The Artist in His Studios
By Jane Heil Usyk My husband, Michael Usyk, an artist, has had three studios in his life, not counting the one he has at home […]
Theater Review: The Seafarer, at The Irish Repertory Theatre
The Devil’s Disciple By Eric Uhlfelder It was his remarkable portrayal of a historical Northern officer during the US civil war, Colonel Robert Shaw, that […]
Adirondack Interlude
By Josef Eisinger When this longtime Village resident drove his Subaru Outback to the tiny village of Olmstedville in the wonderful Adirondacks, it was to […]
LPC Under Pressure for New Leadership & Rules
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Meenakshi Srinivasan, chairwoman of the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) since 2014, has announced her resignation as of June 1, […]
WestView News Celebrates Women’s Scientific Accomplishments
By John Early Ada, Countess of Lovelace, daughter of British poet Lord Byron, may arguably be the more renowned of the two in the future. […]
Cooper Union Dances Forward, Back, and Where? Who Knows?
By Carol Yost The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is now thinking, very slowly, about having completely free tuition again. It […]
Retail Dream
By Holly Boardman As I took down all the colorful crocheted tree covers on Christopher Street early one recent Saturday morning, I felt the warmth of the […]
What to Do with Empty Religious Space
By Donna Schaper One thing we could do is nothing. Close your eyes and imagine what that would look like: large broken-down stagnant spaces on […]
Striving for Beloved Community
By Pastor Jeff Wells Monday through Friday, the halls, stairwells, classrooms, and basketball court are alive with the joyful noise of children from City & […]
Empowering Our Aging Population
By Amy Sperling Health Advocates for Older People, a non-profit organization based in New York City, has successfully taken the lead for over 30 years in […]
Community Pharmacy on the Frontlines in the Fight Against HIV
By John Kaliabakos As part of their ongoing efforts to reduce the number of new HIV cases, the New York State Department of Health and […]
Don’t Just Sit There, Resist. Part II: Join a Club
By Alec Pruchnicki “Don’t Mourn, Organize!” —the legendary last words of Joe Hill For many years, I’ve worked with an organization called Physicians for a […]
Hospital Coalition Meets with Speaker Staff
By Penny Mintz For the past few months, a committee within the Progressive Action of Lower Manhattan (PALM) has been working diligently on organizing a […]
Marketing a Hospital
by George Capsis We have all viewed, transfixed, the TV ads from New York Presbyterian Hospital in which a former patient describes a horrendous medical […]
An Open Letter of Thanks to Greenwich House
My name is Airam and I am a current client at Greenwich House. I’d like to share my deepest gratitude and appreciation that is due […]
New Library Discussion Groups
By Nancy Aravecz This spring, the Jefferson Market Library is adding two new discussion groups to its popular roster of regular book discussions. Rather than […]
“Postcards to Voters” Brings Hope
By Sarah O’Neill In March 2017, Tony the Democrat saved me. I was still walking around in a post-election funk, recommending Timothy Snyder’s book, On […]
DOT to Lower Manhattan: Drop Dead!
By Arthur Z. Schwartz On October 29, 1975, President Gerald Ford gave a speech to the Federal Reserve, in which he denied Federal assistance to […]