An Insight into David Kessler
FDA Chief Named to Lead Vaccine Response Abstracted from A Scientist’s View of Almost Everything” by Mark M Green I’ve been a bit heavy from […]
A Voice for the People
By Aleta LaFrague This is a story I know to be true. Recently, I received a distressed phone call from a neighbor: “I need help, […]
Erik Bottcher Offers New Vision for Sanitation in Council District 3
By the Erik Bottcher for City Council Campaign My German Uncle Max would sit in the best chair on a Sunday afternoon, with a quart […]
Catch and Release: Chapter 1 | Meeting Keith
By Karen Rempel Many girls dream of their wedding day. Not me! I dreamed of twirling in glamorous gowns and going to glittering galas with […]
Hummel
By Jeff Hodges In the early 1990s I traveled to Germany to shoot a promotional video for the Goebel Porcelain Company in Bavaria, Germany. At […]
Warhol and Wallowitch —a Gay Affair
By Robert Heide I first met the photographer Edward Wallowitch on the campus of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where I was studying theater under […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Participate as We Cover Local Elections
By Frank Quinn Last month, WestView News contributor Penny Mintz wrote an informative article on the upcoming 2021 city council elections, providing essential information about […]
Polly Trottenberg – Good Riddance
by Arthur Schwartz* Just before Westview went to press, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced that she was leaving the de Blasio Administration in December. She […]