Warm Village, Cold Wine
A month into summer and we’re already pining for fall. New Yorkers are clutching iced coffees, flocking “out east,” and rejoicing in all that is […]
Carriage Horses
There is a narrowly visioned claque of “animal rights” activists who wish toreplace Central Park horse drawn carriages with yet more automobiles, which should be […]
NYU in Court
Lawyers for the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, NYU Faculty Against the Sexton Plan, and dozens of other community groups presented oral arguments before […]
A Black Day for Liberty
In the March 2013 issue of WestView News, I reported that in early February, the Obama administration appealed Judge Katherine Forrest’s rulingissuing a permanent injunction […]
Disappointed but Not Devastated
On July 2, Lynne Stewart’s devoted husband, Ralph Poynter, sent out this email: The Federal Bureau of Prisons has DENIED Lynne Stewart’s application for compassionate […]
Spitzer A Sure Bet
Want to make some money? I bet that Eliot Spitzer will be our next City Comptroller. Yet I doubt if you will be able to […]
Jim Fouratt’s Reel Deal: Movies that Matter August 2013
Academy Awards qualifying time has now crept into what used to be the sleepy month for movies. So, August brings an abundance of quality movies. […]
Changes At The City Council
In January 2014, a new group of leaders will be joining the New York City Council offering the opportunity to make it more accountable and […]
A New Kind of Leadership
Today I work as a Civil Rights Attorney who goes to Court to protect tenants from unfair eviction, and to fight for equal pay for […]
Bailing Out the Park
There is a brighter financial future in store for the Hudson River Park, but at what cost to whom? Thanks to the combined efforts of […]
I Am Corey Johnson
I grew up in a union household in a small town in Massachusetts. My mother was my lunch lady, worked at a homeless shelter, and […]
Who I am – Yetta Kurland
A few years ago, a deal was made to close our neighborhood’s hospital, St. Vincent’s, in order to build more luxury condos. As a civil […]
Wils Brings Home the Bacon
Madelyn Wils, President and CEO of the Hudson River Park Trust, is a brilliant entrepreneur. She sets her goals and lays out alternative combined creative […]
NRA Targets West Village
I received a call from the National Rifle Association asking for a donation. It took me a moment to restore my balance and I asked […]
Save The Sports Fields And Build A Hospital
The sale of Pier 40 air rights could serve both Dick Gottfried was the youngest person ever to be elected to the New York State […]
A Reporter Dies, Journalism Lives
The Daily News reported the death of its 46 year old Real Estate Editor Jason Sheftell. Jason was, for a time, the Managing Editor of […]
The Times Traces Quinn’s Personal Power Obsession
How important is the New York Times endorsement to a candidate for mayor? That is a question I ask each time I read another article […]
The New York Post on Corey Johnson
City Council candidate Corey Johnson worked for anti-gay-marriage company June 24, 2013 The gay community- board chairman running for City Council this year tried to […]