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.

This Sunday, 55,000 runners will embark on a 26.2-mile journey spanning five boroughs in the 2025 TCS NYC Marathon. Whil...
11/01/2025

This Sunday, 55,000 runners will embark on a 26.2-mile journey spanning five boroughs in the 2025 TCS NYC Marathon. While they put their best foot forward, the rest of us might need to worry about getting around.

This Sunday, 55,000 runners will embark on a 26.2-mile journey spanning five boroughs in the 2025 TCS NYC Marathon. While they put their best foot forward,

SEE IT! Village Halloween Parade brings plenty of treats and few tricks
11/01/2025

SEE IT! Village Halloween Parade brings plenty of treats and few tricks

Friday night's Village Halloween Parade brought together ghouls, goblins, and great costumes all around for an evening of fun celebrating All Hallows' Eve.

New York officials are telling the Trump administration to obey a judge's order on Friday that it must continue funding ...
10/31/2025

New York officials are telling the Trump administration to obey a judge's order on Friday that it must continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) operating during the ongoing government shutdown.

New York officials are telling the Trump administration to obey a judge's order on Friday that it must continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance

Boomers and Gen-Xers are hitting the polls in big numbers so far in early voting in the 2025 NYC Mayor's race.
10/31/2025

Boomers and Gen-Xers are hitting the polls in big numbers so far in early voting in the 2025 NYC Mayor's race.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner, dismissed on Thursday MTA Chair Janno Lieber's recent cr...
10/30/2025

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner, dismissed on Thursday MTA Chair Janno Lieber's recent criticism of his signature campaign promise to make buses operated by the agency free.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner, dismissed on Thursday MTA Chair Janno Lieber's recent criticism of his signature campaign

More than 100 street vendors and delivery drivers rallied outside City Hall on Wednesday morning to urge the City Counci...
10/30/2025

More than 100 street vendors and delivery drivers rallied outside City Hall on Wednesday morning to urge the City Council to pass a package of legislation that would protect street vendors and halt "unjust" deactivations.

A coalition of NYC workers, retirees, and an advocacy organization is suing to block a sweeping health-benefits restruct...
10/30/2025

A coalition of NYC workers, retirees, and an advocacy organization is suing to block a sweeping health-benefits restructuring that would reshape coverage for roughly 750,000 public-sector workers and retirees.

A coalition of NYC workers, retirees, and an advocacy organization is suing to block a sweeping health-benefits restructuring that would reshape coverage for

A new survey from Marist College released on Thursday showed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo gaining ground on Democratic mayor...
10/30/2025

A new survey from Marist College released on Thursday showed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo gaining ground on Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner Zohran Mamdani — but it also indicates Mamdani is inching closer to securing majority support among voters.

A new survey from Marist College released on Thursday showed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo gaining ground on Democratic mayoral nominee and frontrunner Zohran

When a New York City legend turns 80 — in this case, rock photographer Bob Gruen—  you have a party, and (spoiler alert)...
10/29/2025

When a New York City legend turns 80 — in this case, rock photographer Bob Gruen— you have a party, and (spoiler alert) it turned out to be fabulous.

When a New York City legend turns 80 — in this case, rock photographer Bob Gruen— you have a party, and (spoiler alert) it turned out to be fabulous. But if

There are people who make art and there are people who live it. Kembra Pfahler is one of the latter.
10/29/2025

There are people who make art and there are people who live it. Kembra Pfahler is one of the latter.

A visual artist, songwriter, performer, performance artist and probably a few other things that we're leaving out, Pfahler has led “The Voluptuous Horror of

The two young sons of Detective Didarul Islam, who was murdered while off-duty during the Midtown mass shooting on July ...
10/29/2025

The two young sons of Detective Didarul Islam, who was murdered while off-duty during the Midtown mass shooting on July 28, were honored Tuesday night in the Bronx with full scholarships.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Folds of Honor Founder Lt. Colonel Dan Rooney met with the Islam family inside the 47th Precinct and presented 7-year-old

Stephen Fishwick paints the way some people breathe—with instinct, rhythm, and an unspoken urgency to translate feeling ...
10/23/2025

Stephen Fishwick paints the way some people breathe—with instinct, rhythm, and an unspoken urgency to translate feeling into form.

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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.