Transportation Trouble
Dear Editors: In the March 2018 issue of WestView News, a letter writer lamented the bike lanes that have been added to city streets and […]
News Staff Truncated
By George Capsis Oh, wow. The Daily News sacked half of their reporters in just ten minutes— bang, just like that. Sure, the villain is […]
A Much Needed Voice
Dear George, As an active user of the Judith C. White Senior Center at Greenwich House 27 Barrow Street I am writing to thank you […]
Mayhem in Little Tijuana
On Sunday, June 24th, after the 49th Annual Gay Pride Parade in the Village at midnight, at the corner of 6th Avenue and West 4th […]
9/11
Dear Editors, Thank you WestView News for having the fortitude to publish the article about the 9-11 report and the facts about the case! The […]
A Conspiracy Theorist Reads WestView
Dear George, You have done well by God, by publishing this article about 9/11/01. He will bless you in the months to come. Do not […]
Save the Stones
Dear Editor: On Gansevoort Street, between Hudson and Greenwich streets, the original 150-year-old paving stones are being replaced by crudely cut multi-colored stones with a […]
A Positive View of West Village Houses
I’m kind of sick of the bad press afforded to West Village Houses. That is why I want to set some basic things straight, both […]
“Ugly” Buildings Sometimes Age Well
Dear Editor: Researching for the Then & Now: Rhinelander Row feature (WestView’s June 2018 issue), stirred up memories for me. Fresh out of architecture school […]
More View Points Needed
Mr. Capsis, You told me in my last email that you would not write another article about the West Village Houses until you knew the […]
George is On To Something
Dear George, We just spoke on the phone. I read the article on younger, physically more capable people helping older people who need help while […]
Have You Heard!
June 2018 Nice to be back at WestView after the nightmare of Housing Court. After almost three years of fighting my new landlord’s attempt to […]
Thoughts on Memorial Day
A good friend — a dedicated sister volunteer with the Red Cross — wrote to me and wrote, in closing, “Thank you for your service.” […]
A Long Ago Lesson On The Cost of War
By David S. Kerr I must have been six, or maybe just a little older, but I was with my Mom, Dad, and Grandmother, and […]
My Friend Eric Schneiderman
By Arthur Z. Schwartz On April 10, 2017, I texted a politician whose thoughts about running for Governor had been cut short by Cynthia Nixon’s […]
Don’t Just Sit There, Resist – Part III: How Will Dems F_ _k It Up This Time?
By Alec Pruchnicki Do not divide your forces in the face of a superior enemy — Military axiom Although the Republicans completely control many state […]