Seniors, Take Care of YOU This Holiday Season
By Joy Pape, FNP-C CDE CILC The holiday season is here and, with a little planning, you can enjoy it without compromising your health. I […]
A Stroll Around the Neighborhood: Recent and Planned Developments in the St. John’s Terminal Area
By Brian J. Pape, AIA West Houston Street is considered the southern boundary for the West Village, but let’s step over the line a bit […]
West Village Houses Threat: Developer’s Takeover Bid Considered
By Brian J Pape, AIA In four recent issues starting in April 2017, WestView News has covered the West Village Houses (WVH)—a 420-unit cooperative (co-op), […]
In Memory of Joan Simons Constantikes-Agnew
Summarized by Anne Olshansky When I started in corporate communications at IBM, they gave me a secretary to share, Joan, who announced that she was […]
Move Over, Jane Jacobs, Jeremiah Moss Has Come to Town
By W. Russell Neuman Jeremiah Moss came to town in 1993 at age 22 and fell in love. He fell in love with the gritty, […]
Nothing’s Changed!
By Mary Ann Miller and Cynthia Chaffee You can ask any Croman tenant, “Has anything changed since Steve Croman went to jail?” and you’ll get […]
Efforts to Save the Last Health Centers of Lower Manhattan
By Penny Mintz Is Beth Israel Hospital going the way of St. Vincent’s (closed), Cabrini (closed), St. Vincent’s Midtown (closed), and Gouverneur (an out-patient center […]
West Village Original: Karen Kramer
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is documentary filmmaker Karen Kramer, whose works include The Jolo Serpent Handlers, Rice and Peas, Coney […]
My First Bird Book?
By Keith Michael Millie is drowsing at my feet, her smiling corgi face propped upon the helter-skelter sprawl of birding field guides, dog-eared and cracked […]
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
CHEER UP, FOLKS! Despite these “worst of times,” art seems to be flourishing. See these colorful works from the talented artists who are creating lively, […]
Notes and Perspectives from Away: Can Democrats Prove Will Rogers Wrong?
By Tom Lamia What concerns me today is the failure of Democrats to organize effectively to win elections. Will Rogers had it right. When asked […]
Identifying an Unusual Bird
Dear Editors: I write to you as an avid reader and fan of WestView News, even though I moved to nearby Chelsea a few years […]
Flower Power Man
By Robert Heide In the mid-1960s, the Beatles recorded two prominent hits. One expressed the desire for revolution, suggesting that “we all want to change […]
Keeping the Bohemian Vibe Alive
By Sophie Gruetzner Our Village was once the home of many wonderful artists, poets and writers—Bob Dylan! Hunter S. Thompson! Today, many longtime residents mourn […]
Street Photography in the West Village
I have been doing street photography for close to 50 years. Many of my photos were taken in the West Village. The Village never disappoints, […]