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PerezHilton.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
And a big old fancy one at that! Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes just purchased a new home in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York for $15 million! The house is a sprawling 8,100 square feet and located at 42 West 12th Street. We wonder why they felt the need for a house in New York? [...]
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ArtCal (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
NYU Kimmel Windows Gallery West 3rd and Laguardia Place, 2120998-4900 Greenwich Village November 24, 2009 - January 31, 2010 Opening: Friday, December 4, 5 - 8 PM Web Site “Collective” is an exciting multimedia art exhibit featuring UCATS members of New York University. This is the first show of what hopes to become and annual event for the artists of the Union of Clerical,...
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Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Art D'Lugoff, the owner of The Village Gate nightclub located in the heart of Greenwich Village for over 40 years, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in Riverdale, N.Y. D'Lugoff was 85 years old. After producing concerts around New York...
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Curbed (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
NYU is not the most delicate when it comes to sensitive matters of historic preservation, and now the Purple Village Eaters have really gone and done it, by putting up new signs! (The bastards.) We're talking about architect I.M. Pei's modernistand fugly, some would say Silver Towers superblock near Washington Square Park. The whole complex, including the open grassy space with...
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rssblogstory.com Music (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
429 Records has brought together a stellar roster of artists for a project titled "THE VILLAGE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE"--a musical
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Curbed (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
PriceSpotter is Curbed's asking price guessing game. We provide you with some details and pictures from an apartment listing, and you take a crack at the price in the comments. Tomorrow we reveal the answer. And hey, no cheating! What/Where: 2BR, 2BA condo on East 12th Street Square Feet: 2,732 Maintenance/CC: $1,265 The Skinny: The listing for this Greenwich Village condo invites prospective...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- 429 Records has brought together a stellar roster of artists for a project titled "THE VILLAGE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUSIC OF GREENWICH VILLAGE"--a musical homage to an influential scene that thrived during an incomparable era in the history of rock music. The Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City in...
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Eater (Free subscription) | yesterday
79 Macdougal Street, Greenwich Village Phone: 212-260-0100 Status: Opening tonight Phone calls confirm that the third branch of the Mermaid family and neighborhood game changer, Mermaid Oyster Bar will open tonight in the former Smith's space on Macdougal. Menu highlights...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
During two days, a Greenwich Village studio gave complimentary styles to a number of people who could show proof of unemployment.
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Coodence's World (Free subscription) | yesterday
Started Mad Men the other day. Already getting caught up! Just finished the 3rd episode of the first season and have a lot of questions. It makes me think about a lot of things - why are these people so unhappy? As a supplement to my viewing, I am also reading When Kafka was the Rage , a memoir from the 40s that takes place in Greenwich Village in NYC. It's a neat book that shows an entirely...
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PowerPop (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
... day. In the early 80s, when my skinny-tie band was one of the house acts at Kennys Castaways in Greenwich Village, front man Lester Chambers had been reduced to being a greeter/ maitre d' at said dive. I remember thinking about that career arc quite a lot whenever I ordered a pre-gig burger.
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
A Greenwich Village studio gave complimentary styles to a number of people who could show proof of unemployment.
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The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
... is all about and we’ll do that." The mayor's comments came at a press conference in Greenwich Village where he was joined by actress Emma Thompson to open a new art exhibit that depicts the plight of human sex trafficking victims. The DN's Erin Einhorn attended the event and sent over these quotes.
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Thunder Matt's Saloon (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Bennett returned to the States, he picked up on his vocal training. He opened for Pearl Bailey in Greenwich Village in 1949, where he was spotted by Bob Hope. This was the break Tony needed, as he was soon after signed to Columbia Records. A string of chart-topping hits would follow throughout the 1950's, including two standout albums in which Bennett collaborated with the Count Basie...