Mrs. Green’s Has Opened!
By George Capsis For over a year the large store space that use to house Duane Read on Hudson and Bank has displayed cheery signs […]
By George Capsis For over a year the large store space that use to house Duane Read on Hudson and Bank has displayed cheery signs […]
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Twenty-five years ago an upstart threatened to run against longtime Greenwich Village Assemblyman Bill Passanante. Bill had become a progressive force […]
By George Capsis Senator Schumer lost it for me when he came out against the Iran agreement. Yes, he is Jewish, but he is also […]
Dear Editor, The concise, good article by Ron Elve in the July issue resonated. At NYU in the early 1970s, graduating in 1975, I was […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s suggestion that Times Square’s pedestrian plazas could be ripped up and replaced by roadway shows an imperfect understanding of the need […]
Dear Mr. Capsis, First and foremost, I want to thank you for producing such a terrific publication! I have been a resident of the West […]
To the Editor: Misty Copeland deserves heartfelt congratulations for the honor of being the first black principal dancer in ABT history. However, it is outrageous […]
Dear Editor, PHARMA scores a new $$$$$$$$$$$ victory at the FDA. The female Viagra called Addyi manufactured by Sprout….with one huge windfall difference: while the […]
By WestView Editors Harriette “Lotus Hawk” Mandeville, author of the inspirational book OPENING: Prayers and Meditations and Guiding Prayers for Everyday will be holding a […]
Dear Jim, Yours is a terrific piece and unfortunately not farfetched at all in my opinion. Great to jump on that! From what I’ve read, […]
Started more than 40 years ago to plant its now 120 trees, the Charles Street Association relaxes at its traditional midsummer reception on the new lavishly rebuilt […]
By Alec Pruchnicki On Thursday August 13th, the Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting in St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. Club […]
I reported last month that after my arrest, Maya Angelou retweeted a copy of my article in WestView because I had mentioned that while in […]
by Arthur Z. Schwartz There have been a few developments on the legal front concerning my arrest back in mid-July. Attorney General Schneiderman turned over […]
Dear George: WestView is becoming more substantive and readable with every issue. It was always good but it’s verging on great. The August 15th issue […]
WESTVIEW CONTRIBUTORS’ REWARD: In the lush garden of publisher George Capsis the contributors celebrate the eleventh year of the community publication written by West Villagers—many of whom make the […]
They start by trying to intimidate you as soon as they buy the building. They come to your door and tell you none of your […]
By Jim Fouratt The Park at 7th Ave South and Greenwich Avenue that was to have been the AIDS Memorial Park across the Street from […]