Legendary Visionary Puts Hudson Park In Focus
Barry Benepe, the creator of the Union Square Farmers’ Market, takes a hard look In the September issue of WestView, Alec Pruchnicki wrote a superb […]
The Education of Frederick Douglass
The discovery of the African Burial Ground is being called the most historically important urban archeological find in U.S. history, not only because of its […]
Why Many Politicians Disappoint The Public
By Henry Stern One of the perennial questions citizens ask about government is: why is it so corrupt? People who read newspapers, listen to the […]
Let The Children Play
A gentle voice is silenced Jim Brennan, a long-time West Village activist and staunch defender of Seravalli Playground, died August 26, 2012, in the emergency […]
PIER 40 PLAYERS VOTE TO REPEAL GRAVITY
I discovered, when I pushed open the shabby doors of the Pier 40 lobby, that the elevators were not working. A couple of maintenance guys […]
NY’s First Use of New Voting Machines in a Presidential Election
An Election Integrity Activist Looks Back and Ahead Some voters will use New York’s new voting machines for first time this November. Will their votes […]
Speaker Quinn Will Decide if Rezoning Preserves or Undermines Character of Hudson Square and the South Village
By Andrew Berman, Executive Director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation A rezoning application currently undergoing public review for the Hudson Square neighborhood […]
The Razed Rhinelander Estate
Gracious early 19th century residential life around Washington Square is often most closely associated with “the Row,” the block of Greek Revival homes on the […]
Lee Lorenz – Prodigy Then Legend
It is not widely known, even by regular readers of The New Yorker, that many if not most of the ideas for the celebrated cartoons […]
After a Blue Moon
The September full moon is crawling down the sky, subtly changing from blue-white to beige to buttered toast to a smear of raspberry jam now […]
Green Your Home for Comfort and Save Money
There are many benefits to greening your home. Going green is being responsive to energy use and resource choices, which makes it the “right” thing […]
Science from Away: Fracking Facts
A huge amount of methane, a residue of life lived long ago, is buried in many places deep in the earth, several thousands of feet […]
The World From My Stoop
During the last election, in response to her qualifications in foreign affairs, Sarah Palin blurted out her now infamous line, “I can see Russia from […]
West Village Original: Barry Benepe
This month’s West Village Original is Barry Benepe, born in Manhattan in 1928. After acquiring a degree in architecture from MIT, Barry became an urban […]
Enfleurage: Essential oils and Incense
Interview with owner Trygve Sahar Harris – Our Woman in Oman Trygve is currently a resident of Oman where she settled 6 years ago. WestView […]
More than meets the Eye
I walked by the corner of Greenwich Avenue and 10th Street about a month ago and wondered where this new buzz came from, but figured […]
Sweet Low-down
SnackBar Honey and Sugar sit in a bar, reminiscing about the past, drowning in the heat of mead and rum and ancient glories. When the […]
COUSIN FRAN AND THE ELECTION
By James Lincoln Collier I had to go out to Centerville on family business and lunch with Cousin Fran was unavoidable. We met at the […]