Minced Oaths
SnackBar Even the most Zen among us need to let rip a few curses while trying to assemble Ikea furniture or slicing off a fingernail […]
Whatever Happened To The Village Voice?
Just a day or two before the 58th annual Village Voice Obie Awards, which took place this year at Webster Hall on May 20, there […]
WestView Letter August 2013: De Blasio’s Campaign
De Blasio’s Campaign Dear Editor, I am a strong de Blasio supporter. He appears normal. I like that in a leader. What I don’t understand […]
After the Storm
A Monthly Column About Politics The Giuliani-Bloomberg Legacy And Why de Blasio Matters It is coming down to crunch time. We, as New Yorkers, are […]
Justice for Trayvon Martin, Like Justice for Mark Carson, Is A Fight for us All
It is a fact is that the community served by WestView is one of the most racially segregated in America. All of Community Board 2, […]
De Blasio rises in the polls
Following Anthony Weiner’s latest scandal, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has risen to second place in the Democratic primary for mayor, according to a new […]
Warm Village, Cold Wine
A month into summer and we’re already pining for fall. New Yorkers are clutching iced coffees, flocking “out east,” and rejoicing in all that is […]
Carriage Horses
There is a narrowly visioned claque of “animal rights” activists who wish toreplace Central Park horse drawn carriages with yet more automobiles, which should be […]
WestView Letter August 2013: Urgent Care Center
Urgent Care Center Dear Brad, Our local Urgent Care Center on West 13th Street is a welcome replacement for the vanished and vanquished St. Vincent’s, […]
NYU in Court
Lawyers for the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, NYU Faculty Against the Sexton Plan, and dozens of other community groups presented oral arguments before […]
A Black Day for Liberty
In the March 2013 issue of WestView News, I reported that in early February, the Obama administration appealed Judge Katherine Forrest’s rulingissuing a permanent injunction […]
Disappointed but Not Devastated
On July 2, Lynne Stewart’s devoted husband, Ralph Poynter, sent out this email: The Federal Bureau of Prisons has DENIED Lynne Stewart’s application for compassionate […]
Spitzer A Sure Bet
Want to make some money? I bet that Eliot Spitzer will be our next City Comptroller. Yet I doubt if you will be able to […]
WestView Letter August 2013: Why I am supporting Deley Gazinelli For Male District Leader – 2013
Why I am supporting Deley Gazinelli For Male District Leader – 2013 I am supporting Deley Gazinelli as a candidate for Male District Leader to […]
Jim Fouratt’s Reel Deal: Movies that Matter August 2013
Academy Awards qualifying time has now crept into what used to be the sleepy month for movies. So, August brings an abundance of quality movies. […]
Changes At The City Council
In January 2014, a new group of leaders will be joining the New York City Council offering the opportunity to make it more accountable and […]
A New Kind of Leadership
Today I work as a Civil Rights Attorney who goes to Court to protect tenants from unfair eviction, and to fight for equal pay for […]
WestView Letter August 2013: Obamacare
Obamacare Dear Editor, Uh-oh! Another problem with Obamacare. This concerns a lot of people. Ironically, when the major NYC worker health insurance companies–GHI and HIP–tried […]