Castle Village

Our congratulations to MIT professor John Ochsendorf, who was retained by Castle Village to advise us on the stability and maintenance of our retaining wall, for winning a 2008 MacArthur Fellowship, commonly known as a “genius” grant. Ochsendorf, 34, is a structural engineer and architectural historian who studies building techniques from the past and identifies [...]

On August 1, Castle Village lost a good friend with the passing of Stanley Michels. Stan, who served as Northern Manhattan City Council Member from 1978 to 2002, used to joke that he lived his life within seven blocks. He grew up in Washington Heights, first residing in a building demolished to make way for [...]

FEATURED BUSINESS K.B. Gallery 875 West 181st Street, Unit A 212-543-2393 KHACHIC@BOZOGHLIAN.COM www.bozoghlian.com A year ago, artist and local resident Khachik Bozoghlian brought a bit of Chelsea to Washington Heights when he opened K.B. Gallery on the north corner of 181st and Riverside Drive. The gleaming white space, formerly a boarded-up print shop, has a [...]

Saturday, October 4 Village Flea Market Call the CV office, 212-927-0600, to sign up for your own space, or donate gently used items to “Friends of the Village.” Time: 12 noon–5 pm. Place: On the grass along the Cabrini Blvd. sidewalk between the buildings Price:CV residents may purchase a spot for $10 Event is open [...]

Patrick Harper & Carmen Harper – 29/160 Richard Keck & Eva Vazquez – 116/120 Joshua Krinsky – 108/120 Annaliesa Place – 105/120 Oren Rawls & Ruth Weinberger – 126/180 Gary Rosenthal & Ariane Zoroniotti – 67/140

A Castle Village Halloween is a unique city experience! We hope all youngsters will join in this year for a really wonderful Halloween. Only Castle Village children and their guests (two per child) are allowed to go Trick or Treating on the grounds and buildings of Castle Village. Children 8 and under must be accompanied [...]

You may have noticed “save the date” fliers in lobbies, laundry rooms, and under your door. These are all being produced by the Castle Village Events Committee. We’re a new group, having been formed specifically to produce events for Castle Village residents. Our purpose is to build our community by allowing residents to meet in [...]

Be sure to place the faucet lever on the kitchen and bathroom sinks in the cold position when using small amounts of water. Placing the lever in the hot position uses energy to heat the water even though it may never reach the faucet.

We’ve been itching to improve the Castle Village web presence for some time, and thanks to some prompting from the Castle Village Community Connections Committee and some board members, we were happy to dive in! Our foremost goal was to create an environment where people would share and interact with one another. A place where [...]

EXTERIOR MASONRY/SITE RETAINING WALLS After a three-week delay resulting from the city’s new filing procedures, L&Z Contracting has commenced masonry work on the facades of buildings 140 and 160. Work on the facades is expected to take about seven weeks. After completion, the sidewalk bridging will be removed, and L&Z will move to other sections [...]