GREENWICH VILLAGE

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Greenwich Village Snow

SNOWSCAPE Hudson & West 11ths Street

GREENWICH VILLAGE

Artist - Ellen Bradshaw

"Down Hudson Street"

Artist : Ellen Bradshaw

GREENWICH VILLAGE

NEW YORK

Friday, November 25, 2022

Cafe Wha Greenwich Village NYC

CAFE WHA

GREENWICH VILLAGE

NEW YORK

Cafe Wha? is a music club at the corner of MacDougal Street and Minetta Lane in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The club is important in the history of rock and folk music, having presented numerous musicians and comedians early on in their careers, including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, The Velvet Underground, Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys, Kool & the Gang, Peter, Paul and Mary, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, Joan Rivers, Bill Cosby, and Richard Pryor.

BOB DYLAN, KAREN DALTON, FRED NEIL

CAFE WHA

GREENWICH VILLAGE

1961

Jimi Hendrix

CAFE WHA

Jimi Hendrix TEE SHIRT

July 5, 1966 - On the recommendation of Rolling Stone Keith Richards' girlfriend, Chas Chandler from The Animals went to see Jimi Hendrix play at The Cafe Wha in New York City. Chandler suggests that Hendrix should come to England, which he does and Chandler became his manager.

CAFE WHA

115 McDOUGAL STREET

NEW YORK NY

CAFE WHA

GREENWICH VILLAGE

NEW YORK

TEE SHIRT

Monday, October 3, 2022

Coffee Dinner Covid Days Greenwich Village NYC

Author Daniel Bellino Zwicke

Barrow Street, Greenwich Village

NEW YORK NY

2020

Here's one of my spots for my morning coffee during the strongest days of the Covid19 Pandemic.

I'd get up every morning and make Breakfast at home. Then take a shower, get dressed and go out for my first coffee of the day. With breakfast at home, I drank Tea. I don't drink coffee in my home, as I like to go out to the cafe for coffee and writing. In the first days of Covid I'd go and get a coffee at the Korean Market on Bleecker at Jones Street. Then I'd go to a local park or a house stoop and have my coffee, send and read text messages, read the News on my Google New Feed, check my Instagram, make post, and make telephone calls for 90 minutes or so. Then I'd go back home and make lunch.

After lunch, I'd go back out for my 2nd Coffee of the day. Then I'd go home and make dinner. I'd cook a tasty Cheeseburger, make some Pasta, Pork Dumplings, or some kind of a sandwich. Maybe 3 times a month I'd make a big pot of Lentil or Vegetable Soup. Once a month I'd cook a big pot of Chili that I would make Burritos and Tacos for a week. And every now and then I'd make my famous Ragu Bolognese. I used to make it more often than I do now, and two or three times a year I'll make some Coq au Vin.

About NEW YORK BURGERS

The last year or so I've been eating a lot more Burgers. I really like making them, as I make then so good, and the price of a Burger in some places is crazy. They can be $20 or $24 or even more. Damn, it would cost you $5o or more just to have a Burger and a drink. By the time you pay for the Burger, let's say it's $20? And you can't really go into one of these place and not get at least one drink. I'm not a big beer drinker, so I'm going to have a glass of wine or a cocktail. Let's say the average price of one of these items is $12, OK ? So we've got $20 for the burger, another $12 for a drink, that's $36 right there. Then we've got tax at about $2.90, or 4 dollars, so that's a sub-total of $39, plus tip, which I'd leave $10, for a total of $49, which is just rught there around the $50 mark, for just a Cheeseburger, and one Drink, and you have to pay tax and leave a tip. Do you wee what I'm talking about? And if you have a second drink, you could be up near $70 ? This is insane. Well, if you can afford ot pay $50 or more for one drink and a Burger, God Bless You. Me, I could do it, but I don't want to. Well maybe if I'm getting together with some good friends, now and then, but I'm not going to do that a whole lot.

