“ACT UP! Fight Back! Fight AIDS!”
By Stanley Wlodyka Last month marked the 30th anniversary of an unprecedented event, one that saw worlds collide. Organized by AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power […]
Amazing Deal for Beginners at Integral Yoga Institute
By Chandra/Jo Sgammato I am so passionate about sharing the benefits of Yoga. Learning to stretch the body, breathe deeply, relax fully, and meditate peacefully […]
Westbeth Super-Senior Scammed—Don’t Fall for Social Security Fraud
By Arthur Z. Schwartz A 97-year-old Westbeth resident (name withheld for privacy), who we will call Val, an active dancer who still performs internationally, got […]
Sellout at Pier 40 and St. John’s Terminal!
By Arthur Schwartz An eight-story (or higher) office tower on Pier 40? A million-square-foot Google hub across the street? In case you blinked, that’s what […]
Mia Says
Mia Says: You cannot win an argument with the obsessed. Photo by Dusty Berke.
Palestinian Human Rights
In the past several years support for the human rights of Palestinians has grown substantially, especially on US college campuses. Israel is being criticized and even […]
American Greed, Starring Steve Croman
Steve Croman appeared on national television last year and again on repeat television in late 2019, but probably not in the way he might’ve hoped. […]
561 Greenwich Street and 100 Vandam Street Add to “Hudson Square”
In a survey of potential Westside construction projects conducted by WestView News last year, 561 Greenwich Street was called out as a site ready for […]
Scams on the Rise
Dear Editor, I just got the least pushy of the many telephone solicitations that people growing older tend to receive. Yes, yes, I am on […]
Historic Cobblestones
SOON ALL OF THE COBBLESTONE streets will be covered in patches of black macadam, as seen above. Photos by Marc Felix. More news about the […]
Thank You!
Dear Mr. C, As a reader of WestView News for the past 15 years without paying a dime… Please accept this support and my sincere […]
Courage to Publish
Dear George Capsis, As a Jewish American I totally support you in your decision to run the article by J. Taylor Basker “Who’s bringing the […]
Act of Bravery
Dear Mr. Capsis, The article by J. Taylor Basker was brought to my attention by a friend who lives downtown. I admire you for publishing it […]
WestView Admired
Hi George, thanks so much for a fabulous newspaper about our Village. —a 25 year resident on 13th and 8th Avenue
Mount Sinai’s ER Is a War Zone
By Penny Mintz Not too long ago, a nurse came into the emergency room of Beth Israel Hospital as a patient seeking emergency care. This […]
Crooked Lawyer Encounters Lawyer Victim
I got an anxious call from Gretel Ramirez, the very nice lady who, with her brother, operates the friendly Sandwich Shoppe on Greenwich Avenue, saying that […]
Page 69 – Celebrating New Year’s Eve in Village Style
Nina and Rob Kaufelt Host a Downtown Celeb-Studded Bash in their Historic Gold Coast Brownstone Philanthropist storytelling host Nina Kaufelt and singer-songwriter Hannah Reimann in […]