Capping Tammany Hall (Part One)
Union Square contains several landmark buildings. One of these is Tammany Hall, built in 1929 on the site of the seven-story Westmoreland Hotel, across 17th […]
Tips to Minimize Peer Pressure
Recent research confirms that often the young will “do anything” to please peers—ignoring dire, even tragic, consequences. Previously this column has suggested alternative ways for […]
Sing, Sing, Sing
It’s spring. The sky is blue blue blue. Millie and I are standing on the corner (or more precisely: standing near the corner) of Charles […]
The Changing Algorithm of Restaurants
In the late 80’s when the Marriott Marquis first opened, I went there for drinks one night. I remember I ordered a cosmopolitan, the trendy […]
Reclaimed and Repurposed
Greenwich Village, the very name conjures vibrant images of small eclectic galleries and venues where innovative poets, musicians, activists, writers and artists once thrived. Sadly […]
Big Ambitions and Small Plates
Hidden in the meat packing district is a small restaurant with a very ambitious mission—a whole animal butcher, a casual restaurant roasting local meat to […]
His Name in Lights
If—as we are in Britain and along with many viewers from all over the world—you are glued to the TV series Downton Abbey, you would, […]
West Village Original: David Maurice Sharp
This month’s West Village Original is actor, dancer, choreographer, and financial advisor David Maurice Sharp, born in Avonmore, Pennsylvania. His book “The Thriving Artist: Saving […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
April 2015 I’m writing from SXSW 2015 in Austin Texas. SXSW now includes the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music and Media Conference, SXSW Film and […]
WestView Letter April 2015: A City of Shells: Zoning Laws Turning New York into Shell City
A City of Shells: Zoning Laws Turning New York into Shell City The New York Times has just completed an extraordinary expose of a little […]
WestView Letter April 2015: WestView Original Responds
WestView Original Responds Dear Michael, A superb piece!!! I could not be happier. Thank you, Jim Polshek
WestView Letter April 2015: Joys of the Automat
Joys of the Automat Dear Mr. Capsis, As one of those rarest of birds, a life-long New Yorker, I want to thank you for your […]
WestView Letter April 2015: Response to New Laws
Response to New Laws Hi, George Capsis. I want to thank you, once again, for your help in my housing crisis and, as you said, […]
Garner Grand Jury Minutes Not Released
Following up “Some Notes about Grand Juries,” WestView News, January 2015, a Staten Island judge has denied a request by several organizations to release the […]
No Poor Tenants in the Pool
Right now it is perfectly legal for a developer who has received millions in tax abatements in return for providing some “affordable” apartments to ban […]
March VID Meeting
On March 12th the Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting in St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. President Nadine Hoffman and District Leader Keen […]
Seven Tips Every Rent-Stabilized or Rent-Controlled Tenant Should Know
Many have speculated that there has been a recent uptick in the ‘gentrification’ of our neighborhood that adds to landlords’ efforts to get rent stabilized […]
Marilyn Schiff: Another Senior Freed from a Nursing Home!
Readers of WestView have followed the case of Ruth Berk, the retired cabaret singer who spent eleven and a half months locked in a nursing […]