Murray’s Cheese Purchased by Kroger
By Caroline Benveniste Most West Villagers were quite surprised to hear that Murray’s Cheese had been sold. And many were not familiar with the buyer, […]
Two Dollars A Pound: I Remember Murray
By George Capsis My son Doric recently corrected me: “You haven’t been living on Charles Street for 50 years; it’s more like 60.” As you […]
Hands Off Humberto Gonzalez! Landlord Targets 86-Year-Old Resident on Horatio Street
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Humberto Gonzalez has lived in Apartment 1D, a small studio, since 1960. Yes, 1960. He lives peaceably and quietly in a […]
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
NOT EXACTLY YOUR RUN-OF-THE-MILL FEBRUARY: To refresh your memory, after a warm start and a record breaking 60-plus degrees on the 8th, on the 9th the […]
IN AND OUT
By Caroline Benveniste All photos by Maggie Berkvist. It was a fairly quiet month for openings and closings in the West Village, but there were […]
The Funfetti Explosion
Three of this month’s openings are part of what the New York Times referred to as “The Funfetti Explosion” back in October—a phenomenon of instagrammable […]
Fourteenth Street Closed to Traffic? Bad Idea.
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Hundreds of residents from 12th to 15th Streets showed up at a “workshop” held by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and […]
Landmarks Preservation Commission Approves Six-Story Super-Luxe Condo for Jane Street Garage Site
By Robert Widmann What would Jane Jacobs say? Maybe, “Ugh!” In the late afternoon hours of February 14th, the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted unanimously […]
Village Development Controversies Heat Up
By Brian J. Pape, AIA This past month, several Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) decisions have neighbors upset. What drove the LPC to make these choices? […]
I’m Mad and I Won’t Take It Anymore
By George Capsis I sat in the car on 6th Avenue while Dusty ran into the mobile phone store. All I had to look at […]
Exploring Writing and Drawing at the Jefferson Market Library
The Jefferson Market Library—a New York Public Library branch, located at 425 6th Avenue (at West 10th Street)—offers courses on a wide variety of topics […]
Preserving Village History: Transcribing the Writings of Vincent Livelli
By Annie Basulto Vincent Livelli was excited to make his first appearance in public in a few years. On January 27th, we launched The […]
Favorite Books from Three Lives & Company
By Toby Cox Greetings from Three Lives & Company! We’ve said goodbye to 2016, but we’d like to share our favorite reads of the year. […]
A Choreographed Life
“This is Vija Vetra and I invite you to my 94th birthday party at the Greek restaurant Nisi.” Twenty or more fellow Latvians also honored […]
In and Out
Open Woof World (91 Christopher Street, near Bleecker Street): This shop hopes to capitalize on the large number of pets and pet parents in the […]
WestView Anticipates Diller Island Flaw
By George Capsis In February of 2015, WestView’s Architecture Editor, Brian J. Pape, signaled the arbitrary complexity and prohibitive cost of casting 300 reinforced concrete […]
Savvy Shoppers’ Feedback
We continue to receive astute feedback about food shopping in the West Village from our readers. Below, we have published a recent letter, along with […]
WestView in the Trash
Dear Editors: I enjoy reading your newspaper and appreciate the up-to-date neighborhood news. However, I noticed that it had not been around the neighborhood for […]