big Lebowski") died in his Greenwich Village apartment in New York. He was 46. ExploreTalent observes , Hoffman had an amazing career in his 25 years of acting. He began his ...

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Despite storm, Fashion Week ends with plenty of heat

... to come around the height of Thursday's winter snowstorm, with a fierce wind whipping down the snowy Greenwich Village streets near his showroom. Pity - or admire? - those who still felt they should arrive in fashionable heels. Most people made the ...

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Whitney Museum Museum of American Art loans two Edward Hopper paintings to The White House

... magazines and journals. In 1920, Hopper had his first one-person exhibition at the Whitney Studio Club in Greenwich Village and was included in eight subsequent exhibitions there before it closed to make way for the Whitney Museum of American Art. ...

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Friday, February 14, 2014

Development Update-O-Rama: Plans For Studio Gang's First NYC Project Hit A Roadblock

... in late 2012, but it seems that the High Line-abutting, angular office tower has run into a delay. The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation gleefully reports that during this week's Board of Standards and Appeals hearing, the ...

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Kramer's appearance history

... he was 17, stated in "The Letter", so maybe he ended up staying with Grossbard). He had also lived in Greenwich Village for sometime, this may be after; and then lived in Los Angeles sometime after that for a few months. I assume when he moved to ...

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Officials: Hoffman found with likely heroin packs

... a picture of his final day and the circumstances in which he was found in his apartment in Manhattan's Greenwich Village on Sunday. And questions have swirled about whether Hoffman's death could be linked to a potent blend of heroin and synthetic ...

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How to Choose a Make Out-Friendly Bar for Valentine's Day

... also some kind of nook to it so that it feels like a hole in the wall," Tigar said. The Dove Parlour in Greenwich Village has been host to many a first date, due to its intimate atmosphere, owner Jen Armstrong said. "Something about the combination ...

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The Marlton, New York: Feel the bohemian Beat of the Big Apple

Stepping into the lobby of The Marlton, it takes a while for your eyes to adjust.

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(NY Fashion Week) Ralph Lauren -- Coats, capes and boots

Ralph Lauren's runway show happened to come around the height of Thursday's winter snowstorm in New York, with a fierce wind whipping down the snowy Greenwich Village streets near his showroom.

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N.Y. Fashion Week ends as snow wreaks fashion havoc

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Inside Llewyn Davis

Snowstorm doesn't keep fans from Ralph Lauren

... happened to come around the height of Thursday's winter snowstorm, with a fierce wind whipping down the Greenwich Village streets near his showroom to such an extent that some people were taking cover against the sides of buildings, and shielding ...

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Acoustic roundup: Snow in New York bumps Lucy Kaplansky from Friday show at Uncle Calvin's

... Yeshiva University and almost 20 years on the circuit as an esteemed singer-songwriter who began in the Greenwich Village folk scene. Her song "Ten Year Night," about the power of an enduring love, is a knockout. You can read my feature right here . ...

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NY Fashion Week ends as snow wreaks fashion havoc

But neither wind nor sleet nor snow stopped most fashion fans from their appointed rounds - i.e., the high-profile shows that traditionally close out the week.

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New York Fashion Week ends as snow wreaks fashion havoc

NY Fashion Week ends as snow wreaks fashion havoc

But neither wind nor sleet nor snow stopped most fashion fans from their appointed rounds - i.e., the high-profile shows that traditionally close out the week.

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NY Fashion Week ends as snow wreaks fashion havoc

Pedestrians use umbrellas as they walk through falling snow in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014.

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Woodstock-based musical runs Feb. 19-22 at Kennewick High

Chuck Eaton, front left, and Chelsea Dalsbo star in Kennewick High School's production of The Woodstock Project, which runs from Feb. 19-22.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

A Gift of Opportunity for New Yorkers

... some of New York's most "underserved" undergraduates. Ms. Butson, 75 years old, is a longtime resident of Greenwich Village and the onetime publisher of the Villager and Downtown Express, two community newspapers in lower Manhattan.

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De Blasio Unveils $74 Billion Preliminary City Budget

... closed down, including the Peninsula Hospital Center in the Rockaways; St. Vincent's Medical Center in Greenwich Village and St. Vincent's Midtown location; Cabrini Hospital in Harlem; Victory Memorial Hospital in Bay Ridge; Beth Israel Medical ...

