Gay candidate beats Mamdani’s choice in race to represent Stonewall district in NYC Council

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/stonewall-district-special-election-result

"In 1976, deep in #NewYorkCity’s fiscal crisis, the #artist #MierleLadermanUkeles read a review of her conceptual work in the Village Voice. In his review, #critic #DavidBourdon made a radical suggestion inspired by #Ukeles’ thesis: What if #municipalwork, like the #Sanitation Department, were #conceptualart? Could it get funded by grants, instead of by the city?

Ukeles presented the idea to Sanitation Department commissioner #AnthonyTVaccarello, who invited her to create #art for 10,000 sanitation #workers. The job would be unpaid. And, it turns out, she would keep it for nearly 50 years and counting.

Now 86, Ukeles is the subject of the #documentary #film “#MaintenanceArtist” directed by #Jewish #filmmaker #TobyPerlFreilich, which made its #NewYork #theatricalrelease last week at the #IFCTheater in #GreenwichVillage.

The title refers to Ukeles’ 1969 #manifesto, which declared that the everyday activities often relegated to women[...] were “#maintenanceart.”

https://www.jta.org/2026/04/29/culture/this-jewish-feminist-has-been-the-nycs-sanitation-departments-official-artist-for-50-years-a-new-movie-tells-her-story

Bill Evans, Live at Art D’Lugoff’s Top Of the Gate, 2012 on Resonance

Another Sunday, another Bill Evan’s live LP from Resonance. This one was recorded October 23, 1968 in Greenwich Village. This time Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell join Evans.

This was recorded by Geoge Klabin himself, founder of the Rising Jazz Stars foundation and Resonance Records, as a 22 year old college student.

My copy—via a private sale—is the 2019 Record Store Day limited edition numbered release.

#OTD (Mar 16)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#SuffolkCountyNY #GreenwichVillage #Chicago #YoungstownOH #StatenIsland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory

New-to-me, from Village Preservation Blog: Exploring Black History Through Village Preservation’s Online Resources. “To help make these histories visible and accessible, Village Preservation has created a rich collection of online resources that allow anyone to explore the people, places, and movements that shaped Black life in our communities.”

Bleecker & MacDougal is the debut solo studio album by the American folk musician Fred Neil. It was released in May 1965 by Elektra Records.[4] The recording, which unlike many folk albums at the time featured electric guitar backing, had an influence on the folk rock movement.

The album is named for the intersection of Bleecker Street and MacDougal Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. A picture of the intersection featured on the album cover. The San Remo Cafe can be seen in the picture, a gathering spot for writers and musicians for decades. Both streets were locales for folk and rock music of the period. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWEH-Ka17t0&list=OLAK5uy_ljwaoxtLVI7_0FuhkwslJhNsWs_1ebQt8

#FredNeil #Elektra #Folk #GreenwichVillage #Music #FolkSinger

Mediterranean cafe Motek expanding to Bleecker Street

Motek, the fast-expanding mini-empire of Mediterranean cafes, just claimed its fourth Manhattan location. Parent company Happy Corner…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanRestaurants #business #greenwichvillage #Mediterranean #mediterraneanrestaurants #realestate #realtycheck #Restaurants
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2384774/mediterranean-cafe-motek-expanding-to-bleecker-street/

Mediterranean cafe Motek expanding to Bleecker Street

Motek, the fast-expanding mini-empire of Mediterranean cafes, just claimed its fourth Manhattan location. Parent company Happy Corner Hospitality will open the next Motek at 184 Bleecker…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanRestaurants #business #greenwichvillage #Mediterranean #mediterraneanrestaurants #realestate #realtycheck #Restaurants
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2384774/mediterranean-cafe-motek-expanding-to-bleecker-street/

Which gayborhoods are the most expensive? Here are the top 10

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/most-expensive-gayborhoods-united-states