I get my Burger Fix at home. My Burgers taste Damn Good. I buy some good ground Sirloin for about $6.99 a pound. I season it well with salt and Black Pepper. I put on some Mustard, Ketchup or BBQ Sauce, some Cheddar Cheese and about 3 slices of Dill Pickle and I'm all set with one of the Best Damn Burgers in all of New York City, and all for about $2.75 or so? Let's say $3 and I've got one of the Best Burgers in all of New York City. Trust me, I make a better Burger than just about any place in New York. I'm not spending a 5o dollar bill for no damn Burger. "I'll make it mayself, and it's Damn Good."

Basta !

DBZ

HOW to COOK a DAMN TASTY BURGER

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Top 10 ITALIAN DISHES Recipes

The TOP 25 MOST POPULAR ITALIAN FOOD DISHES

In AMERICA

# 1

PIZZA

PIZZA is # 1

MOST POPULAR ITALIAN FOOD in AMERICA

# 2

SPAGHETTI w/ TOMATO SAUCE is # 2

Or as they say in ITALY "SPAGHETTI POMODORO"

# 3

SPAGHETTI with MEATBALLS is # 3

And Yes It is ITALIAN

And despite what some may Say "They Do EAT it in ITALY"

BASTA !!!

RECIPE "Dolly Sinatra's SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS"

# 4

LASAGNA is # 4

Whether Like The LASAGNA BOLOGNESE in Picture Above

LASAGNA CARNEVALE From NAPOLI Below

Or CLASSIC MEATLESS LASAGNA with RICOTTA

MOZZARELLA & TOMATO SAUCE

"AMERICAN'S LOVE THEIR LASAGNA"

# 5

SUNDAY SAUCE is # 5

"Some Call It GRAVY"

EVERYONE JUST LOVES IT

With MEATBALLS BRACIOLE SAUSAGES and Whatever Your NONNA Likes

BEST SUNDAY SAUCE RECIPE EVER !!!

# 6

FRIED CALAMARI is # 6

RECIPE

# 7

CHICKEN PARM is # 7

aka CHICKEN PARMIGIANA

RECIPE

# 8

CANNOLIS # 8

# 9

ITALIAN COMBO # 9

aka SUBMARINE SANDWICH

# 10

GABAGOOL !!! # 10

aka CAPICOLLA

For ANTIPASTI & SANDWICHES

REAL ITALIANS LOVE IT !!!

TO BE CONTINUED ....

SUNDAY SAUCE

RECIPES FOR ALL of THE MOST POPULAR

ITALIAN FOOD DISHES

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

The White Horse Tavern Dylan Thosmas

The WHITE HORSE TAVERN

GREENWICH VILLAGE

photo Copyright Daniel Bellino Zwicke

FINE ART PRINTS

The WHITE HORSE TAVERN

LITERARY BAR / GREENWICH VILLAGE NEW YORK

"The HORSE"

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Monday, July 11, 2022

MAN on WIRE in Washinton Square Park NYC

Caffe Reggio

Greenwich Village, New York

REMINISCING

I was sitting there at Caffe Reggio. It’s an old Caffe in Greenwich Village, New York, once the World Center of Bohemia, the Beats and Beatniks. Now? I don’t know what it is now, other than despite the neighborhood going down as a result of greedy New York Landlords that keep raising the price of rents to ridiculously absurd price-points, where only the rich can afford them. Mostly all all the cool old restaurants, cafes, funky boutiques, and record shops have mostly all been pushed out of their stores by insanely high commercial rents that barley anyone can afford. It’s the same for commercial spaces and apartments, people just can’t afford them. Except the rich. But this is not what this is about. How the hell did I go off on that tangent? Oh yeah, I was talking about Caffe Reggio.