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PHOTOS: The Fight Rages On To Save Gay History

Webster Hall, 127 MacDougal Street and the Pyramid Club may not exactly be household names, but the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation is working to change that.

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Star Light, Not Bright: Celestial-Themed Winter's Tale Flickers Like a Dying Lightbulb

... declares war. Peter, who mysteriously gets his old ugly 1895 hairdo back, is enjoying a chicken dinner in Greenwich Village while the flying white horse waits outside a Dunkin' Donuts. Is it too late to save Ms. Connelly's daughter from cancer? Does ...

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Preservation Pays! REBNY'S Campaign Against Landmark Protection Is Misguided

... districts less affordable and artificially limits residency. But if there were no controls, would Greenwich Village still be so desirable? There is no going back to the bohemian past, but if the row houses were demolished and replaced by luxury ...

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Economist Jason Furman is the wonkiest wonk in the White House

Jason Furman, chairman of the Council on Economic Advisers, has prospered at the White House, aides say, by focusing on his area of expertise: economics.

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Jason Furman is the wonkiest wonk in the White House

As chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jason Furman, at a November hearing, is the president's wonk-in-chief.

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Opponents of Willets Point project file suit, claiming parkland status

Car repair and auto salvage businesses in Willets Point. Many such businesses are expected to be elbowed out by a massive redevelopment effort.

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Bus and possibly stolen truck collide in NYC, killing bus driver

A city bus and a box truck believed to have been stolen collided at Manhattan intersection early Wednesday, sending both vehicles onto the sidewalk and into scaffolding, killing the bus driver and injuring at least four other people, authorities said.

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1 dead, at least 4 injured in NYC bus-truck crash

A Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus and a truck rest against scaffolding at 14th Street and 7th Avenue in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, after an early morning collision between the bus and truck at the Manhattan intersection.

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1 dead, 4 injured in NYC bus-truck crash

... is dead and at least five others were injured when an MTA bus slammed into a building in New York's Greenwich Village Wednesday morning. (Feb. 12) NEW YORK (AP) - A city bus and a box truck believed to have been stolen collided at Manhattan ...

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1 dead, at least 4 injured in NYC bus-truck crash

Two homosexual couples challenging Texas' ban on same-sex marriage will take their case to federal court on Wednesday in the wake of recent legal victories in two other conservative states.

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1 dead, 4 injured in NYC bus-truck crash

Any kid who ever tap-danced at a talent show or put on a curly wig and auditioned for 'Annie' can... Young and old fans alike know the joy of dumping a set of Legos on the floor and chucking that... NEW YORK - Police are on the scene of a crash involving a New York City bus and a truck in Greenwich Village.

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New York City battles Third Word culture

... boss had a bad day. Once leasing came in, the boss never had a bad day." Mr. Robbins once worked out of a Greenwich Village garage, known as Dover, that served as the inspiration for the television series "Taxi." According to a New York Magazine ...

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1 dead, 4 injured in NYC bus-truck crash

Reno and Sparks citizens with an income of $55,000 or less a year are invited to partake in a free... NEW YORK - Police are on the scene of a crash involving a New York City bus and a truck in Greenwich Village.

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1 dead, 4 injured in NYC bus-truck crash

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New York: Runway report 8

Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville Displays Fine Art by the Femine Studio

... Femine uses acrylic and watercolor to communicate the brightness of life. Her New York landscapes, from Greenwich Village to Times Square to Wall Street, all have excitement and activity. Her artwork has been displayed in exhibitions at Laemmle ...

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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The Mob, The Meat, And The Music

1964 - the Tribute to Celebrate The Beatles at PlayhouseSquare, 2/21

Mini Reviews

... his every need. 2 hr. 6; R. INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS: A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. 1 hr. 44; R. NEBRASKA: An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his ...

