A View from the Kitchen
By Isa Covo Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. No one can say it was not expected; after all, she was in and out of hospitals in […]
PS3
By Jeff Hodges When our daughter Rebecca was born in the 1980s, my wife Emily and I were living on Charles Street. The Village was […]
The Day the Village Stood Still: “The Reckoning”
By Roger Paradiso On January 28th President Trump was briefed by Robert O’Brien, his fourth national security advisor, who said, “This will be the biggest […]
Glick and Hoylman Introduce Legislation Over Police Objections
By Frank Quinn Assembly member Deborah Glick and State Senator Brad Hoylman have introduced legislation to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police […]
The Story Behind the Parties at Washington Square Park
Assessing the Recklessness of Hundreds of Student Protesters Having a Party By Anthony Paradiso New York University’s student newspaper, Washington Square News, published two articles […]
Billionaires of the World Unite!
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD “A billion here, a billion there, and before you know it, you’re talking real money.” —Attributed to Senator Everett Dirksen. Former […]
Perils of the Lonely Census Taker
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Our founding fathers established our post office and the decennial census as vital instruments for the benefit of our […]
Deborah Glick Hasn’t Debated Her Opponent
By Frank Quinn As we reported last month, WestView News invited both candidates for the District 66 State Assembly seat to debate the issues with […]
Britain and the Elgin Marbles: How Brexit Can Restore Greek Artifacts and Honor
By Anastasia Kaliabakos In the aftermath of Brexit, a debate has arisen over whether Britain should return artifacts that had been “unlawfully removed” from their […]
Super Hero VII: The Sociable Democrat—What Can a Super Do to Get Out the Vote?
By Robert Kroll The Super of a tenement building is generally viewed as a servant, an underling, a middle person between the tenants and the […]
“In a Gentle Way, You Can Shake the World”
By Erik Bottcher “In a Gentle Way, You Can Shake the World.” With these words, Mahatma Gandhi wanted us to understand that each of […]
Voter Fraud—Not Bloody Likely
By Robert Kroll and Rose M. Ray, PhD and poll worker Anyone out there thinking of voting more than once at the upcoming General Election? […]
HERMAN L. LOWENHAR
November 28, 1933 September 29, 2020 A light has gone out. Herman L. Lowenhar, the beloved President of Congregation Darech Amuno has died. Herman was […]
It’s Hard to Vote If You’re Old or Sick in NYC
By J. Taylor Basker New York State has a long list of “Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State and Nursing […]
Please America, Not Again
By Alec Pruchnicki MD Definition of Dukakised: loss of a political contest by acting ethically when the opponent is acting unethically or cheating. (see presidential […]
LETTERS
Advertorial Issues Dear Editors, I would like to respond to the four-page untitled “Advertorial” which was placed by Barbara Honegger’s “Lawyers’ Committee” in the September […]
Mia Says
Mia Says: Every personality is a puzzle piece that does not fit yours. Photo by Dusty Berke.
Crowdfunding Campaign Update: A Reward Greater Than Cash
A Message from George Capsis The pandemic became real to me when the Northwell medical complex on Seventh Avenue attached a truck to their building […]