Jefferson Market Garden Honors Leaders in Urban Greening
The Brooke Astor Award for Outstanding Contributions to Urban Gardens was established by Jefferson Market Garden to honor leaders and visionaries who make our city […]
“Lotus Hawk” Book Signing at Lima’s Taste
By WestView Editors Harriette “Lotus Hawk” Mandeville, author of the inspirational book OPENING: Prayers and Meditations and Guiding Prayers for Everyday will be holding a […]
VID Stays Active During the Summer
By Alec Pruchnicki On Thursday August 13th, the Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting in St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. Club […]
A Humble Correction
I reported last month that after my arrest, Maya Angelou retweeted a copy of my article in WestView because I had mentioned that while in […]
Update on My Arrest
by Arthur Z. Schwartz There have been a few developments on the legal front concerning my arrest back in mid-July. Attorney General Schneiderman turned over […]
The Press Holds a Mirror up to Cuomo
By George Capsis The ultimate and fatal flaw in women is their emotions and in men it is their egos. A woman sees “truth” […]
Bump in the West Village
By George Capsis I returned from the weekend to see an enormous BUMP sign painted in white just outside my desk window. Soon after, a […]
You Don’t Pay Me Enough to Think
By George Capsis As I reached the kitchen counter to make morning coffee for our French guests, Isabelle and Kumiko, I glanced through the […]
July VID Meeting Brings New Proposals
On Thursday, July 9th, the Village Independent Democrats met in St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. Club Vice President Linda Jacobson substituted for several absent […]
Landlord Spying on 92-Year-Old Ruth Berk
In one of the most bizarre episodes in local, and maybe even Citywide landlord-tenant conflagrations, it was discovered this past month that the landlord […]
June VID Meeting
By Alec Pruchnicki On Thursday June 4th, the Village Independent Democrats ( VID ) held their monthly meeting in St. John’s Church on […]
A Fond Farewell
As retired Sixth Precinct Commanding Officer Inspector Elisa Cokkinos walked out of the precinct for the last time, she was greeted by salutes […]
No Safe Walkway
St. Luke’s Construction Wall Endangers Pedestrian Safety Pedestrians cannot walk safely along the north side of Barrow Street between Hudson and Greenwich Streets. […]
You Can’t Be Just a Little Dishonest
By George Capsis In 1959, Manhattan Borough President, Hulan Jack, the first African American to hold a major political office in New York […]
Johnson Holds Inaugural West Side Summit
On Saturday, May 9th, Councilmember Corey Johnson held the inaugural West Side summit at the newly renovated Civic Hall on Fifth Avenue, inviting community members […]
Prejudice
The Times reported the beating of a 21-year-old soldier of Ethiopian descent in a Tel Aviv suburb caught on video then broadcast on TV causing […]
GVSHP Awards
By Caroline Benveniste On Wednesday, June 17th, from 6:30-8:30 PM, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation will hold the 35th GVSHP Annual Meeting and […]
Senior Action Day Returns
Senior Action Day is returning to the West Village. Organized by the Social Services committee of Community Board 2, it will be similar to an […]