Safety First in the Home
-By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Since aging is a universal process, building modifications can benefit all long-term tenants as well as resident apartment owners, […]
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 […]
The MTA Steps on the Congestion Fundraising Accelerator
-By: Sid E. Walker, P.E. As most New Yorkers are already aware, “congestion pricing” is a hot topic. Most coverage portrays it—exactly as the […]
The Work of God’s Love We Deliver
-From the websites, edited by B J Pape In 1985, Cabrini Hospice volunteer Ganga Stone paid a visit to an AIDS patient that changed her […]
Welcome to the Neighborhood: the Eklund–Gomes Team is Here!
– By Dana Jean Costantino We have new neighbors here in the West Village, and some of us at WestView News could not be […]
After 29 years of dedicated cheerful superintendent service
After 29 years of dedicated cheerful superintendent service at 71 W. 12th St., Pedro Rivera is retiring. The W. 12th St. Block Association and residents […]
Why Am I Running?
BECAUSE OUR CITY NEEDS VISION By Arthur Schwartz Our City is a mess! Our Community is a mess! WestView readers for the past ten years […]
Release from Jerusalem Prison Inspires Bestseller
By J. Taylor Basker Long time peace activist, Frank Romano, was released from prison in Jerusalem last year, where he was held on two felony […]
Crowdfunding Campaign Update: A Reward Greater Than Cash
A Message from George Capsis The pandemic became real to me when the Northwell medical complex on Seventh Avenue attached a truck to their building […]
The Sixth Precinct Builds the Block
By Karen Rempel On August 13th, the 6th Precinct of the NYPD held a “Build the Block” community discussion at the AIDS Memorial Park at […]
“Whose Post Office? Our Post Office!”
Jacqui Taylor Basker, leading a group of approximately 40 West Village residents, shouted this and other chants outside the Hudson Street station at a rally in support of […]
God’s Love We Deliver
By David Ludwigson, Vice President & Chief Development Officer God’s Love We Deliver began in 1985 at the height of the AIDS pandemic. What began […]
The State of Our Health Care and Hospitals: Carlina Rivera Calls for Change
By Penny Mintz These days the security of our health care should be a top priority. In light of the present economy it is also […]
Manhattan’s Vacancy Rate Soars
How Long Will It Be Before Renters Return? By Anthony Paradiso Just days before the WestView News September deadline, I realized I could write about […]
Veteran State Assembly Member Faces Newbie Challenger
By Frank Quinn Deborah Glick, the veteran Democratic state assembly member representing District 66, which includes Greenwich Village, Soho, and Tribeca, is facing a challenger […]
The Ghost of Professional Journalism
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP When I bought the former home of Walter Williams in 2000, totally unaware of its illustrious past, the purchase […]
The Pines and BLM
By Russell Saray Our doorman opened our plywood-covered front door at 299 West 12th Street. The car service idled at 5:00 am. Low flying helicopters […]
2020 Village Awardee: Village Apothecary
By Ariel Kates Each year, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation honors the invaluable people, businesses, and organizations that make a special contribution to our […]