Beasty Feast Expands: Local Pet Supply Retailer Opens Third Outlet
Interview with Owner Dimitri Kelembelidis By Barbara Chacour Beasty Feast was founded by Dimitri’s late parents in 1977, originally on Bleecker Street. The parents, who […]
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Awards
By Caroline Benveniste Recently, I was lucky enough to serve on the committee that selects the recipients of the GVSHP Village Awards. This year around […]
The Inaugural Production of the Jefferson Market Playhouse
By Trevor Davis-Darden Court is once again in session at Jefferson Market! This time, however, actors will be on trial, and the defendant has already […]
Made at the Library: Fashion!
By Corinne Neary What do you think of when you think of libraries? Probably books, computers, maybe even classes and programs. At Jefferson […]
A Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fundraiser!
The Neighbors Helping Neighbors Committee of the West Village Houses is organizing our first Fundraiser to be held Saturday afternoon, June 11, rain date Sunday, […]
What’s in a name? – Part 2
By Caroline Benveniste In the April issue of WestView News we featured a photo of the “Triangle” park on Greenwich Avenue between 11th and 12th […]
The Legacy of Lisa Steinberg:
The Children’s Safety Project at Greenwich House Hosts Benefit Luncheon for New York City Children Who Are Victims of Abuse By Joe Salas A Fist Killed Lisa […]
In and Out
Recently Opened Asian kitchen MIGHTY bowl, 120 MacDougal Street: This newly opened, reasonably priced spot, already has a number of extremely positive Yelp reviews for its rice […]
Open Chumley’s – Another Opinion
To the Editors, In a full-page advertisement that ran in the March issue of WestView, the faceless group calling itself “BarFree Bedford” claimed there is […]
Chumley’s: The Legend Continues
Since I have a work space at 93 Bedford, directly across from and overlooking 86 Bedford, on April 5, 2007 I was at my computer […]
The Peril of Open Cellar Doors
Dear George, Over the last few weeks, I have seen more and more cellar doors left wide open for extended periods of time. Usually, they […]
Save Our Graffiti
By George Capsis I like to get calls—it gives me an excuse to break off from the tedious keying and talk to a human—any human. […]
Memory: Six Degrees of Seventh Avenue South
By Allyn Freeman Fifty years ago this month, I moved into a top floor studio in an elevator building at 51 Seventh Avenue South near […]
A Grand Champion in the West Village
By Leslie Adatto Shelley Barclay and Mona Stiles are owners of 4-year-old Homer, a PBGV (Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen). They live on Bethune Street. On […]
Letters: Graffiti Hero
In the February issue of WestView News you have a blurb about the US Postal Service selling ad space on its green relay boxes in […]
Letters: MTA Seeks Ad Millions – Post Office Prefers Graffiti
In June, WestView suggested that the Post Office sell advertising on its graffiti tattooed collection boxes. We offered an illustration of how the Post Office […]
Chumley’s: A History
By Caroline Benveniste On April 5, 2007, a chimney detached from a wall at 86 Bedford Street, the building that housed Chumley’s, and crashed into […]
Left Bank Leaving
A FAVORITE HAUNT FOR BOOKLOVERS: Left Bank Books at 17 8th Avenue, just north of Abingdon Square, will be closing its doors around the middle […]