St. Vincent’s Closing
This letter is part of an ongoing conversation around the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) and the closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital. The […]
Birds of a Feather…
Dear George, Liza, Andreea, and Darielle: I just picked up a (slightly damp) copy of WestView, and opened it to find—SHAZAM!—a gorgeous two-page layout of […]
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 […]
Siren-Free Zone
Dear Editors: I’d be glad to vote in favor of a hospital at Pier 40. However, I want to voice my concern about the potential […]
We Need Affordable Supermarkets
Dear Editors: I’m in a state of shock! Last week, my husband and I decided to check out D’Agostino now that it has been “rescued” […]
Don’t Mourn, Satirize
By Dr. Alec Pruchnicki, MD “Fred Trump was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.” My response to Trump’s recent election […]
Home Care Starts With Love (Part One)
By Gregory Solometo Since founding a concierge home care agency (Alliance Homecare) ten years ago after caring for my grandmother with Alzheimer’s, I’ve learned a […]
State Cuts Hospital Beds, But Not Need
By George Capsis The four crowded, money-losing, and City-owned Brooklyn hospitals that serve that community’s very poorest are projected to lose $2 billion over the […]
Caruso’s Quips
By Charles Caruso It’s easy when you have no choice. Blue is said to be everyone’s favorite color, but who would want blue trees? Our […]
Demand Your Hospital Now
Pier 40 Has Been Offered to Locate the New West Village Hospital (You need to say you want it!) By George Capsis “I am not […]
We Have Our Hospital
By George Capsis “Offices would be something that would generate revenue,” offered Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) Director, Madelyn Wils in talking about what to […]
Let’s Build Our Own Hospital and Show Politicians How Democracy Works
By Dr. David Kaufman As our nation heads toward the abyss, led by—pushed by—a pathologic narcissist, who is protected and supported by billionaire oligarchs and […]
Letter from Dr. Alec Pruchnicki, MD
This letter is part of an ongoing conversation around the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) and the closure of St. Vincent’s Hospital. It […]
Take Another Look at Contributing Factors to St. Vincent’s Demise
Dear Editors: Like Dr. Pruchnicki, we lament the loss of St. Vincent’s Hospital and question what it says about our City that the hospital was […]
Subscribing to WestView
Your newspaper is great! How can I subscribe? I’m not able to regularly get to a place that has free copies. —David Corkery Dear David, […]
Trump and the West Village
Dear Editors: I have a question for you: Will Trump’s Presidency make a difference in the West Village? That’s the question that has been on […]
Response to “The Trump Win and Our Lives”
Dear Editors: I absolutely agree with Arthur Schwartz in his article headlined “The Trump Win and Our Lives” that New York’s Democratic Party needs reform. […]
Trump, Democrats, and the White Working Class
I am very disturbed by Arthur Schwartz’s demonization of Hillary Clinton because we “lost” the election for the alleged sin of failing to reach out […]