Planned Parenthood Happy Hour Benefit
Planned Parenthood of New York City and Left Bank invites you to the Planned Parenthood Happy Hour Benefit. Monday, March 3, 7pm to 9pm. Join […]
New Film Czar in Fun City (Part Two): An Interview with NYC Commissioner of Media and Entertainment Julie Menin
By Annunziata Gianzero Part One of this article, which appeared in last month’s issue of WestView (http://westviewnews.org/2017/02/started-fun-city-part-one/), recounted the beginnings of the NYC Film Commission […]
Emergency!
Learning About Our Need for a Full-Service Hospital the Hard Way By Robert Widmann I was getting ready for bed and had just sat down […]
How Do Hospitals Really Work?
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Arthur Schwartz’s harrowing account of his heart attack in last month’s issue of WestView accurately portrayed many aspects of what a […]
Automat
Dear Editors: Being Boston-born and DC-domiciled, I must admit surprise at being reminded of an early childhood memory by a New York community newspaper! While […]
Music of the Youth
Dear George, The February WestView article on “Johannes Brahms: The Working Musician” compelled me to forward my enclosed graphical commentary on the current, sad state […]
Co-Dependent Nation
Dear Editors: The United States, and increasingly, the world, is being kept in thrall by the new president, Donald J. Trump. His lack of experience, […]
PeopleWay
This letter forms part of a dialogue involving the future of 14th Street in relation to the L Train shutdown planned for at least 18 […]
WestView Online Access
Dear Editors: I just read the letter in February’s WestView News about print editions unfortunately ending up in the trash. I’d love to be signed […]
Arthur’s Heart
This email exchange took place between community organizer Gil Horowitz and attorney/activist Arthur Z. Schwartz on February 9, 2017. Hi Arthur, In these dark days […]
Briefly Noted: Facility Charge Fleeces Patients
Last week, I received a bill for $15 from Mount Sinai/Beth Israel. I called United Healthcare (UHC), my insurer, to find out what this extra […]
Briefly Noted: Court Date Set for Save Gansevoort Lawsuit
Readers of WestView News are by now aware that the neighborhood group, Save Gansevoort, has been working for more than a year to challenge a […]
Not Adulting Right Now, Thank You Very Much: Catching the Virtual Reality (VR) Wave at Sundance 2017
By Annunziata Gianzero You sit at a desk, stand in a projected white circle, get strapped into a mock space capsule seat, or (as I […]
West Village Original: Edith Stephen
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is dancer and filmmaker Edith Stephen, who was born in Salamanca, New York, in 1919 and […]
Home Care Starts With Love (Part Two)
By Gregory Solometo In the February issue of WestView, I discussed elders’ need for a comprehensive network of expert service providers across varying disciplines, in […]
Historical Essay No. 1: The Fate of Sparta After the Peloponnesian War
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD In 404 BC, after 37 years of almost continuous war, Sparta and its allies completely defeated Athens and the Delian League. […]
One of the City’s Worst Landlords Targets Morton Street Senior
By Arthur Z. Schwartz This one may get me sued for libel, but here goes. Michael Sloan owns a number of buildings in the West […]
Hate in West Village
We received a call from Dr. Steven Schwartz, PhD who asked that we print this anti-Semitic scrawl with his name defiantly displayed. Trump hate has […]