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 […]
What Leadership Can Be
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 […]
1811 Street Grid Conceived in West Village
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 […]
Open Streets Proposal
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 […]
Romolo Ferri April 17, 1931-May 1, 2020
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 […]
David Carter and the Meaning of Stonewall
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, […]
‘What Is Money?’
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 […]
Follow the (CARES) Money
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 […]
The Day the Village Stood Still: (Part 4): The Plague and Pestilence
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, […]
NYPD Serves Us for Better or Worse, in Sickness and in Health
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 […]
White Horse Tavern Struggles with Compliance
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 […]
Defund the Police—Movement or Folly?
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 […]
Raffle Winners
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Pandemic, Pride and Prejudice Shape a Cause
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 […]
Beehive Activity on Christopher Street Piers
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 […]
Village Residents Join in City-Wide Protests for Historic Social Change
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, […]
The Last Slave Ship
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 […]
Correspondence, Commentary, Corrections
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 […]