A Top Chef's Special Order at Home
In the West Village of Manhattan, I visit the luxurious midcentury-modern pad of chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Restaurants Steer in Same Direction
On the popularity of whole-animal butchering among New York City chefs.
Cookbook Specialist Bonnie Slotnick: Keeping the Spirit of "Book Row" Alive
Profile of the owner of one of the hidden gems of the West Village, Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks.
Hudson Street's Sanpanino: A Kid-Friendly Oasis of Superior Italian Sandwiches
My son loves the sandwiches from this West Village shop so much I had to write about it. This was reprinted from my blog Walking and Talking.
Indigenous Industry: Hot Plates
Feature on the New York City dish- and glass-emporium Fishs Eddy, which made it okay to engage in tabletop mix and matching.
Chef: Jody Williams
Profile of West Village chef Jody Williams of Buvette
Mimi From the Block
My Q&A with neighbor and food critic Mimi Sheraton
Magnetic Magnolia
Examining the mysterious draw of Magnolia Bakery, especially to Asian women tourists
"Hands off St. Vincent's" Takes Direct Action
A small group of non-violent protestors takes to the streets to fight for a new hospital in the West Village.
How St. Vincent's Doctors Coped with Loss of Hospital
Former St. Vincent's chief of critical care discusses the fate of his former colleagues at the shuttered hospital.
Long-time St. Vincent's Doctor Conducts Hospital Post-mortem
Dr. Dennis Greenbaum on how it happened that a West Village medical institution closed after 160 years of serving the community.
St. Vincent's ER Saved My Life: Jane's Story
A dramatic, cautionary tale designed to underscore the need for a Lower West Side Level One Trauma Center.
Business closures in the West Village offset by signs of revitalization
A report on the business comings and goings in the West Village. One store, Arthur, that I reported opening closed shortly after this article appeared.
Quietly, chef Anita Lo blazes her own trail on Barrow Street
Chef Anita Lo lives and works in the West Village, fishes off the Hudson River's Pier 40 and orders her meat from Florence Meat Market one street over. That's living locally.
Daniel Shaviro, novelist, West Village resident, and NYU Law School Professor
How entertaining can the author of "When Rules Change: An Economic and Political Analysis of Transition Relief and Retroactivity" be? I thought as I set out to interview NYU Law School tax professor Daniel Shaviro. Very, it turns out.
West Village Sushi Delivery Workers Strike
There's a growing, nationwide, effort by underpaid restaurant workers, many of them immigrants, seeking legal wages and fair treatment from their employers. The West Village is no exception. Here's a report on strikes at two different sushi restaurants.
Local and Independent: Three Lives & Co. Caters to Customers, Survives Big -box Onslaught
Three Lives & Company is the kind of bookshop every neighborhood should have. After writing a string of stories lamenting small retail closures in Greenwich Village, I wanted to clebrate a local favorite that has survived stiff competition.
A Taste of Mother England: On Hudson Street, Bangers and Salad Cream
My profile of Myers of Keswick, the Englsh grocer around the corner from me, where Keith Richards sends his driver from Connecticut to pick up large quantities of bangers.
Small Business Needs New Ideas, Programs
How to save small retail, the vanishing businesses that have formed the charming heart of New York City's West Villages? Some ideas from other communities and cities.
WestView Readers Nominate Their Favorite Former Haunts
Call for "Vanishing Village" Suggestions Evokes Flood of Restaurant Memories