John Capsis, Greek Journalist and Politician, Dies
By Pantelis Kapsis John Capsis, who passed away on Monday, November 13th, was a notable journalist and politician. He was born in 1929, into a […]
Mr. Capsis Knows Why He Was Detained
(A Tribute to Cousin John)
By George Capsis In 1949, when I was 21, I asked my father for money to visit Paris. He said that he would only give […]
A Word from George Capsis of Australia
Dear Mr. Capsis: Would WestView News please inform its writers and associated people that private emails concerning your newspaper are finding their way into my […]
An Act of Faith
By George Capsis “Nobody will come. Nobody.” I could visualize this scattering of puzzled attendees in the vast pews of St. Veronica’s which can seat […]
Will You Write for the West View News?
Greetings! We are starting a new monthly column, “BLOCK NEWS,” in which you can talk to the residents on your block and the rest of […]
In & Out
This month, it seemed like everyone was talking about the crisis in retail. The New York Times wrote an editorial on November 19th entitled “Why […]
Soccer with a View
By Barry Benepe In the September 2017 issue of WestView, we saw a lose-lose proposal to replace the current, income-earning parking garage at Pier 40 […]
Needle and Thread as Weapon
By Jacqueline Basker Taylor The Fiber Matrix exhibit at the Westbeth Gallery, which took place in October 2017, dispelled the idea of quilting as an […]