The Forum on Lenox Health Greenwich Village Facility
On April 29, the CB2 (Community Board for Manhattan District 2) and Susanna Aaron, Chair of the Social Services Committee, organized a special forum: Five […]
Israel-Palestine
Dear editors: Hate has no place here. An article on Israel-Palestine in the April issue is a political diatribe one expects from the alt-right or […]
An Open Letter to Corey Johnson
Corey, greetings Great news to know you’re going to be ‘getting us moving’ so to speak! And as long as you’re looking at future plans, […]
Spring Gardening
This morning I met with my old pal Susan Sipos, of Distinctive Gardens, to inspect our co-op’s backyard garden. She comes to visit us about […]
The Community Starts on Your Block
Think about it—a city block in New York can have a larger population than a small town in Kansas, and problems can start right at […]
Fruit Vendor
Dear George, I am referencing WestView’s November 8, 2018 article ”Does Rudin Want Your Fruit Vendor to Move?” and am not sure if you have noticed that […]
14th Street
The 14th Street Coalition (I recently saw it referred to as the “14th Street Coalition for Parking”) would have us all believe that the new […]
Dear Bike Lane Complainers
The next time you step into your automobile, you might stop to think about the amount of space your car wastes in this already-congested city […]
Drug Dealing in Washington Square Park
George, I appreciate your coverage of the drug dealings in WSP. Perhaps it was overlooked that dealing and usage does occur in the SW corner […]
Landmarking Bureaucracy
Dear George, Are homeowners of Greenwich Village now being targeted by the Department of Housing and Preservation Development (HPD)? As of September 2018, a certificate […]
Man’s Best Friend
Dear George Capsis, My neighborhood a few nights ago reminded me of being in a pre-election period, a time when candidates fill the streets with signs […]
Enough with the Bike Lanes!
There has been a continual reduction in street parking on lower Fifth Avenue. Within the last two years over 40 parking spaces have been lost […]
No More Gas Stations
I really feel for my fellow Villagers with their SUVs and Merc’s having only one gas station left—the one on 8th Avenue. I remember when Houston […]
“The Last One Left”
Hi George, This letter is in response to Brian Pape’s Then & Now article “The Last One Left,” WestView Feb. 2019 issue. Although we could […]
Google Calling?
To Anonymous: Our editors appreciate our readers’ letters, including the “Defense of Google” letter from Anonymous (Feb. 2019 issue), regarding the January 2019 article “Why […]
Housing Solution
Dear WestView: After writing over a half dozen articles on the need for housing on Elizabeth Street based on facts and figures, I’ve finally come […]
Bring Back Our Hospital
Dear George, The gamut with its nuances (ER in hospitals, stand-alone ERs, Emergency Centers, Urgent Care Centers, etc., and more, probably more, on the horizon), […]