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02/11/2022

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01/02/2019

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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. Since 1933. In print and online.

11/01/2018

Meet two in the Nov. 6 race for 10th Congressional District:

Congressmember Jerry Nadler: Progressive Champion BY CONGRESSMEMBER JERRY NADLER (nadler.house.gov) | As a veteran Democratic Congressmember, I have worked throughout my career to make politics in New York City and Washington serve the needs of everyday New Yorkers. I was first elected to Congress i...

11/01/2018

Science museum meets funhouse at this visually stimulating Chelsea destination. Trav S.D. has the skinny:

BY TRAV S.D. | If you have been wondering about those long lines outside the old Bank Building on the southwest corner of 14th St. and Eighth Ave., we have solved the mystery. As of Sept. 20, the historic structure (built 1907) has been home to an interactive permanent exhibition called the Museum o...

11/01/2018

For policy wonks and theater geeks, the sweetest Halloween night treat is seeing all content from our Nov. 1 print edition up online already!

BY WINNIE McCROY | After learning that rent hikes are likely to shutter their beloved Drama Book Shop in early 2019, longtime customers are rallying to support the 100-year-old independent store, which stocks thousands of plays, serves as a go-to gathering place for passionate patrons of the arts, a...

11/01/2018

Every day is Halloween for the sinfully scary and frighteningly funny Sharon Needles--but on this day, especially. So enjoy my hubby's interview with Sharon and look for her in your (severed) neck of the (haunted) woods.

BY VICTOR O | Sharon Needles will probably kill us in our sleep for saying so, but the unofficial “Queen of Halloween” and self-professed “Future of Drag” — who made her bones as the dark horse winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 4 with an uncompromisingly unique point of view and ...

10/31/2018

Every day is Halloween for the sinfully scary and frighteningly funny Sharon Needles--but on this day, especially. So enjoy our interview with Sharon and look for her in your (severed) neck of the (haunted) woods.

BY VICTOR O | Sharon Needles will probably kill us in our sleep for saying so, but the unofficial “Queen of Halloween” and self-professed “Future of Drag” — who made her bones as the dark horse winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 4 with an uncompromisingly unique point of view and ...

10/31/2018

In advance of her Halloween gig, we sat down with Violet Chachki to get her advice to her young fans expressing themselves, and finding their identities, through fashion.

BY JAKE WOLFE | Prior to her NYC appearance next week, we got the chance to chat with influential fashion queen, Violet Chachki. Winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 7, Violet has parlayed her clout as a recognizable television personality to become a rising pop culture legend. With October i...

10/31/2018

Former Village Voice writer/editor Elizabeth Zimmer has high praise for Elaine May and her castmates, in "The Waverly Gallery."

BY ELIZABETH ZIMMER | It’s been 57 years since Elaine May and her comedy partner, Mike Nichols, catapulted to stardom from the stage of Broadway’s John Golden Theatre. Since then, she’s become a showbiz legend: writing, directing, and starring in movies like “A New Leaf,” “The Heartbreak...

10/31/2018

Every day is Halloween for the sinfully scary and frighteningly funny Sharon Needles--but on this day, especially. So enjoy our recent interview with Sharon and look for her in your (severed) neck of the (haunted) woods.

BY VICTOR O | Sharon Needles will probably kill us in our sleep for saying so, but the unofficial “Queen of Halloween” and self-professed “Future of Drag” — who made her bones as the dark horse winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 4 with an uncompromisingly unique point of view and ...

10/31/2018

From blighted buildings to 26 units of affordable housing, on Seventh Avenue; Winnie McCroy reports:

NOTE: This article was updated on Oct. 25 to correct the reported number of units. BY WINNIE McCROY | After decades of promises, New York City is about to make good on a move to renovate a strip of dilapidated buildings on W. 22nd St. Hope is now in sight for the properties at 201–207 Seventh…