Theater Book Review: The Transcendent Years
By Robert Heide The title of Marshall W. Mason’s remarkable new book entitled The Transcendent Years—The Circle Repertory Company & The 1960s for which he […]
IN AND OUT
This month we saw mostly closings, something that often happens in the winter, with five on Bleecker Street alone. Hopefully next month we will have […]
My Favorite Restaurant
“Can you recommend a good Village restaurant?” When you get asked this question by a tourist or a new friend what pops into your head? […]
Seniors Doing Cat Cows
By Stanley Wlodyka Jean-Michel Basquiat couldn’t cut it in a traditional high school setting. After dropping out, the Brooklyn native enrolled at City-As-School, a […]
Notes From Away: Winter Break
By Tom Lamia I write from Toluca Lake, California, long-time residence of Bob Hope and other early Hollywood notables. The weather is, of course, shockingly […]
Sexual Abuse by Men of Respected Standing in Religious Faiths is Nothing New
By Carol Yost Twenty-five years ago, Sister Maura O’Donoghue, a Medical Missionary of Mary in County Clare, Ireland, submitted a report to the Vatican about […]
VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
By Bernadette Alexander Glaucoma runs in my family on my mother’s side. My mother, grandmother, siblings and even third cousins have it. Although I was […]
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Greenwich Village Historic District Celebrations Throughout 2019, Big One April 13-14
By Andrew Berman The landmarking of most of Greenwich Village took place on April 29, 1969. In honor of its 50th anniversary, the Greenwich Village […]
Then&Now: Weehawken Street Historic District
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP As I look across Christopher Street from my living room window I see the Weehawken Street Historic District […]
5G—Is the Price of This Progress Too High?
By Elizabeth A. Kelley, Executive Director, Electromagnetic Safety Alliance, and Director, EMFScientist.org. The 5th Generation wireless communication infrastructure is being deployed at breakneck speed across […]
5G: The Next Generation of Wireless Communication: Village Residents May Want to Get Better Informed About 5G Technology
By Sarah Dowson As you walk around the West Village today, look up: utility and light poles and building walls and rooftops are now relatively […]
Remembrances of the Lost Village: David Amram, Renaissance Man
By Roger Paradiso I first met David Amram at the Half Pint Bar on West Third and Sullivan. It was the winter of 2012. He […]
Death By Architecture
By Ananth Sampathkumar Partner NDNY Architecture + Design New York is going through an architectural renaissance right now. The most famous architects from around the […]
Health Notes
By Penny Mintz Beth Israel Members of the Community Coalition to Save Beth Israel met at Assemblyman Harvey Epstein’s office on February 7, 2019, to […]
Brooklyn Hero of the Poor Now Speaks for All
By George Capsis Oh wow! Jumaane Williams won as Public Advocate and we interviewed him a few weeks ago as he sat in “my reading […]
Welcome Jumaane Williams!
By Arthur Z. Schwartz As we go to press, Jumaane Williams, of Brooklyn, is being installed as the City’s fourth Public Advocate. Besides chairing City […]
Right Wing Graffiti in The Village
The graffiti noted in Action Not “Art” in the September issue of WestView has sparked a backlash. There has been isolated “Deport Cuomo” and “InfoWar.com” […]
El Chapo for President
Oh my—on TV last night it showed our Mayor, Bill de Blasio, sitting in a booth in a Greek dinner in Nebraska with the Governor. […]