Highlights
A collection of news and information related to West Village published by Tribune Company sources.
Displaying items 1-12 of 168
» View newsday.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-14
•
Next >
-
Group bolsters life of gay elders
Associated PressFrank Carter was once a globe-trotting professional dancer. His world is smaller now: He battles multiple health problems, walks with a cane and rarely leaves his compact Manhattan apartment. As an 86-year-old gay man, with no family nearby and many...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Manhattan (New York City), Minority Groups, Demonstration, People
-
Crusing NYC's moveable sweet feasts
In the beginning, there was the Treats Truck, the brainchild of actress-turned-baker Kim Ima. In June 2007, she got behind the wheel of her converted truck and began cruising the streets of the city, dispensing all manner of cookies and assorted sweets....Tags: Academic Progress, Heavy Engineering, Ceremonies, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Awards and Prizes
-
Wegman blends photos, more, into intricate works
Chicago Tribune criticWilliam Wegman is known in Chicago almost exclusively for his long series of seriocomic photoworks on his famous Weimaraners. But beginning in the 1990s he began making collage paintings marked by another sort of high-spirited play, and these pieces...Tags: Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Gustav Klimt, Metal and Mineral, Philip Guston, Greeting Cards
-
Labelle's future is 'Now'
Times Pop Music CriticTHE METROPOLITAN Opera House in New York was invaded by aliens on Sunday, Oct. 6, 1974. Silver gleamed in nearly every seat, but the shine didn't come from musty family heirlooms. Instead, a multiracial crowd sported the finest in space-glam fashion. West...Tags: Cole Porter, Music Theater, Popular Music, Patti LaBelle, Prince
-
Falafel places in New York that are worth the wait
Special to amNewYorkWant something fast, cheap, and tasty? Look no further than the falafel joints that seem to be popping up on every block. Falafel made its way to New York in the early 1970s, and it's most often found as a sandwich -- wedged inside a pita with lettuce,...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Greenwich Village, New York University, Restaurant and Catering Industry, New York
-
Top Chef's New York contestants hope for homefield advantage
Julie.gordon@am-ny.comNew York's kitchens will become battlegrounds Nov. 12, when Bravo's "Top Chef" returns to the Big Apple from Chicago for its fifth season. Seventeen contestants will simmer, pare, bake and season their chef hats off for the top prize: $100,000 in seed...Tags: Long Island, Padma Lakshmi, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Los Angeles, Restaurant and Catering Industry
-
Details on visiting New York
GETTING THERE Getting into Manhattan itself can be a bit of a challenge. All of the major airlines, as well as some of the discount operators, fly into metro New York many times a day. Go with whomever gives you the best price, and don't worry about which...Tags: Battery Park, Battery Park City, Manhattan (New York City), Hotels and Accommodations, Greenwich Village
-
His name is Earle: Singer serenades Washington Square
scott.rosenberg@am-ny.comThere are a lot of reasons why Steve Earle is excited to play his four-day set at Judson Memorial Church in the West Village this week, but you might be surprised what reason his gives first. "It's going to be cool because I get to walk to work," he says....Tags: Music, Texas, Vehicles, Steve Earle, Bob Dylan
-
Shopsin's witty (and profane) book 'Eat Me' worth a bite
Special to amNewYorkEven if you've never dined at Shopsin's General Store, chances are you've heard of it -- either for its dizzying menu crammed with more than 900 items, unlikely oddball dishes such as 'Mac n' Cheese Pancakes,' or perhaps for its cantankerous namesake...Tags: Lower East Side, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Philosophy, Books, Books and Magazines
-
Pol wants grading system for city restaurants
dfreedlander@am-ny.comDiners in city restaurants might be able to see how clean an eatery is before they even see a menu if some state lawmakers get their way. State Sen. Jeff Klein (D-Bronx) called on the city's Health Department Sunday to give restaurants an A to F letter...Tags: Laws, Jeff Klein, Madonna, West Farms, Greenwich Village
-
Good luck to Congress on Wall St pay cut
The Swampby Frank James There was much at today's Senate Banking Committee hearing on the Treasury Department's proposed $700 billion bailout of Wall Street about executive compensation. Even Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr., who himself made a fortune on Wall...Tags: Federal Reserve, U.S. Department of Treasury, CEO Pay, Bankruptcy, Government
Nov 28, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Oct 19, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 14, 2008
|Story| AM New York
Oct 10, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Oct 12, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Oct 8, 2008
|Story| AM New York
Oct 2, 2008
|Story| AM New York
Oct 5, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 21, 2008
|Story| AM New York
Sep 24, 2008
|Story| AM New York
Sep 15, 2008
|Story| AM New York
Sep 24, 2008
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
