IN AND OUT
This was a fairly quiet month, but after a long wait, it finally appears that some tenants are coming to the old St. Vincent’s site […]
Suzanne Poli Classic Photo
On a hot June Pride day in 2005, Suzanne Poli captured this infamous roller-skating pair, renowned for their dramatic and colorful flair, posing with their favorite companion. Miss Columbia (l.), the beloved […]
West Village Bookstores
By Gordon Hughes It was about three years ago when I was visiting Marrakech… I was walking around the French Quarter and ran into a […]
Summer Senior Space: West 13th Street Alliance Promotes Community, Health and Fun
By The West 13th Street Alliance The West 13th Street Alliance announces a unique pilot program for July/August 2019 for neighborhood seniors, elders, old hippies […]
I.M. Pei’s New York Legacy
By Ananth Robert Sampathkumar, Partner–NDNY Architecture + Design Ieoh Ming Pei, the famed New York based Chinese-American Modernist Architect, died last month, at the young […]
The Whitney Museum Opens its 2019 Biennial Exhibition
By Martica Sawin Two years have gone by and the Whitney Biennial is here again on Gansevoort Street and will be with us until September […]
Beth Israel News
By Penny Mintz It is hard to pry information from Mt. Sinai. On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, members of the Community Coalition to Save Beth […]
A School for Creative Innovators
Our encounter with The New School began with an invitation to a reception at the residence of the University President, David Van Zandt. A bronchial […]
Open Letter to Corey Johnson to Save the 14A Bus Line Route
Dear Corey, Sort of ironic that my earlier Open Letter to you from WestView News was to plead for more bus shelters for riders waiting […]
Charles Street Association Annual Planting
Dear neighbors and members of the Charles Street Association, Thank you for coming out this past Saturday. You made our annual planting a great success. […]
Teddy Crosses The Goal Line
Theodore (Teddy ) Capsis completed his four year football scholarship at Holy Cross with graduation and a hug from his sister Sophia. Photo courtesy of […]
Parsons School of Design Runway Show Ornamented Fifth Avenue
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor As part of the New School’s graduation festivities at the end of May, the Parsons School of Design held […]
Lenox Hill Hospital Plan Includes Park Avenue Condo
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Superstorm Sandy hit Manhattan hard in 2012, two days before Halloween. East River hospitals were crippled, transferring patients to […]
Gansevoort Peninsula Conundrum
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP The Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) has completed 72% of the entire park construction which started over 20 years […]
It’s My Park Weekend in the West Village
It didn’t rain. For the first time in five weekends the skies were clear. All across New York City, on May 18th and 19th, volunteers […]
Food Scrap Collection
Dear Editor: The food scrap collection article in the April issue of WestView had an immediate impact on local recycling efforts. Literally upon the day […]
Pier 40 Public Forum
I’m speaking for Friends of the Earth, an environmental group with a 45 year history of work to stop over-development in the Hudson River from […]