Seen and Heard Around the Village 6.19.11 – 6.25.11, Part I

Hudson River Park Group Focuses on Fund-Raising (NY Times)
Christopher Street Bartender Beaten in PATH Train Attack (DNAinfo)
Scenes from the East Village March Against Rent Hikes (EV Grieve)
Van Daag’s New Coffee Menu (Local EV)
An East Village Nightlife Guide from 1985 (Ephemeral NY)
Tremont: A Beachy Retreat in the Heart of the West Village (The Buzz)
Wu Tang Physical Culture Association at 7 & 1/2 Second Avenue (Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York)
Getting the Drugs out of Washington Square Park (NY Times)
The Lunch Quadrant: 14th Street & 8th Avenue (Gothamist)
E-books and Online Orders Hurting St. Mark’s Bookshop (Villager)
New Bakery Brings Gambian Flavor to West Village (DNAinfo)
Closing of East Village School Creates Uncertainty (Local EV)
Support for Gay Marriage Widespread in West Village (NY 1)
Westway Opens After Much Controversy (NearSay)
Work of Iconic Family of American Artists on View at Salmagundi Club (Art Daily)
NYU Teaching Assistants’ Unionization Hopes to Get a Boost (NY Times)
Artist Paints Himself into East Village Mural (DNAinfo)
Open Road Park Closed on East 12th Street (EV Grieve)
Landmark Commission Votes Against MTA Ventilation Building for Village (DNAinfo)