Would the Chairman of the Board Please Step Up!
By Malcolm J. Bowman Storm surges and sea level rise represent existential threats to the future well-being of New York City, coastal New Jersey and […]
Hagia Sophia’s Conversion into a Mosque: A Violation of Orthodox Culture and History
By Anastasia Kaliabakos The Hagia Sophia, a remarkable model for Orthodox churches and beautiful example of Byzantine architecture, has recently been in the news due […]
The Architecture of Hagia Sophia
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles were the two main Byzantine Greek architects that Emperor Justinian I commissioned […]
North Country: A wonderful summer escape at a fraction of the cost of the Hamptons
By Eric Uhlfelder For decades, when I ventured to the Catskills it was to ski. When the temperatures turned hot and humid, I would head […]
Thirty Dollars Pays Your Rent On Bleecker Street* The Way We Were
By Robert Heide and John Gilman *lyric from the song Bleecker Street from Simon/Garfunkel album Wednesday Morning, 3 AM – 1964 Recently, in virtual quarantine […]
Sarah Jessica Parker Asked
By Brian J. Pape In and Out, by Caroline Benveniste (WestView News, July 2020), reported the flurry of re-openings of restaurants with outdoor seating that […]
Interview with Ramsey Clark, 92, about lifelong relationship with friend John Lewis
Yesterday I interviewed my friend Ramsey Clark, 92, about his lifelong relationship with his great friend John Lewis. Ramsey Clark was Attorney General during The […]
Hudson River Café Pier 45 Expands Private Spaces
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Years of debate went into how our westside riverfront should be designed. Many of our readers will recall when […]
Freedom and the Ivies
By Jesse Robert Lovejoy Recently I heard from guy I knew as an undergrad at Yale in the 1960s. He’s been at work collecting several […]
Report Card: My One-Year Experience Writing for WestView News About Curing AIDS
By Kambiz Shekdar, Ph.D. My first column in WestView News appeared a year ago. How has my column added to the general discussion? What has […]
Night Light
By Kieran Loughney Isolation. Lockdown. Seclusion. Words now part of my daily conversation bring me back to a time when these terms had a different […]
Lunch Will Have To Wait
By Russell Saray “His mask is bigger than his Speedo.” “Look straight ahead, honey.” I gripped Steve’s hand with my wedding ring in full view. […]
Scenes From The Performance
By Bennett Kremen When a raven-haired, high-minded beauty like Anyaskaya d’Borovik, the renowned doyenne of a spirited Greenwich Village dance troop, succumbs in passion to […]
Impeach Him Again, Immediately
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD I’ve written about how I disagreed with Trump on political grounds, but this piece is why I oppose him on serious […]
The Last Straw
By Katie Keith “Mark it Covid” has become a phrase around our house. I’m not sure exactly what it’s a placeholder for. “Put a Fork […]
The Police Culture Needs a Voice
By Bruce Poli Earlier this year I was driving on 14th St. in the right lane. In the left lane was a police formation of […]
My Father’s Truths and Lessons
By Nancy Davidoff Kelton My father died in 1997 at age 88, yet he wakes me up some mornings and guides me through my days. […]