Kill the Zombie Park Already Part III: The Hidden Problem
By Alec Pruchnicki When I started writing about the Elizabeth Street Garden last year, I made about a dozen trips there and to the surrounding […]
Kathy Chamberlain’s Jane Welsh Carlyle and Her Victorian World
By Anne Olshansky During the 1840s, Jane Welsh Carlyle led a stimulating and privileged life. As the wife of the greatly admired but tormented […]
Glimpse of Success: Complicated by Feelings
By Janet Capron A review of my debut memoir, Blue Money, appeared in the July 14th issue of Shelf Awareness, a well-regarded online newsletter about […]
New York Times Best-Selling Author Loves Blue Money
Caroline Leavitt, a New York Times best-selling author, read Blue Money two weekends ago and right away, on Monday, July 24th, published an interview with […]
Bring Back Commercial Rent Control?
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Bring back? Until recently, I never knew it had existed. All we hear is how high rents and taxes are […]
Vermeer Senior Chess Club: Promoting Health, Community, and Plenty of Fun
By Nina Leto Mayleas If it’s Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., the Vermeer Senior Chess Club is about to meet. Chessboards are lined up, and members […]
Senior Summer Safety Tips
By Joy Pape, FNP-C CDE CILC Take summer seriously. The season can be hot and hazardous to your health. Here are some tips for you […]
Edward R. Enderlin, ‘Mayor of Perry Street,’ Dies
By Paul Critchlow Edward R. Enderlin, who considered the streets of the West Village his true home for the past three decades, died on June […]
Caruso’s Quips
By Charles Caruso Everyone laughs at the boss’ jokes. ___ The term ‘summer reading’ is absurd. You should read all year long. ___ Nothing serious […]
Jim Fouratt’s HAVE YOU HEARD?
August 2017 Good news: Once again, the Village, like in old times, is ground zero in the NYC battle against the Trump administration and its […]
The Closure of Beth Israel Will Be Stopped
By Arthur Z. Schwartz June 11th marked a really sad day for those of us who live downtown. On that date, Beth Israel Hospital closed […]
The Times Reads WestView
By George Capsis Oh wow! The day after WestView’s June issue came out with the front-page article (“The Ego Fight for Diller Island”) about the […]
Musical Resurrection of St. Veronica’s Church
By George Capsis On June 25th, the New York Catholic Archdiocese changed the locks and closed the 115-year-old St. Veronica’s Church on Christopher Street (just […]
St. Veronica’s Church: Telling the Neighborhood Story
By Terri Cook The Irish dockworker’s life revolved around the river, his family, and his church. St. Veronica’s Church on Christopher Street was his church. […]
Clarifying Statements in June’s “In and Out”
Dear Caroline: I read your “In and Out” column with interest, as usual, in the latest WestView issue. I always welcome your news. But two […]
Diller Island Perspective
Dear Editors: I would like to respond to the article entitled “The Ego Fight for Diller Island,” published in the June issue of WestView News. […]
America, The Same Country
Dear Editors: America killed Philando Castile, who had his seat belt on while his girlfriend and child were in the car, and while it was […]