VID March Meeting
On Thursday March 13, the Village Independent Democrats met at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 83 Christopher Street. It started with reports from Keen Berger, Democratic […]
The Easter Maybe Crowd
Before I tell you what I see in the Easter Maybe Crowd, I should tell you about my perch. I am minister at Judson Memorial […]
Commentary and Correspondence: We Need a Hospital
Dear Editor, In this op ed, two former Long Island College Hospital (LICH) doctors argue that there is no need for LICH, which as a […]
Goodbye St. Vincent’s, Hello Lenox Hill HealthPlex
When St. Vincent’s Hospital was closed in 2010, the fate of the O’Toole building on the West Side of Seventh Avenue between 12th and 13th […]
If You Don’t Hear From Us Don’t Expect to Hear from us
When, I, in passing mentioned to author J. E. Fishman that I had called and emailed the New York City police press office to ask […]
Better Than the Pill
The most effect birth control in New York is the high rent for a one bedroom. (WNYC)
Charles Street Association Hand Off
Real estate broker and President of the Charles Street Association, Susan Lamia, who just sold her house on Charles Street in a startling four days, […]
WestView Letter April 2014: Dear Editor,
Dear Editor, If I can muster a momentary bit of courage I glance at The Times obits looking for just one name that died older […]
McDonald’s Discounts Stop at the Bridge
In the weekly plastic sales flyer bag, I found a McDonald’s book of discount tickets – 2 fish fillet sandwiches for $3. Yum! I biked […]
Post Blasts Charles Street
The Post seems to have it in for Charles Street resident ship owner Peter Georgiopoulos and reports again with seeming delight the imminent bankruptcy of […]
WestView Letter April 2014: Dear Editor,
Dear Editor, I just came back from talking to a worker on the St. Vincent’s site: I mentioned, that, in my opinion, he was working […]
Nomorobo.com—is it safe to start answering my phone?
I immediately registered with this free website after reading about it in The New York Times last month. Its developer, Aaron Foss, was a winner […]
The Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival(TFF) has come of age. Birthed literally in the wreckage of 9/11, it rose like a phoenix spirit to say that NYC […]
WestView Letter April 2014: America Through Alistair Cooke’s Eyes and Words
America Through Alistair Cooke’s Eyes and Words Until my first trip to London in1985, I knew Alistair Cooke primarily as the host of PBS’s Masterpiece […]
WestView Letter April 2014: Commentary: Financial Donations in Elections
Commentary: Financial Donations in Elections Dear Editor, Big business, Conservative politicians, and the Supreme Court have recently taken steps to give for-profit corporations the status […]