Music: Ever wondered about the origins of punk rock? Well, Ramones fans, you're in luck. NYU is offering a course this summer that will cover the beginnings of the punk rock scene, and will be taught by former punk musician Vivien Goldman.
Real Estate: Mr. and Mrs. Sarah Jessica Parker are believed to have just purchased a townhouse at 20 E. 10th St. for a whopping $19 million. No wonder Kim Catrall was envious of her Sex and the City co-star's salary.
Crime: Keep your friends close, and your electronics closer! There's a subway mugger on the loose who is believed to have robbed seven people of their electronic devices outside Manhattan subway stations (including one in G.V.) in the last two months.
Fashion: Goodwill in Greenwich Village--the store, that is. The secondhand clothing chain, which will soon offer designer and vintage items, is opening up its premiere G.V. store on West 8th Street this Wednesday.
Nightlife: When rumors swirled that famous former speakeasy, Chumley's, would be reopening as a sports bar, village residents flipped over the thought of loud drunk people and copious amounts of cigarette smoke, and resorted to making a petition against it.
NYU:
An NYU student purposely set fire to his dorm room at NYU's Brittany Residence Hall on East 10th Street last weekend in a suicidal rampage.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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