Using Speech Recognition to Control Your Desktop and Programs
By Asa Bacon Years ago, I acquired a physical disability, that affected my fingers as well. Typing slowly with many errors becomes a nuisance and […]
How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Compliments
By Ira Ellenthal When I was running, or helping to run, such publications as The Daily News, U.S. News & World Report, The Atlantic and, […]
Our Way Out of This: I Think Not
By Robert Kroll AUTHOR’S NOTE: This essay was written exclusively for the denizens of the West Village; that is not only because WestView News doesn’t […]
Then&Now: 601 Washington Street
By Brian J Pape, AIA THEN: The meat packing industry of Manhattan developed around the Gansevoort Market for many years, but the demand for […]
Notes From Away: Collins’ Chance to Lead
By Tom Lamia I have spoken often in this monthly column about Maine, my home for the past six years. I have contrasted Maine characters […]
A Long Strange Trip to the West Village and a 2021 Resolution
By Kieran Loughney The neon-green down parka was more functional safety gear than fashion statement. Stuffed in my backpack with a Grateful Dead tape, a […]
A View from the Kitchen
By Isa Covo 2020 is over, but what problems started in this past year will not be over yet at the start of 2021. Trump […]
IN AND OUT
This month we have been reflecting on how some shops and restaurants have managed to be successful in these very difficult times. One example of […]
From Ancient Sparta to Modern Denmark: The Rationalization of Eugenics
By Anastasia Kaliabakos Humankind has grappled with the ethics of eugenics for millennia. The practice can be traced, famously, back to ancient Sparta, which was […]
James E. Murphy, Consultant
By Alexis Parrin Jim Murphy was an accomplished fund-raising professional with more than 30 years of experience in leading fundraising operations, creating strategic initiatives, and […]
GREENWICH VILLAGE LEGENDS
Martin Berger: Progressive West Village Champion By Bruce Poli Martin Berger, one of the founders of the Downtown Independent Democrats, Vice President of Village Independent […]
It’s Just Politics
By Penny Mintz A retraction is in order. Contrary to what was reported here last month, the Downtown Independent Democrats had never declined to endorse […]
VID Endorses City Council Candidates
By Edward Yutkowitz Village Independent Democrats (VID) has endorsed Erik Bottcher, Chris Marte, and Carlina Rivera to represent lower Manhattan in the City Council. The […]
Being Black Isn’t a Crime
By Arthur Z. Schwartz It was almost Christmas Eve when I sat down to write my last WestView News piece for 2020. I have a […]
HOW SWEDE IT IS
HOW SWEDE IT IS: WestView News’ Photo Editor and advertising campaign producer Darielle Smolian married Swedish journalist Johan Eriksson, in a socially distant but personally […]
January News and Events
By Chandra/Jo Sgammato And now, it is 2021! Project NYC and the West 13th Street Alliance wish our neighborhood, our city, our country, and our […]
Oxidative Phosphorylation: Life’s Energy Source
Abstracted from “A Scientists View of Almost Everything” by Mark M Green Let’s see how the food we eat is converted to the energy we […]