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 […]
Come for the Art, Stay for the Apartment
By Katie Keith When Leslie Lalehzar overheard a woman inquiring why all the galleries in Chelsea were closed, she kindly informed her it was because […]
West Village Houses Rally for Preservation
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP The WestView News April, 2017 issue began a series on West Village Houses, an affordable housing cooperative under the […]
Ruth Berk, Village Cabaret Singer and Owner, Dies at 94
Funeral – Sunday June 10 – 11AM – Greenwich Village Funeral Home Ruth Berk, who would have turned 95 in August, passed this morning at […]
The Spirit of WestView
By Barry Benepe I wrote my first article for WestView just over ten years ago in March 2008. It explored the need to calm traffic […]
Lady in the Black Bag
Anybody who lives near Charles Street is familiar with a large, black bag forever hooked onto the door of the Charles Street Synagogue. But not […]
No Plants for Kiddies
One of the charming innovations introduced by Charles Street Association President, Margie Dienstag, was to invite the block’s children to plant, but this year the […]
Mia’s Mystique—Is It Love … ?
Mia’s monthly mug shots melt scores of WestView readers to their cores as her aura bounces off the page pure charm begs viewers to engage […]
Grand Jury Should Investigate World Trade Center Explosions On 9/11
By Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11 Inquiry According to its report, the 9/11 Commission had a “sweeping” mandate to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, […]
Does a Conspiracy Theory Hide a Conspiracy?
By George Capsis Dusty won’t even look at the headlines of the Times let alone read it. She scans the alternate media on her iPhone […]
Devoted Subscriber Dilemma
George, I am an enthusiastic long term subscriber to WestView News and, as a “paper-trained” elder, look forward to reading it cover to cover, usually […]
Inspiring History
Dear Editor, The May issue, with the articles on Louis Sullivan’s work (page 29) for the Bayard-Condict Building, ca. 1897, included a reference to 58 […]
Not a Pretty Picture
Dear Mr Capsis, For decades, I have resided in the West Village and was blessed to have called St. Vincent’s my employer for three decades. […]
Where’s the Real Story?
To the Editors: There appears to have been a breach in WestView News security, and a major article was hijacked and replaced with another. I […]
Music! Free As The Air We Breathe
Dear George: You may understand—by the comment I made at St. Veronica—why I’d be ambivalent about how to fund concerts there and what sort of […]
A Thank You to George
Dear Mr. Capsis, I wrote to you last in December/January regarding the gentrification of the West Village via new developments like the one on Leroy […]
Larcenous Landlords Use the Law to Oust Tenants
By George Capsis Oh wow. On March 22nd the Times did a massive article (like 4 pages) on the emerging breed of amoral landlords that […]