BERNIE SANDERS
Arthur Schwartz, WestView Contributor, was asked by Bernie Sanders to join him on stage at a rally held June 23rd at Town Hall. At his […]
Brick, Mortar, and Virtual Reality: A Corporate, Creative Playground
J.V. Wasserman-Francis Samsung 837, the building at 837 Washington Street at 13th Street, is among the most extreme examples of what the Meatpacking District was […]
Maggie B’s Photo of the Month
“NO! I WANT MY TREAT:” Before this Parking Garage changed hands a month or two ago, there was an employee—originally from Italy and a bit […]
BUILDINGS ON ANGLE
Two buildings on West 4th owned by the daughter of billionaire George Soros—after 6 years, two architects and a rear building collapse—had the construction wall […]
Science from Away: Some Interesting Stuff
By Mark M Green (sciencefromaway.com) The Kepler Space Telescope has added a new planet with life supporting temperatures to the two thousand three hundred and […]
A Message To Democratic Convention Delegates
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Editor: On the morning of June 21st all of the New York Delegates to this summer’s Democratic National Convention met in New […]
A Tale of Two Supermarkets
By Caroline Benveniste The stories are very similar, in fact almost the same. A long-standing Associated Supermarket, beloved by its neighbors as one of the […]
The Houses at 18 and 20 Christopher Street
By Justin Matthews The houses at 18 and 20 Christopher Street, built in 1827, are typical in style (and in size for the medium density […]
PIER 40: More Park (Like)?
By Barry Benepe Addressing a public meeting held by Community Board 2 on June 6, Madelyn Wils, CEO of the Hudson River Park Trust stated, […]
Consequences of Conviction Greater Than Imprisonment
By Joe Turco In late May, our Greenwich Village neighbor, Federal Judge Frederic Block issued an important and controversial decision in a criminal case titled, […]
Tekserve Closes In August
By George Capsis “Oh my, Tekserve is closing,” I said as I read the morning Times. I have a funny history with this quirky store […]
IN AND OUT
This month saw more upscale shops with French names coming to the Bleecker Street area. On 8th Street, an opening and closing cancel each other […]
The MTA’s Travesty at Mulry Square
By Andrew Berman, Executive Director, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Many Villagers still cannot believe their eyes when they gaze upon the triangular plot […]
Who Approves Ugly?
WestView reader, Joel Gordon, offers us a photo of what is without question the most arbitrarily ugly structure ever erected in the West Village, the […]
Avatar Tower Questions Earn MTA Contempt
By George Capsis The original design by the famed bridge architect Cass Gilbert called for the George Washington Bridge towers to be covered in concrete […]
Corrupting the City at Jefferson Market Library
By Matt Whitman Although the arguments exist, we find it difficult not to acknowledge an inextricable link—a continuum of mutual influence—between our self and our […]
Performance Treadmill (Part Two)
By Christina Winholt Raccuia It takes courage to face our fears and ourselves. But you have to notice what you are telling yourself that drives […]
Showing Up As Ministry
By Reverend Donna Schaper There is a Lower East Side Yiddish proverb that goes like this: “Hurry up and eat. We need the tablecloth for […]