Supertall in Manhattan
By Brian J. Pape There is a phenomena here in the city that is similar to suburbanites seeking a rural experience by buying a house […]
The Judge Steps Out (Part One)
By Clive I. Morrick This three part series briefly recounts the infamous Judge Joseph Crater’s disappearance; describes events in his life that may or may […]
Pier 40 Airlifts Air Rights to St. John: A Tale
By Barry Benepe Architect, city planner and father of the Farmer’s Market, Barry Benepe is steeped in the bureaucratic vernacular after decades of intense encounters […]
Visions of Futuristic Structures on West Street
By Brian J. Pape Passing by the evening up-lit slanted walls of poured concrete, one could easily imagine the mass as a glacier calf, floating […]
The Literary Heritage of Greenwich Village, Part 2
By Alan Wexler Last month we published the first half of this article, covering the earlier authors. The article continues this month with 20th […]
Westviews: The Building That Wasn’t There
Dear Robert, Thank you for your thoughtful and intelligent response to “35XV: The Invisible Building” (WestView News, September 2015). As the introductory doggerel adapted […]
Then and Now on West Street
. . . . . When Grover Cleveland was president, this is what West Street looked like—now known as the West Side Highway, New […]
A Simple History of Ubiquitous Fire Escapes
By Brian J. Pape You know the fire escapes I’m talking about, the iron staircases attached to the walls of buildings all over NYC. Some […]
The Literary Heritage of Greenwich Village, Part 1
By Alan Wexler While wandering through the narrow and winding streets of New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood, it’s difficult not to stumble upon connections […]
Stanford White’s Gravestone
Following up my article on the history of the Jefferson Market branch library as a courthouse (WVN, Dec. 2014), and the arraignment there of Harry […]
35XV Looming Shard of Glass
Please, Barry, please admit that you were joking about the enormous shard of glass looming over the “gorgeous row of 5 story brick buildings” at […]
John Lindsay Remembered
By Barry Benepe When John Lindsay was elected I looked forward to New York City turning a corner and recovering from its image as a […]
Sherlock Holmes’ One Night in Greenwich Village
By Clive I. Morrick Early in 1903, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson disembarked in New York City where they had reservations at the Brevoort Hotel […]
THEN and NOW
1870 Along Canal Street, looking west towards the Hudson River, this snapshot of the past is reminiscent of the Old West, with its horses, wagons, […]
When Horses Ruled NYC A series on historic stable/carriage houses: Chumley’s at 86 Bedford St.
By Brian J. Pape, AIA The famous Chumley’s is slowly crawling back to business after eight years in limbo, a phoenix rising from the rubble […]
35XV The Invisible Building
By Barry Benepe I saw a building in the air When I looked, it wasn’t there It wasn’t there again today I wish that building […]
An Orgy of Killing Discovers the Brotherhood of Life
By Erwin H. Lerner Not very many of us truly can Remember Pearl Harbor, or even recall the Korean War for that matter. […]