Dear Editor: Re: “Does Rudin Want Your Fruit Vendor to Move? (November 2018): The article states that the fruit cart vendor on the corner of 12th Street and 7th Avenue has been “issued a summons by Health and Mental Hygiene for operating a fruit cart on property under the Department of Parks and Recreation jurisdiction
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Citibank Survey Concerns
I have already spoken to Mr. Gormley at Community Board 2 (CB2) about the “Citibike Survey” that was sent to emails on the CB2 list. I am deeply concerned and angry about its content and assumptions. Here are the problems: 1. It assumes that expansion will occur. It provides no clear option for someone in the survey
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Northwell Billing Question
Hi George, I read Joy Pape’s article in Westiew. My family are longtime residents of Greenwich Village—my wife was born here in 1965 and our first son was delivered by midwives at St. Vincent’s. Although it seems for most that the company is reviving what has been sorely lost, I have to add that my
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Vaccinate!
Now is the time for flu shots. The Center for Disease Control recommends that everyone over the age of six months, except for individuals with an egg allergy or history of Guillain Barre syndrome, should get one of the vaccines. You can contact your primary care provider if you have any questions. During the 2017
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Good Neighbor?
Hi George, Just wanted to update you on the article titled “Good Neighbor.” I spoke with Pat from the office of the city council president, Corey Johnson. She has spoken with the pastor who stated they hired an architectural firm from Brooklyn several years ago. The firm they hired submitted the wrong forms and never
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Abortion Prohibition
For those considering legislation about prohibition of abortion, it is essential that the penalties levied under such legislation be levied only on the fathers of the fetuses. That might lead to a change of heart for those feverish male advocates of such legislation who don’t have to give birth to unwanted babies. —Barry Benepe
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Support for VCS
Putting the other issues aside for a moment, as a parent of an alumni of VCS, the open playground on 10th Street has been a concern of mine and other parents for years. But, especially now in the current climate we’re living in, the children who play there all day long are exposed and vulnerable, and I
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Still No Hospital
Great that doctors are returning. Horrible that there is no hospital on the west side of Manhattan from 59th Street to Battery Park City. Sad that some still believe that Northwell is a hospital. —Catherine M. Perebinossoff Thank you Catherine for your keen observation—there are still reasons why we have local hospitals and the ambulance attendant
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Surprise!!!
Since I retired, my life has been ALL about ME. Writing poetry and imbibing music fill me up. I take writing classes and workshops and am kinder to those people I feel are kinder to me. I haven’t worked much as a team player, and a bit of me misses pitching in. But, I was
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L Line Closure
Re: closure of the L Line. I think it is essential that our elected representatives insist that MTA and NYCDOT assure the public that all buses will stop at all existing bus stops, not allow some buses to bypass some bus stops, leaving riders stranded or forcing longer walks. My understanding is that MTA intends
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Hospital
Dear George, I’ve lived in Greenwich Village for almost 40 years. I’ve written to you in the past about the gentrification of what was once a bohemian village. I feel compelled to write to you again, this time regarding Ms. Pape’s front page article concerning specialists returning to what was once St. Vincent’s Hospital. I’ve
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Bureaucracy Rewards Doctor’s Dedication With a Penny
To The Editor: I was deeply impressed and moved by Dr. Gary Kohl’s story, “Duty to Warn: How Big Business Runs the Healthcare Industry,” in the October 2018 issue of Westview News. My father was an internist from Germany who lived in the USA for 54 years, had an office in New Jersey as a
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Praise for Dr. Grange
To the Editor: Thank you for the profile of Dr. Carmen Grange in the September issue. She was my doctor for many years and I liked her and had well-placed confidence in her judgment (I’m normally a difficult patient!) — Barbara Chacour
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In Defense of Female Postal Workers
To the Editor: You wrote “But now, we seem to have a different postal gal delivering the mail each day, and the only thing they have in common is their weight.” Wow. Really? Well, maybe they’ll stop mis-delivering your mail when you stop publicly calling them fat. I’m pretty sure you graduated from junior high
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Oops! WFP Supports Glick
To the Editor: It was recently brought to our attention that Jim Fouratt mislead your readers with a false claim that the Working Families Party (WFP) is not supporting Assemblywoman Deborah Glick for re-election. Glick is a longtime WFP champion and we are working hard to make sure she is reelected. We respectfully ask that
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Department of Sanitation Enforcement Needed
Dear Mr. Capsis: I’ve seen several articles and letters in WestView discussing the problem of illegal advertising and graffiti in the area. In one letter, Chief Christopher Klingler, Head of Enforcement at the Department of Sanitation (DoS), responds and includes information on how to make a complaint and that the department will take action. I
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Pension Funds Invested in Kindness and Decency
The following letter by WestView contributor Carol Yost was recently published in the Daily News’ Voice of the People section. To the Editor: I am a retiree from New York City agencies, having worked more than 25 years, first for the HPD, then HRA. I retired at the beginning of 2013, and am now 73
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Correction
Hello George: Just reading your article about Maison Kayser closing, and $70K per year doesn’t seem that bad for a corner location on Bleecker. Did you mean $70K per month? —Jack Howard Editors Note: Yes. The rumored rent was $70K per month. Keep us honest— WestView welcomes letters of correction.
