What A Community Education Council Does And How To Join One
-By Divya Murthy Reprinted from The City If you’re looking to get involved in decisions in your school district, now’s a good time: Positions on […]
Adam the Mailman
-By Darlene Margeta Every street in New York City has a vibe. What is the enchantment when you cross W. 10th St. with Bleecker Street? […]
Hillary’s Valentine To George Santos
© Joel Gordon Hillary: “I had always put up elaborate decorations on the house for Halloween, but it was only when COVID happened that I […]
Help Bring The 9/11 Tiles For America Memorial Bus Back Home To The Heart Of The Village
9/11 Memorial Bus opens its doors to visitors to honor victims’ families and loved ones. Who take comfort in the messages and knowing the tiles […]
Greenwich Village Little League Opens Spring Registration, Looking Forward to Full Programs
-By the WestView News Staff Winter might just be getting underway, but Greenwich Village Little League (GVLL) is already looking forward to spring. GVLL, which […]
Elizabeth Alston “Liza” Kluttz
“Heaven blew every trumpet and played every horn on the wonderful, marvelous night you were born.” – Nancy Tillman Liza Kluttz was born in the wee […]
Today I Talk To An Icon Of The Meatpacking District, Roberto Monticello!
“Roberto was born & raised in Cuba. He is a writer & producer who has won numerous awards & grants throughout the years. He is known […]
Left Bank Staff Remembers Maggie
Cremation and Flower Vase Urn holding Maggie Berkvist ashes in front of her bar stool in the Left Bank, where she would look out and […]
New York City Could Make a Fortune from Bicycles
By Robert Shapiro Dear Mayor Adams, New York City’s bike paths have evolved from a blessing into a curse for cyclists. What used to […]
State of Nature in the West Village
-By Eric Uhlfelder We live in an age of contradiction, a time of great invention and darkness. We see de-cency regularly challenged without regard […]
Rats and Trash on Charles
Dear West Villagers, I don’t have a death wish. If you see me walking in the middle of the street on my way home at […]
Pet Peeves
-By Robert Shapiro As the director of a new non-profit West Village animal rescue, “Stray Pride”, I have to deal with a lot of injustices, […]
Self-Advocacy as a Tool in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
-Kavita Patel, MD As a radiologist focused on breast imaging for over 20 years, I have worked with many recently diagnosed women who advocated for […]
How You Can Take Part in the 49th Village Halloween Parade
-By Anthony Paradiso On October 31st, the annual Village Halloween Parade will start on Canal Street and travel up to West 15th street for the […]
Remember the Alamo? It’s Not What it used to be.
-By Brian J Pape, AIA Installed in 1967 as part of “Sculpture and the Environment”, organized by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, […]
Why a Petition to Bring a Hospital Back to the Lower West Side?
-By Roger Paradiso I am writing this not just to the readership of WestView News, but to the contributors to the paper. Petitions work when […]
Northwell to provide student internships at New York City Schools
As part of New York City public schools’ Student Pathways Initiative, Northwell Health will host up to 150 internships for 12th graders, supporting student instruction […]
Keep New York Eye and Ear Open
-By Arthur Schwartz The “Dispersal” of Health Care Doesn’t Work Our community is again mobilizing to stop a hospital closure, this time […]