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A 91-year-old Greenwich Village leftist and her free-spirited 21-year-old grandson become unlikely roommates in the Amy Herzog play "4000 Miles," starting performances at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The comedy-drama was widely praised when it debuted in New York City in 2011, for its portrait of the surprising connection ... (more)

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Amy Herzog comedy-drama '4000 Miles' opens at Long Wharf

... 19. Amy Herzog's play is about a 21-year-old cross country bicyclist who moves in with his 91-year-old Greenwich Village leftist grandmother. Photo: Contributed Photo A 91-year-old Greenwich Village leftist and her free-spirited 21-year-old grandson ...

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Chef Jody Willams Doubles Down With Buvette

... are here. But if I can keep the energy up I have a lot more things I want to do." Chef Jody Williams's Greenwich Village Buvette often comes off to diners as being so French, an observation Williams laughs at; "All this is Americana, guys! The ...

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Bringing it Home: Hoffman overdose a reminder for recovering addicts

For more than two decades, Philip Seymour Hoffman struggled with drug addiction.

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Philly students get a chance to live WELL

... Chopra and Leonardo DiCaprio to the company's advisory board. Delos' work can be found in very high-end Greenwich Village condos, offices in Los Angeles, and hotel rooms in Las Vegas. Now, Delos is working with a Philadelphia developer to target a ...

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New York classic hits Ralphs market

Based in Greenwich Village, Murray's Cheese Brand has recently expanded to 100 stores nationwide, bringing its cheesy heaven to foodies everywhere.

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There Will Never Be Another American Revolution

A bar or cafe needs to be quiet enough that you can engage in conversation but loud enough that you won't be too easily overhead by the wrong people.

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A Decades-Long Literary Mystery is Solved

Joe Gould's Secret, Joe Mitchell's classic portrait of an astute but deluded bohemian in postwar Greenwich Village, has been picked over for half a century by literary critics, fact-checkers, college professors, and ordinary readers.

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Monday, February 10, 2014

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... to the default model of criticism practiced now. "This wing of the New York intellectuals-made of gays, Greenwich Village Bohemians, immigrant-family Irish and Jews denied access to Ivy League colleges, left-leaning traitors to the upper class-was ...

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Theater: Busch Is Never A Drag In Comedy "The Tribute Artist"

... defensive term for drag) dumped from a Las Vegas revue who is back in New York and renting a room in the Greenwich Village townhouse of the fabulously wealthy and fabulously acidic Adrianna. In five minutes, we learn that Jimmy does a "great" ...

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An art-deco escape in Greenwich Village

... nod to New York. The hotel library features a collection of city-themed books by authors who have called Greenwich Village their home. Adorning the wall of the Grape & Vine restaurant and bar are vintage Village photographs taken by Village Voice ...

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American-born cabbies a vanishing breed in New York City

... the boss had a bad day. Once leasing came in, the boss never had a bad day." Robbins once worked out of a Greenwich Village garage, known as Dover, that served as the inspiration for the television series "Taxi." According to a New York Magazine ...

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Also showing at the Regal Picturehouse:

... John Goodman Oscar Isaac plays fictional folk singer Llewyn Davis trying to make the big time in Greenwich Village in Bob Dylan's era. A tale of tortured genius. 12 Years A Slave (15) Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, ...

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Comment: Philip Seymour Hoffman never found solace

... have been doing their best to strip him of that dignity. Within hours of his body being found in his Greenwich Village apartment, websites and newspapers were reporting that he had died with a needle in his arm, and pictures of him being brought out ...

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Philip Seymour Hoffman cast as a victim of - disease'

There was nothing glamorous about the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who left this life lying on a bathroom floor of his Greenwich Village apartment, clad in boxer shorts and a T-shirt with a hypodermic syringe stuck in his left forearm.

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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Why Abercrombie Is Losing Its Shirt

... launched in 2004 as Ruehl No. 925, complete with a fictional backstory, involving a nineteenth-century Greenwich Village merchant, concocted by the marketing department. Initially, Jeffries was optimistic, and he spoke publicly of Ruehl as embodying ...

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The Iconic Cafe Nadery: From Tehran To New York

Cafe Nadery is a community-driven Cafe in historical Greenwich Village in downtown Manhattan.

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Officials: Hoffman found with likely heroin packs

Hoffman's alleged drug dealer says he's a 'scapegoat'

... with the 46-year-old actor for approximately a year denies selling him the 73 bags of heroin found in his Greenwich Village apartment. However he declined to respond when asked if he had ever sold the troubled actor drugs. "When we got together, we ...

