Jefferson Market Library Gets ADA Rehab
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP The venerable Jefferson Market Library, inside the former Third Judicial District Courthouse building (ca. 1874-77), is getting an extensive […]
A View from the Kitchen
By Isa Covo Here is what happened when women took matters into their own hands. Recently I read an article about some Palestinian women and […]
IN AND OUT
This was a fairly quiet month, but after a long wait, it finally appears that some tenants are coming to the old St. Vincent’s site […]
Let the Sun Shine
By Keith Michael Overheard on the street: “Who decides when is the first day of spring? Do a bunch of people sit around a table […]
Notes From Away: The Past Is History
By Tom Lamia “The past is never dead. It’s not even past,” is from William Faulkner and often used to show literary cool when saying there is nothing […]
Suzanne Poli Classic Photo
On a hot June Pride day in 2005, Suzanne Poli captured this infamous roller-skating pair, renowned for their dramatic and colorful flair, posing with their favorite companion. Miss Columbia (l.), the beloved […]
West Village Bookstores
By Gordon Hughes It was about three years ago when I was visiting Marrakech… I was walking around the French Quarter and ran into a […]
Crisis Text Line Helps the Text Generation
By Karen Rempel The Crisis Text Line is a free service founded by West Village resident Nancy Lublin. Nancy explains, “People in crisis can text […]
Summer Senior Space: West 13th Street Alliance Promotes Community, Health and Fun
By The West 13th Street Alliance The West 13th Street Alliance announces a unique pilot program for July/August 2019 for neighborhood seniors, elders, old hippies […]
I.M. Pei’s New York Legacy
By Ananth Robert Sampathkumar, Partner–NDNY Architecture + Design Ieoh Ming Pei, the famed New York based Chinese-American Modernist Architect, died last month, at the young […]
The Whitney Museum Opens its 2019 Biennial Exhibition
By Martica Sawin Two years have gone by and the Whitney Biennial is here again on Gansevoort Street and will be with us until September […]
Beth Israel News
By Penny Mintz It is hard to pry information from Mt. Sinai. On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, members of the Community Coalition to Save Beth […]
Then&Now: The Grand Pier 54 of Titanic History
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP THEN: This row of grand buildings embellished with pink granite facades testifies to the world’s busiest seaport’s prominence in […]
A School for Creative Innovators
Our encounter with The New School began with an invitation to a reception at the residence of the University President, David Van Zandt. A bronchial […]
Open Letter to Corey Johnson to Save the 14A Bus Line Route
Dear Corey, Sort of ironic that my earlier Open Letter to you from WestView News was to plead for more bus shelters for riders waiting […]
Charles Street Association Annual Planting
Dear neighbors and members of the Charles Street Association, Thank you for coming out this past Saturday. You made our annual planting a great success. […]
Mia Says
Mia Says: I tolerate the idiosyncrasies of others in the hope they will tolerate mine. Photo by Dusty Berke.
Teddy Crosses The Goal Line
Theodore (Teddy ) Capsis completed his four year football scholarship at Holy Cross with graduation and a hug from his sister Sophia. Photo courtesy of […]