Praise for Captain Phelan
Good Morning Dad, I just read the article about lieutenant Hanson written by Captain Phelan. It was exquisitely written and perhaps one of the top […]
Transportation Trouble
Dear Editors: In the March 2018 issue of WestView News, a letter writer lamented the bike lanes that have been added to city streets and […]
Open Letter to Roy Leavitt, Executive Director of Greenwich House
Roy—When I asked you why you needed $180,000, and were you in a financial hole, and what were you going to do with the $180,000, […]
A Much Needed Voice
Dear George, As an active user of the Judith C. White Senior Center at Greenwich House 27 Barrow Street I am writing to thank you […]
9/11
Dear Editors, Thank you WestView News for having the fortitude to publish the article about the 9-11 report and the facts about the case! The […]
A Conspiracy Theorist Reads WestView
Dear George, You have done well by God, by publishing this article about 9/11/01. He will bless you in the months to come. Do not […]
Save the Stones
Dear Editor: On Gansevoort Street, between Hudson and Greenwich streets, the original 150-year-old paving stones are being replaced by crudely cut multi-colored stones with a […]
A Positive View of West Village Houses
I’m kind of sick of the bad press afforded to West Village Houses. That is why I want to set some basic things straight, both […]
“Ugly” Buildings Sometimes Age Well
Dear Editor: Researching for the Then & Now: Rhinelander Row feature (WestView’s June 2018 issue), stirred up memories for me. Fresh out of architecture school […]
More View Points Needed
Mr. Capsis, You told me in my last email that you would not write another article about the West Village Houses until you knew the […]
George is On To Something
Dear George, We just spoke on the phone. I read the article on younger, physically more capable people helping older people who need help while […]
Devoted Subscriber Dilemma
George, I am an enthusiastic long term subscriber to WestView News and, as a “paper-trained” elder, look forward to reading it cover to cover, usually […]
Inspiring History
Dear Editor, The May issue, with the articles on Louis Sullivan’s work (page 29) for the Bayard-Condict Building, ca. 1897, included a reference to 58 […]
Not a Pretty Picture
Dear Mr Capsis, For decades, I have resided in the West Village and was blessed to have called St. Vincent’s my employer for three decades. […]
Where’s the Real Story?
To the Editors: There appears to have been a breach in WestView News security, and a major article was hijacked and replaced with another. I […]
Music! Free As The Air We Breathe
Dear George: You may understand—by the comment I made at St. Veronica—why I’d be ambivalent about how to fund concerts there and what sort of […]
A Thank You to George
Dear Mr. Capsis, I wrote to you last in December/January regarding the gentrification of the West Village via new developments like the one on Leroy […]
Unique Chelsea Art Show
Dear Mr. Capsis, Something which you might like to know about is an oddball happening of art and real estate that is currently taking place […]