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9/11 Lawyers’ WTC Evidence Can’t Be Ignored
By Dusty Berke On April 9th a PRNewswire press release went out to over 3,000 mainstream media announcing that a nonprofit organization of over 30 attorneys along with many 9/11 Family members were going to file a formal Petition the next day with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York demanding a
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Jim Fouratt’s HAVE YOU HEARD?
AUGUST 2018 Let’s start with some GOOD NEWS: Cynthia Nixon will be the Working Families Party’s candidate for State Assembly, competing for the seat with Deborah Glick, who has held the office for 25 years. While everyone I know tells me they are voting for Nixon in the Democratic Primary in September, when Nixon is
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Caruso’s Quips
By Charles Caruso Roof workers are good company on a grey morning. ___ How to lose 120 pounds in one day: get divorced. ___ Another day, another dolor. ___ When you stay at a hotel you’re sleeping on a bed that a complete stranger slept on 24 hours before. ___ We hear a lot about
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Honesty as a Business: A Prophetic Coincidence
By George Capsis Oh, wow, I read in the July 22nd Sunday Times that Exxon discovered a gushing oil reservoir off the coast of Guyana, and that the Independent one time colony of the Dutch and British made up of former African slaves and indentured Indian workers, with a population of only 800,000, will inevitably
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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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News Staff Truncated
By George Capsis Oh, wow. The Daily News sacked half of their reporters in just ten minutes— bang, just like that. Sure, the villain is digital media. While I’m watching the CBS six o’clock news, Dusty is watching the alternate media on her iphone. The Times is almost bereft of ads. They do full page
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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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Mayhem in Little Tijuana
On Sunday, June 24th, after the 49th Annual Gay Pride Parade in the Village at midnight, at the corner of 6th Avenue and West 4th Street, a frightening and raucous mélee broke out. A large mob of loud, boisterous people, drunk or on drugs, acted out what the police sometimes refer to as ‘wilding.’ Everyone
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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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Have You Heard!
June 2018 Nice to be back at WestView after the nightmare of Housing Court. After almost three years of fighting my new landlord’s attempt to evict me from my six-floor walkup in the heart of Greenwich Village, the Judge ruled against the landlord. The Court ruling said I was credible — the landlord’s witnesses were
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Thoughts on Memorial Day
A good friend — a dedicated sister volunteer with the Red Cross — wrote to me and wrote, in closing, “Thank you for your service.” This was my response to this dear woman: A very gentle bit of insight, from a person who greatly respects the work that you do and your dedication. I most
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A Long Ago Lesson On The Cost of War
By David S. Kerr I must have been six, or maybe just a little older, but I was with my Mom, Dad, and Grandmother, and we were visiting some dear friends of hers, the Whitakers. This was Goldsboro, North Carolina and “visiting” on Sunday afternoons after church was an important part of the culture. However,
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My Friend Eric Schneiderman
By Arthur Z. Schwartz On April 10, 2017, I texted a politician whose thoughts about running for Governor had been cut short by Cynthia Nixon’s candidacy, and said, “Don’t go home. #MeToo is going to get Eric Schneiderman soon.” On May 7 my premonition came true. Eric and I had been friends. We were both
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Don’t Just Sit There, Resist – Part III: How Will Dems F_ _k It Up This Time?
By Alec Pruchnicki Do not divide your forces in the face of a superior enemy — Military axiom Although the Republicans completely control many state governments and almost the entire federal system, Democrats are giddy with the possibility of a big “blue wave” sweeping this away because of numerous victories in special elections. They should
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Grand Jury Should Investigate World Trade Center Explosions On 9/11
By Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11 Inquiry According to its report, the 9/11 Commission had a “sweeping” mandate to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It was supposed to provide the fullest possible account of the events surrounding 9/11, and to identify lessons learned. But no matter how noble its purpose, the Commission was
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Does a Conspiracy Theory Hide a Conspiracy?
By George Capsis Dusty won’t even look at the headlines of the Times let alone read it. She scans the alternate media on her iPhone while occasionally glancing up at the CBS six o’clock news. So, it is not too surprising that she is deeply submerged in a theory that it was more than a handful of
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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
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A Thank You to George
Dear Mr. Capsis, I wrote to you last in December/January regarding the gentrification of the West Village via new developments like the one on Leroy Street. I wrote, sadly, about the fact that the Village is fast becoming unaffordable for most old-time residents of the Village. I now write to you to “thank you” for
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New Models for Senior Share Living in the Village
By The Compassionate Caregiver What if we all could have the opportunity to live the last years of our lives in peace, comfort and tranquility, and to die surrounded by loved ones in a safe and familiar place? Soon there will be more seniors on the planet than there ever have ever been in history.
