A Source of Hope During Troubled Times
By Erik Bottcher 2020 will be remembered as a year that delivered a seemingly endless parade of nightmares. There is no shortage of reasons to […]
Little Island Progress Update
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Barry Diller’s “Little Island” aka Pier 55, aka Diller’s Island, is scheduled to open next spring 2021, after 7 […]
Police Explain Their Actions to Community Members
By Frank Quinn After an eight-month hiatus due to the pandemic, the 6th Precinct Community Council convened a virtual meeting on October 21st. Newly installed […]
Corey Johnson Drops Mayoral Bid
By George Capsis The always smiling and articulate City Council Speaker (who I thought was next in line to become the mayor) announced on Thursday, […]
We Need You
By Stanley Wlodyka Jiménez Hello WestView readers! Local papers have long been charged with championing community first and foremost. As one of the last few, […]
Hibiscus and the Cockettes
By Robert Heide 2020 is the 50th anniversary of the famed Cockettes, who made an acid drenched splash in San Francisco while living commune style […]
Play On: Music In The West Village During The Pandemic
By Fr. Graeme Napier Orsino in Twelfth Night commands his minstrels: If music be the food of love, play on; Give me excess of it, […]
Greenwich Village 1934 Highlights Map
By Brian J Pape, AIA A map that captures a moment, as all maps do, but in a simple and fun way, highlighting some historical […]
Joan’s Shanghai
By Joan Klyhn “Joan’s Shanghai” is a memoir of a childhood in Shanghai in the ‘30’s and ‘40s of the 20th century. I am […]
The Long Life of Mills House No. 1
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP 1896 witnessed a new building inaugurated at 156-168 Bleecker Street, a full block long and wrapping the corners at […]
Our Apologies Ms. Vetra
By Stanley Wlodyka Jiménez Vija Vetra, choreographer, dancer, Westbeth Icon, proudly striding—with an impossibly straight back mind you—towards 98 years of age February next year, […]
2020 Village Halloween Parade Offers Surprises
By Kambiz Shekdar The Village Halloween Parade is a symbol of New York City. In 2018 the parade’s theme was “I am Robot.” In 2019 […]
PS3
By Jeff Hodges When our daughter Rebecca was born in the 1980s, my wife Emily and I were living on Charles Street. The Village was […]
The Day the Village Stood Still: “The Reckoning”
By Roger Paradiso On January 28th President Trump was briefed by Robert O’Brien, his fourth national security advisor, who said, “This will be the biggest […]
Glick and Hoylman Introduce Legislation Over Police Objections
By Frank Quinn Assembly member Deborah Glick and State Senator Brad Hoylman have introduced legislation to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police […]
Billionaires of the World Unite!
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD “A billion here, a billion there, and before you know it, you’re talking real money.” —Attributed to Senator Everett Dirksen. Former […]
Perils of the Lonely Census Taker
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Our founding fathers established our post office and the decennial census as vital instruments for the benefit of our […]
Britain and the Elgin Marbles: How Brexit Can Restore Greek Artifacts and Honor
By Anastasia Kaliabakos In the aftermath of Brexit, a debate has arisen over whether Britain should return artifacts that had been “unlawfully removed” from their […]