Literature and Inequality
By Daniel Shaviro Jewish immigrant families from a century ago, such as my grandparents on both sides, often had a distinct set of intellectual and […]
Super Hero V: Epidemic of Cooperation—The Three Cs of Isolation
By Robert Kroll We’re sheltering-in-place, aka SIPing, in Northern California. We were there on a business trip in early March, and two days later Governor […]
What’s the Future of Our Health Care?
By Penny Mintz In this country people are responsible for the cost of their health care. Generally, if you have a catastrophic medical condition you […]
Democracy During a Crisis
Sometimes a conflict of values arises, and sacrificing either value is not an option. We are seeing such a conflict today, between public health and […]
West 13th Street Alliance: Still Serving the Community During Coronavirus Crisis with Virtual Community Events and More!
By Birgitte Philippides-Delaney and Chandra/Jo Sgammato The world changed significantly over the last two months and The West 13th Street Alliance quickly adapted its community […]
Library Resources
Get a library card and borrow e-books. As long as you are physically in New York state, you can sign up online for a card […]
Assisted Living Lockdown
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD I’ve already described how the facility where I work functions during normal times (WestView News, February, 2020, “Assisted Living: Not Just […]
The 10 Most Iconic Movies Available On The Criterion Channel, Ranked
By Mike Reyes Since its founding in 1984, The Criterion Collection has prided itself on curating a collection of “important classic and contemporary films” for […]
Expert advice on Coronavirus
The spread of the Coronavirus has most certainly changed our lives—so the experts of Northwell Health are here to give you some valuable advice on […]
How to get movies on your cable TV during a pandemic
By Anthony Paradiso and Roger Paradiso George called me and complained, “we are trapped in our homes and we are clicking faster and faster through […]
New York City Rent Reform
By Shaynon Gramling Licensed Real Estate Salesperson The real estate industry in New York City has experienced a major overhaul during the past year. It […]
Problems Getting Your Medications? A Doctor’s View
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Most people are aware of the continually rising prices for medications. Besides the practices and prices imposed by the pharmaceutical companies, […]
What Is Money?
By Sue Peters By law, every time a private commercial bank lends to a borrower, all the bank is doing is creating a deposit in […]
How Do You Feel?
By Christina Raccuia Such a simple question. However, it is often difficult to answer with anything other than “excellent” or “pretty good.” What is it […]
Do You Own Your Art? Do You Own Yourself?
Freedom in the 21st Century of Social Media By Roger Paradiso We have all heard about copyright infringement and the new human right on the […]
The Most Famous Night of Passion
John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe Perhaps no name other than Jessica Berk captures so much recognition for Village dwellers in and around 95 Christopher Street. Jessica […]
Demand Wartime Therapeutic Prophylaxis Disinfection!
By Dusty Berke This goes out as a plea to our government to test Wartime Therapeutic Prophylaxis Disinfection against COVID-19. This medicine was mandated by […]
Easter, Passover, and the Virtual Village
By Donna Schaper By the time you read this, our devastating plague will be worse than it already is, or declining, or whatever the bug […]