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Mafia boss's daughter writes about growing up with 'The Chin'

... book, Rita Gigante also writes of how she'd spend time with her father in the ramshackle, roach-infested Greenwich Village apartment he shared with his mother and accompany him on his famous "shuffles" through the streets. Vincent Gigante was known ...

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Part pub crawl, part guidebook: It's a walking tour of Dylan Thomas New York

... he co-wrote with Dylan Thomas' late daughter Aeronwy which acts as a "self guided walking tour" of Greenwich Village and New York. Originally commissioned by the Welsh Assembly in New York in 2008 and downloadable in digital and audio versions, it ...

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Inside Llewyn Davis

Officials: NY suspect had Hoffman's cell number

NEW YORK - At least one of four people arrested during an investigation of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's suspected fatal heroin overdose had the actor's cellphone number, two law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

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New looks on runways during Fashion Week

... be a fatal overdose. Four people have been arrested in connection with heroin police say was found in his Greenwich Village apartment. The filmmakers behind Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 , which he was in the middle of filming, plan to digitally ...

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

What is on at Burg Kino this week

... space. Inside Llewin 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 against ...

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Easton exhibit explores Antonio Salemme's renewal in Lehigh Valley

... returned to the United States, he was an idealistic man on fire. He established a studio in New York's Greenwich Village overlooking Washington Square and soon was receiving important sculpture commissions. This was also the time of the Harlem ...

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Friends, fans mourn Philip Seymour Hoffman

... grief and sadness, but also to celebrate a remarkable life," he said. Hoffman was found in his Greenwich Village apartment on Sunday with a syringe in his arm and plastic bags containing a substance believed to be heroin. The exact cause of death is ...

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Cincinnati Playhouse Stages 4000 MILES, Now thru 3/9

... Red Hot Lovers and California Suite. It's the middle of the night when Leo arrives unannounced at Vera's Greenwich Village apartment at the terminus of a cross-country trip, carrying far more weight than his bicycle gear. Despite their 70-year age ...

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Hoffman's NYC funeral attracts Hollywood stars

... actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, 46, was found dead Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment. Photo: Jason DeCrow, AP Actress Meryl Streep arrives at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola for the private funeral ...

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Friday, February 7, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman farewell at private service in NYC

... church, while fans were kept behind a barricade. Hoffman, whose body was discovered on Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment, is survived by his long-term partner, Mimi O'Donnell, and their three young children, Cooper, Tallulah and Willa. ...

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Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman mourned at funeral in New York

... have kicked for 23 years until he reportedly admitted himself to rehab in 2012. He was found dead in his Greenwich Village apartment on Sunday of an apparent heroin overdose. Playwright David Bar Katz, who discovered Hoffman's body, appeared ...

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Celebs say farewell to Hoffman

Hoffman's NYC funeral attracts Hollywood stars

Family, actors mourn Philip Seymour Hoffman at private funeral

... performances were pretty remarkable," she added. Hoffman, whose body was discovered on Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment, is survived by his long-term partner, Mimi O'Donnell, and their three young children, Cooper, Tallulah and Willa. ...

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Mourners arrive for Hoffman's funeral in New York

... actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, 46, was found dead Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment. (Jason DeCrow, AP / FR103966 AP) Actress Meryl Streep arrives at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola for the private ...

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Insider's Guide: Public School's New York

The running joke about New York? No one who lives there is actually from there. That's not the case with Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow, the CFDA-award-winning designer duo behind the menswear line Public School .

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Hoffman's NYC funeral attracts Hollywood stars

Hoffman's funeral draws Streep, Blanchett

Mourners arrive for Hoffman's funeral in New York

Hoffman's funeral draws Streep, Blanchett

... actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, 46, was found dead Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment. Photo: Jason DeCrow, AP Some 400 people were expected to attend the ceremony at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola ...

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Mourners arrive for Hoffman's funeral in New York

... actor Philip Seymour Hoffman Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in New York. Hoffman, 46, was found dead Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment. Photo: Jason DeCrow, AP FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2014 file photo, Philip Seymour Hoffman poses for a portrait at ...

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Philip Seymour Hoffman's autopsy inconclusive

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, seen in Toronto in 2011, was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday.

