Modern Middle Eastern Dining in the West Village
By Caroline Benveniste As I planned our January visit to Tel Aviv, I confess that I mostly focused on food. I had a long list […]
Linking Residents in Distress and Neighborhood Community Officers
By Jessica Berk According to the New York Police Department (NYPD), the new model of policing will be the Neighborhood Community Officer (NCO), to bridge […]
New Fence for the Jane Street Garden
By Barry Benepe A new cast iron picket fence, similar to the one now surrounding Abingdon Square Park, will be erected around the Jane Street […]
Abingdon Square Food Paradise: A Sequel
By Barry Benepe In the January 2018 issue of WestView, I described some of the farmers that came into the city from the surrounding region […]
It All Started with Pop-Pop
By Dierdre Anderson Pop-Pop, aka Vincent Scailo, my Italian grandfather, sparked my initial love for food. Namely, the preparation part. Growing up, family get-togethers were […]
The Song that Changes Lives
By Helene Abrams and David Giller Something very special happened to the children of P.S. 55 in the Bronx: A song wove a room full […]
NYC Annual Cat PURRRTY Revisited
By SuZen Some 30-plus years ago, my love affair with cats began with a Siamese cat named Sushi, whose life changed mine and fostered my […]
Goodbye Bette! Hello Bernadette!
Two Village Girls Who Made it Big on Broadway By Robert Heide In summing up the 2017 Broadway theater season, Michael Riedel in his New […]
Invisible People of the West Village
By Joel Gordon Each day, as I travel to my studio across town, I walk past the ‘invisible people’ that don’t exist. I watch passersby […]
The Far West Village: A Valentine
By Catherine Revland I have an indelible memory of a map in my sixth grade geography book in which dots indicated the size of population […]
Italytime to Present Three Eyes on Pinocchio
By Jane Heil Usyk In March 2018, the cultural organization Italytime will present a theatrical piece called Three Eyes on Pinocchio—an Italian story updated by […]
Hindle Wakes at The Mint Theater Company
By Eric Uhlfelder It’s hard to understand the puritanical mindset prevalent only a century ago. But one can imagine its appeal: a simple way of […]
My Birthday Message
By Arthur Z. Schwartz I turn 65 this month. I finally move to middle age. (Hey, I have 12 and 14-year-old daughters!) This is my […]
Dog Lovers Bliss Out During Westminster Week
By Leslie Adatto Three dog-filled days in February bring some of the most spectacular canines in the world to within sniffing distance of our West […]
Flamenco and More at the Creative Cultural Center at St. Veronica
By Caroline Benveniste All too often, we report sad real estate stories—buildings being torn down and replaced with condos or offices, local shops closing because […]
Kill the Zombie Park Already Part V: Well, Now It’s a Business
By Alec Pruchnicki “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”—Eric Hoffer The great cause of preventing […]
Walk Into The Temple of Understanding
By George Capsis Dusty floats in the infinite, spiritual dimension so when we began talking about how to use the Church of St. Veronica—a 115-year-old, […]
The Importance of an Impartial Health Care Needs Assessment
By Penny Mintz Newsday, the Long Island daily, ran a story on January 16th (entitled “Southside Hospital upgrades emergency room, creates more parking”) about a […]