Welcome To The Neighborhood!
In my six-story building (the magic number) we were lucky. When the power went out on Monday evening we still had gas to cook by […]
A Green Response to SuperStorm Sandy Flooding
The NYC area is still reeling from the devastating storm that hit on October 29, 2012, and it will certainly take some time to heal […]
Ricky Clifton: Design Minotaur – Part Man, Part Myth
In the confines of a recent reflective train upstate to Albany, I found myself texting my former employer artist/designer Ricky Clifton. He had just returned […]
Buses to Breakdancing
Today’s Washington Square Park contains musicians playing everything from jazz to bluegrass, performers showcasing everything from breakdancing to hula hooping, and students studying, rushing to […]
Who’s Afraid? A Storm On Broadway
It turns out that the hit play of the current Fall/Winter Broadway season is Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? This play premiered 50 […]
Eats, Shoots, and Leaves
SnackBar Traveling in Japan leaves me tongue-tied in many ways. I know how to order pickled fish cartilage at a local dive bar, but I […]
Hidden within The Public
The Public Theatre recently “officially reopened” after a $40 million major renovation which includes the addition of a new hidden restaurant created on a floor […]
Jane Street Meets Sandy with Resilience
It wasn’t the expected perfect storm, hardly a storm at all, defined only by gusty winds and light rain. On the other hand, it was […]
Thank you Sandy, I get the message
The morning of Sandy, the air pressure was strangely heavy, and I knew something awful was about to happen. Chris Hedges came out with his […]
Brother Can You Spare $20
I have always had a grudging admiration for a confidence man. That is a crook who weaves an elaborate story and delivers it with innovative […]
What Happened That Night
Returning to Pier 40 on the Friday after Thanksgiving in my new, used Honda Accord that replaced my beloved Odyssey which had been flooded and […]
Sandy Experience in Rome
My Sandy experience was wonderful. I was in Rome sitting in a small cafe among floribund Italians with a glass of vino rosso before me […]
Corrections
BLAME SANDY! On Monday October 29th, WestView staff was racing to close the November issue ahead of Hurricane Sandy’s arrival. Unfortunately, they didn’t quite make […]
Sandy Experience from Beijing
My Sandy experience is unusual because I endured its effects in Beijing, China. But my son, Matt, was living in the family compound in Westbeth […]
Letter to WestView, Harvey Weinstein’s yapping dogs
George, There is uproar here about the behavior of the movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, who allows his housekeepers to let his small yapping dogs out […]
Science from away: Something is definitely happening with the weather.
In New York City, something is always happening. I well remember my now 20 year old daughter, when she was a little girl, informing the […]
Sandy Experience
I know that I shouldn’t be here. A bathtub-size wave breaks over the toe of my black boots. I’m standing on the top step of […]
Helen Ann of Your Neighborhood Office
I’ve been told a butcher can hold a baby lamb in his arms and tell you how much it weighs. Helen Ann Lally, owner of […]