The Lady in the Black Bag Reads WestView
By George Capsis It was hot, 91, and humid with the grey overcast of an approaching thunderstorm as I fretted over my aged staggering walk […]
We need new editors
“Sorry, George but as I learn more and more about how difficult it will be to teach troubled students, I realize they have to be […]
The Diversity of Contemporary Ceramics is Celebrated at Greenwich House Pottery’s Ceramics Now
By Nikki Shaner-Bradford Long before gaining its contemporary status as a medium for art and personal expression, pottery was considered an artisanal skill. This is […]
Performance Treadmill (Part Three)
By Christina Winholt Raccuia What are you putting off till you have a better body, or a better job? What beliefs have you constructed around […]
Brick, Mortar, and Virtual Reality: A Corporate, Creative Playground
J.V. Wasserman-Francis Samsung 837, the building at 837 Washington Street at 13th Street, is among the most extreme examples of what the Meatpacking District was […]
Maggie B’s Photo of the Month
“NO! I WANT MY TREAT:” Before this Parking Garage changed hands a month or two ago, there was an employee—originally from Italy and a bit […]
A Tale of Two Supermarkets
By Caroline Benveniste The stories are very similar, in fact almost the same. A long-standing Associated Supermarket, beloved by its neighbors as one of the […]
Tekserve Closes In August
By George Capsis “Oh my, Tekserve is closing,” I said as I read the morning Times. I have a funny history with this quirky store […]
IN AND OUT
This month saw more upscale shops with French names coming to the Bleecker Street area. On 8th Street, an opening and closing cancel each other […]
The MTA’s Travesty at Mulry Square
By Andrew Berman, Executive Director, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Many Villagers still cannot believe their eyes when they gaze upon the triangular plot […]
Who Approves Ugly?
WestView reader, Joel Gordon, offers us a photo of what is without question the most arbitrarily ugly structure ever erected in the West Village, the […]
Avatar Tower Questions Earn MTA Contempt
By George Capsis The original design by the famed bridge architect Cass Gilbert called for the George Washington Bridge towers to be covered in concrete […]
The Integral Yoga Institute
By Caroline Benveniste The Integral Yoga Institute at 227 West 13th Street is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary in October. And while now yoga […]
WEST VIEW NEWS EXFOLIATES
WEST VIEW NEWS EXFOLIATES: The loyal and talented contributors to West View relaxed in the lush garden of Publisher George Capsis once visited by Sinclair […]
Greenwich Village’s LGBT History Around Every Corner
By Joe Salas It is no wonder why the Stonewall Inn was the location for a memorial vigil for those massacred at Pulse in Orlando. […]
The Egg (Plant) and I—First Greenwich Village Meal
By Allyn Freeman As years go by, we recall impressionable experiences from past times, those singular events that remain celebratory today. Recently, I remembered when, […]
The Evil Empire
Your copy… NYU…“A Smiling New British NYU President Invites the Community to Be Nice”… As nice as NYU has been to the Community????!!! If past […]
Don’t Miss the Boat!
By Damian O’Keefe For many in the West Village, being so close to the water and having the beautiful Hudson River Park is one […]