We Gather Together….
The most important need—drive, instinct—in human beings is not sex, power, love, caretaking: it is membership in a group. Without the group these other considerations […]
Cabaret & Bullets (Plus The Big Broadcast)
Just prior to the opening of the new Roundabout production of Cabaret starring Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams the two were interviewed by The New […]
The 59th Village Voice ‘Obie’ Awards –Highlights & Personal Reminiscences
The 2014 59th annual Village Voice ‘Obie’ Awards celebrating off and off-off Broadway was held on Monday evening May 19th at the olde time historic […]
New Kid on The Block
When Nick Cervera, owner of the successful Mole Restaurant on Hudson and Jane Streets was approached by his landlord and asked if he was interested […]
Taste the Breakdown
SnackBar Protein is about the blandest thing we treat ourselves to on a daily basis. I’m not even thinking of my roommate’s giant jar of […]
Then & Now: Behind the Scenes of 75 ½ Bedford Street
By Amanda Davis, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation The narrow house at 75 ½ Bedford Street is well known in Greenwich Village. Besides being […]
Warbler-palooza
9:30 am. Saturday, May 10th. Millie is corgi-pulling me west toward Washington Street. A weeza weeza weeza call whizzes across Perry Street. (My bird songs […]
Science from Away: Very Short Science Stories
Mark M. Green (sciencefromaway.com) A long serving congresswoman from upstate New York, Rep. Louise M. Slaughter is coming closer towinning a congressional battle she started […]
Outstanding New Fancy Food Product of the Year?
I recently had the tantalizing yet daunting job of being a judge for the Specialty Food Association to determine the 10 finalists for the best […]
LICH Update
On May 22nd the Long Island College Hospital (LICH) finally closed its doors after many years of financial troubles. It had difficulties when run by […]
VID Meets and Endorses
On Thursday, May 8th, the Village Independent Democrats (VID) met at St. John’s Church on Christopher Street to endorse candidates for this November’s election. They […]
VID Rejects Cuomo. Why?
On Thursday, May 8th, the Village Independent Democrats (VID) held its general membership meeting to endorse candidates for various local and state offices. One decision […]
Zephyr Teachout, Fordham Professor to ‘Occupy’ Cuomo
Just as WestView was about to go to press, word came in that the Working Families Party, which has Row D on the ballot state-wide, […]
Sheldon Silver Is a Liar
The Times this morning documented State Assembly Leader, Sheldon Silver in a lie. Forty years ago, in the 1970s, a young Sheldon Silver represented the […]
Jefferson Market Library courses
Two years ago, the Jefferson Market Library became the first NYPL branch to offer free college-level courses taught by university professors and graduate students. We […]
Why is My Child Not Learning? (Part Th ree)
In our previous two articles, we focused on your child’s view of a learning problem and on our investigation of the source(s) of the problem. […]
William Pedersen, a profile of the man and architecture
My love for architecture started in college while studying fashion and looking into structures as a form of inspiration in the context of angles and […]
Hudson River Park Air Rights Debate Continues
On April 21, the Hudson River Park Advisory Council met to discuss, among other things, the latest on plans to permit the sale of air […]