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The Real Van Ronk

... Vermont quite satisfied, overall. The music was terrific, the settings captured what I'd always thought Greenwich Village was like before it became so fashionable, and the characters - in classic Coen fashion - were sometimes laugh-out-loud ...

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Amy Adams, Michelle Williams attend Philip Seymour Hoffman's wake in New York City

... ded about his death. "He fell off the wagon. Although the body of Hoffman, 46, was found on Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment with a syringe in his arm, autopsy results to determine the cause of his death were inconclusive.

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Movie Review: Inside Llewyn Davis

... Coen brothers production. Largely plotless (except for the bit about the cat), this comedy- drama set in Greenwich Village circa 1961 gives us a week in the life of folk singer Llewyn Davis (Isaac) for an intensely forlorn, yet delicately affecting ...

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First the whiteouts, now the blackouts

... in North Andover, Massachusetts, on February 5. A man and a girl walk down a street February 5 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Law enforcement officials evaluate the scene of a crash on Interstate 29 in St. Joseph, Missouri, ...

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Amy Adams arrives at a wake for actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in New York.

... his death as a suspected drug overdose. The 46-year-old actor was found dead on Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment in New York City A private funeral for relatives and close friends is due to take place today. A larger memorial service will ...

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Manhattan funeral home hosts wake for Hoffman

... Hoffman's death as a suspected drug overdose. The 46-year-old actor was found dead Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment. A private funeral for relatives and close friends of Hoffman is set for Friday. A larger memorial service will be held ...

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Acting stars mourn Hoffman at wake

the Tribute Artist and Almost, Maine Cast Members Set for Theater Talk, Now thru 2/10

... Charles Busch portrays a man who impersonates his elderly and now-deceased landlady in order to keep her Greenwich Village townhouse. Halston, in her own words, plays "Manhattan's worst real estate agent, a hapless lesbian broker." The play is a ...

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Amy Adams, Joaquin Phoenix Remember Philip Seymour Hoffman At Wake

... and Tallulah, were also there to remember the Academy-Award winning actor. Hoffman was found dead in his Greenwich Village apartment on February 2 after an apparent drug overdose. The 46-year-old was found on the bathroom floor with a needle in his ...

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Thursday, February 6, 2014

Philip Seymour Hoffman's Wake Held At Manhattan Funeral Home

Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in New York, drug overdose suspected

... drug overdose. Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, was discovered unresponsive on the bathroom floor of his Greenwich Village apartment by police responding to a 911 call, and Emergency Medical Service workers declared him dead at the scene, New York City ...

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New York funeral home hosts wake for Hoffman

Friends, Fans Mourn Philip Seymour Hoffman At Candlelight Vigil

... will remember Phil in our own ways. We will remember how he touched our hearts." Hoffman was found in his Greenwich Village apartment on Sunday with a syringe in his arm and plastic bags containing a substance believed to be heroin. The exact cause ...

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Amy Adams, Michelle Williams attend Philip Seymour Hoffman wake

... and a long-time fan of Hoffman's work. Although the body of Hoffman, 46, was found on Sunday in his Greenwich Village apartment with a syringe in his arm, autopsy results to determine the cause of his death were inconclusive. A spokeswoman for New ...

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Manhattan funeral home hosts wake for Hoffman

What a Trip: A mom-and-daughter shop-till-you-drop excursion to New York

... We attended the New York City sample sales over the weekend of Nov. 8-10, 2013. My parents moved out of Greenwich Village when I was 5, and I wanted my daughters to connect with the city of my birth by sharing a shopping trip with me. Highlights and ...

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Manhattan funeral home hosts wake for Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman mourned at candlelight vigil by friends, fans

... and sadness, but also to celebrate a remarkable life," he said. Philip Seymour Hoffman was found in his Greenwich Village apartment on Sunday with a syringe in his arm and plastic bags containing a substance believed to be heroin. The exact cause of ...

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Arnott's Arts Happenings For Feb. 10-16

... the Red Grooms exhibit currently at Yale Art Gallery , including the mural showing artists communing in a Greenwich Village bar, you'll know that Grooms has a strong sense of community. Back in the '60s, he staged happenings and made collaborative ...

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