Sarah Jessica Rings the Bell
By George Capsis When nearly 200 graying West Villagers along with just about every local politician shows up—as they did on Sunday, March 13th to […]
A Smiling New British NYU President Invites the Community to Be Nice
By George Capsis “Can I speak to George?” came a phone voice on a bright Thursday April 17th morning. When I confessed that “George was […]
Diller Island Clears Hurdles
By Brian J. Pape, AIA The last regulatory agency approvals have been granted this week to a planned recreational pier in the Hudson River […]
WestView Scoops Major Outlets
I have been aware of the total blackout in the major media about events in Latin America since the early eighties, when the New York […]
Meat Market’s Architecture
Michele Herman’s Talking Point (The Villager February 25) is incisive in presenting changes over the decades of the Meat Market’s architecture, but puzzling nevertheless. The […]
Losing Redeemable Location
Another negative consequence of the closing of Associated Supermarket is something most people would not think about—the needy people who rely on redeeming cans and […]
Where to Park?
Barry Benepe’s article about 11 Jane Street—across the street from where I live—got the assessment of demand for off-street parking all wrong. Do you really […]
VID Endorses
On Thursday April 14th, the Village In-dependent Democrats had their monthly meeting at St. John’s Church on Christo-pher Street. There were reports on a variety […]
A Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fundraiser!
The Neighbors Helping Neighbors Committee of the West Village Houses is organizing our first Fundraiser to be held Saturday afternoon, June 11, rain date Sunday, […]
The Dictatorship of Ugly
By George Capsis Oh, wow, there on the six o’clock news were the rounded features of Barry Diller modestly purring in unctuous LA diction his […]
A Presidential Penthouse for NYU
By Brian J. Pape, AIA When George Capsis got a firsthand look at the new residence for NYU’s president Andrew Hamilton, he experienced the 4,200 […]
Bill Cornwall’s Will Must Be Respected
By Arthur Z. Schwartz For 55 years Bill Cornwall and Tom Doyle lived together, as a married couple, at 69 Horatio Street. In 1971, Bill, […]
Giving the Cure to Alienation
By George Capsis As I wrote in the April issue, the response of the new President and Chief Operating Officer of D’Agostino, Bob James, regarding […]
What Food Programs are Available to Seniors?
By Corey Johnson The epidemic of supermarket closures across New York City has raised new awareness of the difficulty many New Yorkers face in accessing […]
Selfishness One, Housing Zero
By Alec Pruchnicki The preservation of the Elizabeth Street Garden appears to be a victory for open space and quality of life. On closer inspection, I […]
A Complex Industry
By Steven Monroe Smith Long before I heard the term “West Village,” I was hired as the chef of a restaurant at West 12th and […]