A Lifelong Learning Pioneer at The New School
By Ken Witty “I was looking for a place to take some courses, and I found a whole community of fellow students and friends.” That […]
The NYU-Village Writers Group and its Activities
By V. Conejero In early 2012, I felt the need to organize a writers critique group. A late-blooming writer, I had been a member of […]
Health Inspector “Rats” on City Scofflaws
By George Capsis “The Board of Health is at the door,” announced Polly. With anxiety, I quickly shuffled to discover a nice young Chinese American […]
When to Consider Collecting Social Security
By Max Leifer, Esq. Determining when to collect social security benefits depends on many individual factors. The correct answer is your individual circumstances. If you […]
A Laura Poitras “immersive installation” at the Whitney projects the atmosphere of a world under invisible surveillance
By Martica Sawin Just at the time of a prospective clash between Apple and the Federal government over access to the iPhone of one of […]
How I Consume New York
By Diana Hottell We moved into our Village apartment on December 1st. I didn’t want to just see New York, but to somehow consume it. […]
Village Independent Democrats
General Membership Meeting January 14, 2016 On Thursday, January 14th, the Village Independent Democrats (VID) held their monthly meeting in St. John’s Church on Christopher […]
What is Bernie Sanders Talking About When He Says “Medicare for All?”
By Arthur Z. Schwartz In the raging national debate about health care, Sen. Bernie Sanders is the only presidential candidate able to give a short […]
United Nations Conference on Climate Change: Paris Meets New York Ecologically
By Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper Bill McKibben was right when he said that the UNCOP21 conference on climate change in Paris did not save the […]
The St. John’s Terminal/Pier 40 Project: How an Assemblymember Should Lead
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Can a Bernie Sanders-supporting progressive activist lawyer also champion a billion dollar development project? The answer is yes. As WestView readers […]
A Hospital or Condos?
Stop the Press! Just hours after I wrote the plea below to build a hospital first then condos on the St. John’s Terminal site, I […]
Introduction to Political Economy and Economics
A 6 Session Course Taking Place Thursdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25 March 3 and 10, 6 pm to 7:30 pm By Katherine Moos In […]
Greenwich House After-School Offers a New Kind of Prep: New Program Helps Students Apply to Arts-Based High Schools
By Joe Salas Applying to high school isn’t as easy as walking down the street and registering at your local school anymore. As many overwhelmed […]
Math Patterns in Nature and Applications in the Real World
A Five-Session Course Taking Place on Saturdays February 27, March 5, 12, 19, 26 from 3:00 – 4:30pm By Trush Majmudar For over two millennia […]
Tales from Twisp
By Diana Hottell Nibbling at Life “We keep prying apart the folds of this place. Let’s see, in the past week we’ve been splattered with […]
The Gods of Chance
By Jacqueline Blandi I recently left my job on Wall Street to take care of a 99 year old relative, Henry, who was told he […]
Gourmet Garage: Our Hometown Grocer
By Barbara Chacour Interview with owners Andy Arons and Adam Hartman at their SoHo office, a 3rd floor walkup reminiscent of the old industrial SoHo—i.e., […]
Bayard Rustin Tour Series “Uptown and Downtown”
By Laurence Frommer Most people have heard of Martin Luther King, Jr. and all that he did to end institutionalized racism in our nation. However, […]