Jail House Poetry
It has been said that revolutions are inspired by the upper classes and fought by the poor. Yet now that the middle class is so […]
Science from Away: Fire
I remember well what happened to me during basic training in the U.S. Army at Fort Dix, New Jersey in the winter of 1959: “You, […]
WestView Letter June 2012: Dear Editor,
Dear Editor, I have rarely been as impressed as I was with the article published May 2012 in the WestView News. It offers a solution […]
The State of the Union
Cooper Union’s annual End of Year Show opened on Monday May 21, featuring work from students in the college’s art, architecture and engineering schools. This […]
Who is Corey Johnson?
I decided to run for the City Council district representing the West Village, Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen because after a career in public service and […]
Jamming at the Zinc Bar
What started as a creative outlet for Harlem musicians has now become the most well attended and musically creative jam session in New York City. […]
Black and White
Nearly midnight. Lifting my feet up the subway steps onto West 12th Street. Heading home. A full moon pokes a hole in the city sky. […]
West Village Original: George Held
This month’s West Village Original ispoet and writer George Held, born in White Plains, NY. He has published fifteen volumes of poetry, including a trilogy […]
More to Celebrate Summer with Prix Fixe Summer Lunches
Gotham bar and Grill has been around since the last century or 1984, to be exact, yet it remains a highly rated, modern and elegant […]
WEST VILLAGE NURSERY SCHOOL CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
Marion Rosenfeld, WVNS Alumni (’71) and Alumni Parent (’08) On May 19, the West Village Nursery School (WVNS), Manhattan’s oldest cooperative Nursery School, marked its […]
Charles Street: Rural Beginnings
Large expanses of grass and trees, stately manors and mansionsare not typically things that come to mind when one thinks of the Village. However, until […]
ARE TOLLS THE ANSWER TO DOWNTOWN BRIDGE TRAFFIC?
For some time, many neighborhoods in Manhattan’s District 2 have been overrun by traffic from the Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. It blocks people’s access […]
350 Bleecker Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary!
March 2, 2012, marked 50 years that the first tenant moved into 350 Bleecker Street. The tenant, Janet Preen Tidwell, still lives in the building, […]
Martha Graham Company Moves to Westbeth
Only July 1st, the new home of The Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance will be Westbeth Center for the Arts on Bethune Street. The […]