Novogratz Medical Center
The TV camera caught the look of sudden concern on the face of Christine Quinn as one of her 18- year-old campaign workers collapsed in […]
Mayoral Candidates Tackle Tough Questions on Education
An enlightening mayoral forum on education was held on June 14th at Murry Bergtraum High School near City Hall, co-sponsored by Class Size Matters, NYC […]
Playground for Geniuses: Bell Labs in the 1930s
For the better part of the 20th century, the block bordered by West, Washington, Bank, and Bethune Streets was the site of Bell Telephone Laboratories, […]
Witkoff, Just Another Villager
As a developer, Steve Witkoff spoke before the Charles Street Association guests in the elegant 150 Charles showroom. He smilingly confessed that he was indeed […]
“You Don’t Need A Hospital” (Stephen Berger, the Berger Commission)
“You’ll never get a hospital,” declared Michael J. Dowling in his Limerick accent,receiving a roar of rage from a packed West Village audience at PS […]
45 Bleecker Street Theatre Becomes The Lynn Redgrave Theatre
During the opening night curtain call for Culture Project’s current production ofShaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto, Allan Buchman, Founder & Artistic Director […]
Outcry in Downtown School Spotlights Community Organizing
Only months after protracted zoning battles had finally set boundaries for the new Foundling School (PS 340) at Sixth Avenue and 17th Street, the school […]
Somebody Out There Helped
Death of a son prompts $1 million grant for new hospital It was as if somebody were out there making things happen. I received a […]
So many bike racks placed in front of 175 West 13th Street
Dear Editor, The photo accompanying this article says it all! What mastermind in the City administration arranged to have so many bike racks placed in […]
Six Sought GOP Ballot Line By Bribes to County Leaders
By Henry Stern The frustrated plot to seize political power is a staple of both history and fiction. From Guy Fawkes’s gun powder plot in […]
Sarah Jessica Parker Endorses WestView News and maybe Bill de Blasio
“There is a beautiful young lady that would like to meet you,” Andromache called from the hall and in walked Sarah Jessica Parker; I found […]
This Morning Christine Quinn Lost The Election
“In strategic sessions, Ms. Quinn can speak colorfully of other law makers, often saying, ‘I’m going to cut his balls off.’” This Christine Quinn quote […]
West Village Restaurants to Recommend
I have compiled the start of a list of places which is below, alongside photographs of local restaurants. This is not an easy thing to […]
The 75 Morton Street School: Community Activism at its Best
“Just imagine…” This was the slogan created over five years ago when a group of determined community activists launched a highly successful campaign for the […]
Trading Our Lives For Their Profit
Daily News reporter Denis Hamill interviewed an ambulance driver from the closing Long Island College Hospital who had responded to call from a heart attack […]
Where to Eat and the beginning of WestView Picks
As someone who is often asked where should we eat and as a community service, to help highlight what where to spend money on good […]
As Mayor I Promise A Hospital
As candidate for mayor, John Catsimatidis pledges to restore an emergency room to the West Village Like me, John Catsimatidis, who owns Gristedes and is […]
A Frenchman in the West Village
Whenever my French friends visit New York, they ask me whether to go to the Empire State Building or Times Square first. It takes some […]