Arthur Schwartz,
state Democratic
committeeman, Pier 40 Working Group chairperson
‘Living in the Village has always meant being unothodox, fighting the powers that be. A good part of the reason we are able to maintain a community full of organized rebellion, is publication of The Villager. Tom Paine published ‘Common Sense’ to get out the news of the rabble-rousers, and we in the Village have The Villager.’