Jane Street Meets Sandy with Resilience

It wasn’t the expected perfect storm, hardly a storm at all, defined only by gusty winds and light rain. On the other hand, it was […]

Thank you Sandy, I get the message

The morning of Sandy, the air pressure was strangely heavy, and I knew something awful was about to happen. Chris Hedges came out with his […]

Brother Can You Spare $20

I have always had a grudging admiration for a confidence man. That is a crook who weaves an elaborate story and delivers it with innovative […]

What Happened That Night

Returning to Pier 40 on the Friday after Thanksgiving in my new, used Honda Accord that replaced my beloved Odyssey which had been flooded and […]

Sandy Experience in Rome

My Sandy experience was wonderful. I was in Rome sitting in a small cafe among floribund Italians with a glass of vino rosso before me […]

Corrections

BLAME SANDY! On Monday October 29th, WestView staff was racing to close the November issue ahead of Hurricane Sandy’s arrival. Unfortunately, they didn’t quite make […]

Sandy Experience from Beijing

My Sandy experience is unusual because I endured its effects in Beijing, China. But my son, Matt, was living in the family compound in Westbeth […]

Letter to WestView, Harvey Weinstein’s yapping dogs

George, There is uproar here about the behavior of the movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, who allows his housekeepers to let his small yapping dogs out […]

Science from away: Something is definitely happening with the weather.

In New York City, something is always happening. I well remember my now 20 year old daughter, when she was a little girl, informing the […]

Sandy Experience

I know that I shouldn’t be here. A bathtub-size wave breaks over the toe of my black boots. I’m standing on the top step of […]

Helen Ann of Your Neighborhood Office

I’ve been told a butcher can hold a baby lamb in his arms and tell you how much it weighs. Helen Ann Lally, owner of […]