Rudin Wins Major Condo Plan Victory
On January 23rd, the City Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a proposal by Rudin Management Company Inc. to rezone the shuttered St. Vincent’s Hospital […]
NYC: The Greatest Grid, or the Greatest Mistake?
One of the great current exhibitions in the city is of the city. It is taking place at the Museum of the City of New […]
Coming Home to The Vagabond Café
“Welcome to your living room” could be the unofficial motto of The Vagabond Café, a newly opened coffee shop on Cornelia Street that provides any […]
There’s More to Jazz than Bebop!
This month, WestView welcomes jazz musician and new contributor Andrew Collier, who will cover the jazz scene in the West Village, home of the greatest […]
Satire Corner: Nobody Asked Me, But…
All right, all right, I know this is not a corner of the newspaper. Try thinking outside the box.
Jim Fouratt’s Reel Deal: Movies That Matter February 2012
I write this column from the Sundance Film Festival. Robert Redford in his opening remarks made clear that the Festival and Sundance Institute remain committed […]
BoldFace Names©: Poisoned Choir Boys
Dear George, I don’t think I’m a good assignment editor when it comes to selecting topics for this column, and I’ll tell you why. Sometimes […]
How Do You Grade Inspiration?
Remember the third-grade teacher who sparked your interest in reading? Or the eighth-grade teacher who made American History come alive?
Poignant Reflections from a Civil Rights Pioneer
To The Mountaintop: My Journey Through the Civil Rights Movement By Charlayne Hunter-Gault New York Times /Flash Point, January 2012 Reading Level: Ages 12-18
PS 3 Hosts 33rd Annual Antiquarian Book Fair
I distinctly remember the smell, musty and vibrant, as I found myself escaping the brutal cold of a February Friday night 20 years ago by […]
The Bird That Wasn’t There
Yesterday upon the stair, I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today I wish, I wish he’d go away… —“Antigonish,” William […]
Science from Away: Black Holes
The idea that objects exist in the universe which cannot be seen but which greatly influence objects around them was proposed long before the 20th […]
The City’s Narrowest House
A popular attraction in the West Village has long been the building unofficially dubbed “Narrowest House In New York City” at 75½ Bedford Street.
Dinner with the Obamas
The Obamas were having dinner in the White House: sparkling silver, gleaming napery, the pleasant clink of glassware and forks on plates. It was, for […]
“We Need a Hospital!”
Last month, we invited readers to express themselves and support the fight for a new Village hospital by writing a Secret Message Poem using the […]
Why Quinn Must Go
Activist and documentary filmmaker Donny Moss recently sent WestView a copy of a newsletter he wrote and disseminated documenting the reasons he’s campaigning to “Vote […]