Pier 40: What to Do, Again
By Brian J. Pape To quote a beloved Yogi-ism: “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” At a heated Community Board 2 public hearing on […]
New Intergenerational Housing Ideas
By Brian J. Pape George Capsis asked me to please find the nonprofit company he saw in a TV presentation about “shared” apartments designed for […]
Is Your Habitual Procrastination Making Your Depression Worse?
By David Parker I’m David Parker and I’ve suffered with severe depression and anxiety since I was a young child. Fifteen years ago I was […]
New Technology is Not Always Progress
By Bill Pullano The latest innovation of Fifth Generation (5G) networking wireless connectivity will soon be mainstream. Some claim 5G will be revolutionary, making all […]
Note to Mt. Sinai: We Care About Beth Israel
By Penny Mintz It seems that most people are completely unaware that Mt. Sinai intends to close the Beth Israel building on 16th Street and […]
THEN AND NOW: The New School for Social Research Celebrates 100 Years!
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP For the first decade of its existence, beginning in 1919, the New School for Social Research and Alvin Saunders […]
Pharma to Farm: Pharmacy to Farm Prescriptions Program
By Ede Rothaus A “Win, Win, Win.” How many times do we hear of—well—anything that actually matches that description? (Anything that meets that criteria?) Good […]
The Shed at Hudson Yards
By Donna Schaper The Shed has opened its doors at Hudson Yards—and it will benefit from the best tax write-off yet for a structure that […]
My Time at The New School—1958
By Les Plosia If The New School is anything like it used to be, count me a big fan. Then in my upper 20s, I […]
De Blasio to Village and Chelsea: Drop Dead!
By Arthur Schwartz Just before WestView went to press, Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped a bombshell on us: 14th Street is going to be closed […]
They Came for the Rally and Stayed for the Wake
By Cynthia Chaffee and Mary Ann Miller On a rainy, chilly, first full day of spring, a surprising number of people showed up at the […]
Bookbook Closing
Bookbook at 266 Bleecker Street will be closing its doors this May. We have been doing this for 35 years and it’s time for a […]
Dylan Thomas
In the front-page article about the sale of the building where the White Horse Tavern is, reference is made to Dylan Thomas and his having […]
Croman/WhiteHorse
While it is easy to “Rage, Rage Against Croman,” (April 2019) and all the other horrible landlords and haughty millionaires who are buying up our […]
Judson Church History
Dear George, Roger Paradiso’s article about Judson Church (April 2019 issue) tells a lot, but has huge holes in it. He doesn’t mention the protean […]
Bike Lanes
Dear WestView: It is disheartening to read opinions from bike advocates (Dear Bike Lane Complainers/14th Street, WestView News April 2019) who preach from their moral […]
Lenox Hill Hospital Revitalization Plan
The following letter comes from a doctor and very carefully avoids the fact that the Lenox Hill Hospital expansion is on the east side in […]