BY A.J. PIETRANTONE  |  When you reflect on the progress of Hudson River Park’s development, and the goal to reclaim Manhattan’s West Side waterfront for the public, it’s hard to discount the number of activists, public officials and community members who have played a role in that progress, many of whom are still somehow involved [...]

PRESERVATION [media-credit id=1 align="alignleft" width="300"]admin | thevillager.com St. Anthony of Padua Church, the oldest extant Italian-American church in the U.S., and neighboring tenements on Sullivan St., are in the undesignated part of the proposed South Village Historic District.BY ANDREW BERMAN  |  As is seemingly always the case, our neighborhoods face multiple preservation challenges and myriad [...]

DISTRICT LEADER BY KEEN BURGER  |  Politically in the past year we have some accomplishments. Seravalli Park and the High Line extension finally open, a smoother Election Day, community support for Occupy Wall Street, some backlash against immigration hate. But we still have overcrowded schools, a dearth of healthcare and new housing only for the very [...]

HEALTH BY DR. CARL RAMSAY  |  There has been a considerable turmoil, pain and consternation during the past 19 months since the closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital. I have been fortunate to participate with a group of highly skilled professionals who were given the tremendous privilege to look beyond the present and instead focus on [...]

BUSINESS BY THOMAS GRAY  |  As 2011 draws to a close, we have many milestones to look back upon at the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce. The past year has been one of great change for both our area and our organization. The G.V.C.C.C. service area faces several economic challenges with the continued absence of [...]