I recently had the pleasure of meeting Father Graeme Napier from St John’s in the Village about his perspective on the issues facing the Neighborhood.Father Graeme explains his backstory prior to arriving in the Village in 2018.He discusses t

Ep 8: Lani Steinberg - The Thrift Shop at at St Lukes in the Fields

May 1st, 2021 41m 14s

I recently met Lani Steinberg, archivist and manager of the Thrift Shop at St Lukes in the Field, the West Village institution that was founded over 40 years ago by a group of local mothers.Lani describes the changing fabric of the West Villag

Ep 7: Le Fanion Founder Claude-Noelle Toly - Thriving After 34 years in Business

May 1st, 2021 44m 26s

I recently sat down with Claude Noelle, the co-founder of West Village, French-sourced Pottery and Antique Store - Le Fanion.Claude Noelle describes her journey from the South of France, studying political science, her 1980’s rites of passage

Opening In A Pandemic - Fabric Arts At West Village Knit & Needle

Apr 15th, 2021 27m 45s

We recently sat down with Kiana Malekzadah owner of the recently opened West Village Knit and needle - an inspiring fiber arts store on west 10thAs an Expert Knitter, Crocheter, Needlepointer and Instructor Kiana serendipity set her on the pat

Spotlighting The Work of Under-represented Artists - Art On The Ave

Apr 9th, 2021 34m 57s

Mother and daughter team Barbara Anderson and Jackie Graham's response to the pandemic, the shuttered stores, barren windows and deserted neighborhoods was to create an on-street social initiative to support local artists and bring life back to

Re-imagining Fashion Retail. Re-Invigorating The Neighborhood.

Mar 27th, 2021 29m 38s

Emily Bogner Fireplace 409 co-founder and partners Alex Adams and Duncan Figurski opened Fireplace 409 late in 2020. These three local entrepreneurs are reimagining fashion retail in a post-covid city, supporting local designers, artists and ar

Chef Matthew Neele - Wallsé Next Door

Mar 18th, 2021 47m 4s

We sat down with Matthew Neele from Wallsé Next Door, the West Village Bakery & Cafe that serves the best apple strudel this side of Vienna. We discussed the challenges all restaurants have faced in the last year, what needs to change at a cit

Leslie Boghosian Murphy - Candidate for Manhattan City Council District 3

Mar 15th, 2021 45m 58s

OverviewWe recently interviewed a candidate for Manhattan City Council in District 3, Erik Bottcher. Today we welcome competing candidate Leslie Boghosian Murphy as we discuss her platform priorities and how we can build back resilient neighbo

Leffot Founder - Steven Taffel

Mar 13th, 2021 21m 9s

Last week we met Steven Taffel. He was generous with his time and talked to us about the challenges Leffot has faced over the last 12 months. Steven discusses his backstory in retail and what led him to open Leffot.He explains how his business

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