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More Trouble for Jessica at the 6th
Dear George, It started as just another day in the neighborhood but ended in the E.R. For our local cops, it’s easier to shoo the fly, rather than remove the garbage. Residents in Distress has been there cleaning the streets since we began. Recently, you all read about my latest false arrest. I’ve continued to
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Adventures with Adri & Oli
Dear Editors: Adri & Oli are NYC’S most recent power-duo! You can catch the two singer-songwriters serving the community with an undeniable zest for life and music. They believe in sharing deeply personal experiences to inspire others, provide hope and create unity. Adri & Oli met December of 2016. Olivia had recently finished undergoing chemotherapy
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In: Cross Street Praise
Dear Editors: I love Ms. Benveniste’s useful and interesting “In and Out” page, but I especially wanted to thank her for including cross streets in the addresses she gives (“west of Sixth Avenue,” “between Bleecker and Bedford,” etc.) That makes it so much easier to get an idea of where a store is located. So
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Doesn’t Belong In WestView
George, Bigoted opinions (Mayhem in Little Tijuana, July 2018) should not be allowed space on the pages of WestView News. In his “Briefly Noted” letter, a Mr. Gilman calls the corner of 6th Avenue and West 4th “Little Tijuana,” “because of the crowds and the porn shops and Papaya Dog… Young men and women, sometimes
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Praise for Captain Phelan
Good Morning Dad, I just read the article about lieutenant Hanson written by Captain Phelan. It was exquisitely written and perhaps one of the top 5 articles I have read since WestView’s inception. Articles like this contribute to the greatness of America. Please applaud Captain Phelan for me. —Doric Capsis
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Transportation Trouble
Dear Editors: In the March 2018 issue of WestView News, a letter writer lamented the bike lanes that have been added to city streets and implied this is unfair to cars and drivers and is “inefficient.” The idea that cars are more efficient than bicycles is not based in reality. OK, a gas powered machine
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Open Letter to Roy Leavitt, Executive Director of Greenwich House
Roy—When I asked you why you needed $180,000, and were you in a financial hole, and what were you going to do with the $180,000, you gave me: “The funds allocated will cover leasing expenses for the agency’s administrative operations instead of using the facilities currently occupied senior center.” You should have been more direct
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A Much Needed Voice
Dear George, As an active user of the Judith C. White Senior Center at Greenwich House 27 Barrow Street I am writing to thank you and the West Village Community on behalf of your support in keeping the Center open. Without your “voice” we would have been silenced. Silent is what we are to The
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9/11
Dear Editors, Thank you WestView News for having the fortitude to publish the article about the 9-11 report and the facts about the case! The fact that we question what the government tells us does not make us bad Americans, it make us good Americans. If the good people of Germany had questioned what Hitler
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A Conspiracy Theorist Reads WestView
Dear George, You have done well by God, by publishing this article about 9/11/01. He will bless you in the months to come. Do not doubt this. If you have any qualms or concern, seek Federal Protection. You are guarded for your First Amendment right and God will see you through. Great work! Keep up
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Save the Stones
Dear Editor: On Gansevoort Street, between Hudson and Greenwich streets, the original 150-year-old paving stones are being replaced by crudely cut multi-colored stones with a band of black stones running down the middle. The Meat Market district is a historic district and the original cobble stones should have been retained. I have seen in the
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A Positive View of West Village Houses
I’m kind of sick of the bad press afforded to West Village Houses. That is why I want to set some basic things straight, both as a long time resident at WV Houses, and as a residential real estate broker. The 40, five-story walk-up buildings are located on six sites: Bank Street to its North
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“Ugly” Buildings Sometimes Age Well
Dear Editor: Researching for the Then & Now: Rhinelander Row feature (WestView’s June 2018 issue), stirred up memories for me. Fresh out of architecture school at Urbana Illinois, I was challenged to cope with big city life on a shoestring budget when I moved across from 30 7th Avenue, the 1962-64 Maritime Union Building (its
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More View Points Needed
Mr. Capsis, You told me in my last email that you would not write another article about the West Village Houses until you knew the whole story. Yet, you go and write another BS article about the complex. You only interviewed people who want to stay in the complex and not one person who wants
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George is On To Something
Dear George, We just spoke on the phone. I read the article on younger, physically more capable people helping older people who need help while sharing one home. I love this idea! I helped my grandma in the process of dying to the extent that I could since I had a young child and was
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Devoted Subscriber Dilemma
George, I am an enthusiastic long term subscriber to WestView News and, as a “paper-trained” elder, look forward to reading it cover to cover, usually on transit trips or bench-sitting in better weather. My one ongoing complaint is the lateness of the delivery, which always makes a portion of the wonderful Calendar Section outdated. Today
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Inspiring History
Dear Editor, The May issue, with the articles on Louis Sullivan’s work (page 29) for the Bayard-Condict Building, ca. 1897, included a reference to 58 Bleecker Street as the oldest remaining structure in NOHO, built in 1822 as the James Roosevelt Home. Thanks to a plaque-unveiling ceremony at this address on May 14th by the
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Not a Pretty Picture
Dear Mr Capsis, For decades, I have resided in the West Village and was blessed to have called St. Vincent’s my employer for three decades. During this span of time, I have seen the Church of the Village grow and change hands. It is now a total eyesore to the community. Seeing your picture just
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Where’s the Real Story?
To the Editors: There appears to have been a breach in WestView News security, and a major article was hijacked and replaced with another. I was looking forward to reading the article by Arthur Schwartz in support of Cynthia Nixon, which would explain her political history and proposals for her fight with Governor Cuomo. But,
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Music! Free As The Air We Breathe
Dear George: You may understand—by the comment I made at St. Veronica—why I’d be ambivalent about how to fund concerts there and what sort of music to offer. Because the purity of emotion generated by that chamber, by what happened, under those precise circumstances (in Dec. & May—we missed others), was so intense and uplifting
