Notes From Away: True Patriots
By Tom Lamia The small gathering of Mainers on an inlet facing the open Atlantic near me bears the name of a Civil War General […]
By Tom Lamia The small gathering of Mainers on an inlet facing the open Atlantic near me bears the name of a Civil War General […]
Erik Larson’s new book intimately explores Churchill and Britain during the Blitz By Eric Uhlfelder BOOK REVIEW: THE SPLENDID & THE VILE Eric Larson’s remarkable […]
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED AP Ironically, the plan for the geometric and regular Manhattan street grid was conceived within the very irregular and […]
By Barry Benepe In a previous issue of WestView News, I reviewed Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan in which he placed emphasis on […]
By Eve Zanni Rom Ferri was born into a loving, musical family; the youngest of 5 children in New Jersey. His father was an opera […]
By Bruce Poli West Village author David Carter, renowned for his detailed, truth-telling history Stonewall: the Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution (St. Martin’s Press, […]
By Joe Bongiovanni Let’s begin our study of money with this question—because everywhere, inquiring minds want to know—what is money? What serves as money isn’t […]
By Sue Peters In response to the shutdown of the economy, Congress passed the CARES Act. To date, Congress has appropriated $670 billion in funds […]
By Roger Paradiso The plague is still with us. It is a natural born killer. In addition to researching other viral and bacterial killers, scientists, […]
By Karen Rempel It’s time for marriage counselling, not divorce. Defunding the NYPD is not the answer, but education and dialogue is. The police have […]
In response to an inquiry from WestView News about unruly crowds at the White Horse Tavern, owner Eytan Sugarman responds: Hi George, Hope things are […]
By Frank Quinn On May 14th the City Council published its report on Mayor de Blasio’s FY21 Executive Budget, announcing that “the NYPD budget has increased […]
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By Kambiz Shekdar We are witnessing an awakening against ancient and profound prejudices as the world issues a collective outcry of #BLACKLIVESMATTER. The call is […]
By Brian J Pape, AIA Even before the ‘soft’ re-opening of many enterprises in mid June, Pier 45 & 46 at Christopher Street to Perry […]
By Bob Cooley What started as a reaction to the murder of George Floyd, an African American man killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, […]
George Floyd Echoed in Pride Parade By George Capsis On the very hot humid Sunday of June 28th, Dusty offered me a seat right in […]
Delivery Delay WestView News continues to excel with the writing of its contributors. Brian Pape’s piece in the May issue on Michael Sorkin, an outstanding […]