Lawsuit Filed to Save Gansevoort Street
On October 7th, a lawsuit was filed by Save Gansevoort, a local group of Meatpacking District residents who have fought for years to preserve the […]
LGBT Memorial Planned for Hudson River Park
On October 21st, Governor Cuomo announced an allocation of $800,000 for an LGBT Memorial in Hudson River Park to “pay tribute to New Yorkers who […]
Diller Island Park Passes Final Court Hurdle
For a year, foes of the 2.7-acre island/park being built at West 16th Street, largely with money from entertainment mogul Barry Diller, have tried to […]
Love Will Conquer Greed
WestView readers have been following the story of Tom Doyle, who lived for 55 years at 69 Horatio Street with his husband, Bill Cornwell. Bill […]
More on Mulry Square—Tiles for America
On the afternoon of Saturday, August 27, 2011, Hurricane Irene was about to land in Manhattan. Dusty Berke, then a resident of Charles Street, […]
VID Addresses Election and Local Healthcare
The Village Independent Democrats had their monthly meeting on September 8th at St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. Club President Nadine Hoffman and District Leader […]
Lolo’s Birthday
Lolo Chocon’s 21st birthday is fast approaching! Come celebrate this special occasion for Hellen’s cockatoo (pictured) on Saturday, October 15th at 3:00pm. All are welcome […]
Gay Villager Fights to Inherit Home
There are still some frontiers to cross for gay and lesbian New Yorkers. WestView ran a story back in May 2016 about Tom Doyle, a […]
Bernard Pollock Passes
Bernard Pollock, actor/stage manager, died on September 14th 2016, aged 96 years, after a long illness. Bernie spent his life in the theatre, starting as […]
Northwell Health Imaging at Lenox Health Greenwich Village Opens
Northwell Health Imaging at Lenox Health Greenwich Village opened its brand new state-of-the-art, 13,000-square-foot imaging center on August 2, 2016 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Patients […]
VID Stays Active During the Summer
On Thursday, August 18th, the Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting at St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. Club president Nadine Hoffman reported on […]
Mulry Square Project
On August 15, 2016, Artists Who Care’s (AWC’s), 9/11 Tiles for America Project, honored the finished Mulry Square Project, by celebrating the sixth anniversary of […]
Lolo’s Birthday
Save the date of Saturday, October 15th at 4pm. Hellen’s cockatoo Lolo Chocon is about to celebrate 21 years with us humans. So come enjoy […]
Recent Developments in the Village
St. Luke’s Expansion: The expansion of St. Luke’s School is progressing at 657 Greenwich Street. This 19th-century structure will gain nine new classrooms with 100 […]
An Argument for Term Limits
In his first term, a politician works for you. In his second, for the guy who takes him to lunch. In his 3rd, for his […]
Village Independent Democrats Plans for November
On Thursday July 14th, the Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting in St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. Club president Nadine Hoffman reported on […]
What Shall We Name Our New Hospital?
Minutes before we closed the July issue, I got an unexpected e-mail from Doctor Kaufman (who now lives and works in Portola Valley) with an […]
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation’s Annual 2016 Awards
Text and photo © Jill Lynne 2016. On a lovely summer eve, hundreds of supporters still chose to pack The New School auditorium for the […]