The Villager Newspaper

The Villager Newspaper Since 1933. In print and online.

The Villager is a weekly community newspaper serving New York City's West and East Villages, Soho, Noho, Little Italy, Chinatown, Lower East Side, Union Square, Chelsea and Downtown Manhattan generally. The Villager, founded in 1933, is an award winning weekly newspaper serving residents of New York City's famous Greenwich Village neighborhood.

Blood covered the sidewalk steps away from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown on Monday hours after a man was st...
07/14/2025

Blood covered the sidewalk steps away from the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown on Monday hours after a man was stabbed in a violent altercation.

Man fighting for his life, second injured in Brooklyn double shooting | amNewYork
07/14/2025

Man fighting for his life, second injured in Brooklyn double shooting | amNewYork

While police began their investigation, they learned that a second shooting victim, a 40-year-old man, made his own way to Interfaith Medical Center after he

Editorial | ‘New York, Let’s Clean Up New York’ in the war on trash | amNewYork
07/14/2025

Editorial | ‘New York, Let’s Clean Up New York’ in the war on trash | amNewYork

New Yorkers of a certain age may remember a public service announcement that ran showing a man dropping a candy bar wrapper onto the floor of a crowded subway

Community fridges first popped up in the East Village and other New York neighborhoods just as the COVID-19 pandemic beg...
07/13/2025

Community fridges first popped up in the East Village and other New York neighborhoods just as the COVID-19 pandemic began to ravage the Big Apple in 2020, and quickly became a lifeline for those in need. Five years later, most of the refrigerators are gone.

Community fridges first popped up in the East Village and other New York neighborhoods just as the COVID-19 pandemic began to ravage the Big Apple in 2020,

Op-ed | NYC’s domestic violence brain injury bill should be a national model | amNewYork
07/13/2025

Op-ed | NYC’s domestic violence brain injury bill should be a national model | amNewYork

Summer often brings a troubling rise in domestic violence incidents, as temperatures soar and the economic strain brought on by disrupted family schedules can

"What's your damage, Heather?" Not much anymore. "Heathers: The Musical" is back Off-Broadway, and this time, it's a tot...
07/13/2025

"What's your damage, Heather?" Not much anymore. "Heathers: The Musical" is back Off-Broadway, and this time, it's a total knockout.

“What’s your damage, Heather?” Not much anymore. “Heathers: The Musical” is back Off-Broadway, and this time, it’s a total knockout.

Inside the storied Harvard Club of New York, beneath chandeliers that have long illuminated legacy born of exclusion, th...
07/10/2025

Inside the storied Harvard Club of New York, beneath chandeliers that have long illuminated legacy born of exclusion, the 2025 One Girl Icon Awards Luncheon opened a new page in the architecture of power.

Inside the storied Harvard Club of New York, the 2025 One Girl Icon Awards Luncheon opened a new page in the architecture of power.

Some are born to adorn the silence. Others arrive to split it open.
07/10/2025

Some are born to adorn the silence. Others arrive to split it open.

Some are born to adorn the silence. Others arrive to split it open. Alice Neel belonged to the latter.

The Manhattan Democratic Party endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Monday after staying silent in the ...
07/09/2025

The Manhattan Democratic Party endorsed Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani on Monday after staying silent in the primary campaign.

Jazz duo builds a life, a home studio, and healing sound together | amNewYork
07/09/2025

Jazz duo builds a life, a home studio, and healing sound together | amNewYork

Early in their relationship, jazz musicians Kelly Green (piano) and Luca Soul Rosenfeld (upright bass) went on a five and a half week tour of Europe, playing gigs separately and together.

Editorial | NYC tries to go both ways on e-bike and car traffic in parks | amNewYork
07/06/2025

Editorial | NYC tries to go both ways on e-bike and car traffic in parks | amNewYork

Last week, the city’s Parks Department announced that it would permit e-bikes and e-scooters on roadways and paths throughout the more than 30,000 acres of

At least one man was arrested Sunday when climate activists staged a protest at the Midtown Apple store, spray painting ...
07/06/2025

At least one man was arrested Sunday when climate activists staged a protest at the Midtown Apple store, spray painting its glass windows.

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The Villager, founded in 1933, is an award-winning weekly newspaper serving residents of New York City's famous Greenwich Village neighborhood, as well as the East Village and Lower East Side, Soho and Noho, Hudson Square, Union Square, Little Italy and Chinatown. As of 2019, The Villager’s Web site also incorporates the content of its award-winning sister Manhattan community newspapers, Chelsea Now, Downtown Express, Manhattan Express and Villager Express.