Vast Emptiness II: Few Boarded-Up and Vacant Stores Gain New Occupants
By Erwin H. Lerner Questions remain: Why are so many choice retail spaces vacant for months, or years? Why do landlords demand double or triple […]
“Lotus Hawk” Book Signing at Lima’s Taste
By WestView Editors Harriette “Lotus Hawk” Mandeville, author of the inspirational book OPENING: Prayers and Meditations and Guiding Prayers for Everyday will be holding a […]
Vast Emptiness: Boarded-Up and Vacant Greenwich Village Stores
By Erwin H. Lerner The frightful sight of many boarded-up, former retail stores in our area caught my eye, and stimulated the notion of writing […]
Churches Like Newspapers Go On-line: Serving a Dwindling Attendance, Father Walter Offers the Church of the Internet
By George Capsis On the very day I had a meeting with Roy Leavitt, the Executive Director of Greenwich House, the news broke that Our […]
Radical Political Thought at Jefferson Market University
Saturdays, September 26, October 3, 10, 17, 24 – 3 pm to 5 pm What was political radical thought in nineteenth-century America? This course, Reform in the […]
New Waves at Jefferson Market University
Saturdays, September 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17 – 3pm to 5 pm The mid-twentieth century is considered a major turning point for independent filmmaking […]
Bump in the West Village
By George Capsis I returned from the weekend to see an enormous BUMP sign painted in white just outside my desk window. Soon after, a […]
“One if by Land” Defaced
ARCHWAY REMOVED WHILE OWNERS ARE AWAY: In early July, while the owners were away in Europe, the company leasing the West Village restaurant at […]
Bringing Poetry to the People
Greenwich House Joins with Poets House By Joseph Salas The New Country By Edith Merle cold and unwelcoming as unrelenting as the falling snow […]
A Fond Farewell
As retired Sixth Precinct Commanding Officer Inspector Elisa Cokkinos walked out of the precinct for the last time, she was greeted by salutes […]
No Safe Walkway
St. Luke’s Construction Wall Endangers Pedestrian Safety Pedestrians cannot walk safely along the north side of Barrow Street between Hudson and Greenwich Streets. […]
I Did Not Get My Paper This Month
By George Capsis When I was a kid the Daily News went up from two cents to three cents (the same as the […]
Greenwich House Fights Summer Learning Loss
By Joseph Salas It’s called learning loss. According to Harris Cooper, a Duke University Psychology Professor, children learn at the same pace during […]
The Village’s own Abbey Road
By John Barry Bob Dylan lived on West 4th Street in the early ‘60s just before he catapulted to fame. His apartment was […]
The Village Inspires New Dreamers
By Karen Kramer As a documentary filmmaker (and long-time Village resident) I’m always eager to keep alive the legacy of Greenwich Village. […]