Thankfully there are a few good old restaurants, cafes, and nightclubs left, Caffe Reggio is one, merely because the owner of Caffe Reggio (Maurizio) owns the building that he inherited from his father. Lucky him, and lucky us that he owns the building, he loves his historical caffe and has no intention of ever closing it. Who knows what will happen one day when he is gone. Hopefully that day is quite a long way off. It’s a long way off since the time that I, as a young boy of 16 first walked into Caffe Reggio way back in 1974. I was still living in Jersey back then. I was into photography (a hobby) and I used to love hopping on a bus in Carlstadt, New Jersey, and heading into the city (New York, NY). I had always loved the City, ever since the first few times my dad drove in, and we were there, New York City. The place was electrifying to me, a young boy from Jersey, and growing up in 1960’s and 70’s America. I was into all sorts of things as a boy. I loved all sports, and played baseball, basketball, and football all the time. And I do mean a lot. And if I wasn’t watchinging one of the 3 major sports of America, I was watching them on TV, the Met’s, the Yankees, the New York Football Giants, The Olympics, and every Saturday at 4 o’clock for years, I watched ABC’s Wide World of Sports with Jim McKay, Howard Cossell, Frank Gifford, Curt Gowdy, and others. They had all sorts of sports that they broadcasted and I loved them all, from: Boxing, to Skiing, Car Racing, Demolition Derby’s and more.

I loved music, listening to the radio, playing with my friends, watching TV, and going for rides in the car with my Dad. My childhood wasn’t always easy, my mother was mentally ill, and my parents had spit up when we were very young. No it wasn’t always easy, but I was a dreamer and dreamt of big things in my future, and I was always full of hope for things I might achieve.

Let me get back to Caffe Reggio. Well very briefly, I’ll keep it short. As I’ve said, I loved photography, so I loved as a teeanager, hopping on the # 35 Bus and going into the city. The bus would take me into The Port Authority Bus Terminal, and I’d make my way down the escalators to the subway, and hop on an A Train that would take me down to Greenwich Village, where I loved hanging out at Washington Square Park, watching all the street performers (Musicians, jugglers, etc.) and taking pictures with my 35mm Camera, and just having a good time. After I hung out in the park for a couple hours, I’d walk around the Village a bit, shooting some shots and making discoveries. Then I’d head over to Caffe Reggio for my Cappuccino, sit there relaxing, dreaming, and watching the world go by. I just loved it. I thought I was cool. And guess what? I was. Sometimes I’d go to The Riviera Cafe for a bowl of Chili, and to hang out. Again, just watching the world go by. Just a couple blocks from the park, there was a place I loved, called The Unique Clothing Warehouse, that sold cheap funky clothes, some army surplus, and all sorts of funky things that a teenager in the 70s would love. I did. The first thing I ever bought there was a small Norwegian Army canvas bag for just $1.99, I loved it. It was just the right size to put my camera, a pen, small writing pad, and a few other things into.

Long before my teenage forays into Greenwich Village I dreamed of moving to New York City one day. And in particular, I dreamed of living in Greenwich Village. And guess what? I did.

Daniel Bellino Zwicke

to be Continued ....

Phillipe Petite

In Washington Square Park

Greenwich Village

Phillipe Petite walks a Tight Rope

Over The CATHEDRAL of SAINT JOHN The DEVINE

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Phillipe Petit Walks on a tight Rope between The TWIN TOWERS

"Balls of Steel"

New York City

August 7, 1974

Phillipe Petit TWIN TOWERS Tight Rope Walk

Petit became known to New Yorkers in the early 1970s for his frequent tightrope-walking performances and magic shows in the city parks, especially Washington Square Park. Petit's most famous performance was in August 1974, conducted on a wire between the roofs of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA, 400 metres (1,312 feet) above the ground. The towers were still under construction and had not yet been fully occupied. He performed for 45 minutes, making eight passes along the wire, during which he walked, danced, lay down on the wire, and saluted watchers from a kneeling position. Office workers, construction crews and policemen cheered him on.