Johannes Brahms: The Working Musician (Part Two)
By Styra Avins In the February issue of WestView, Styra Avins introduced us to the musical work and family life of Johannes Brahms. Part Two […]
Briefly Noted: Correction
We received an email from Murray’s Cheese owner Rob Kaufelt thanking us for our “Murray’s Cheese…” article in the March issue, but pointing out that, […]
HOSPITAL RESPONDS TO EXPLOSIVE GROWTH
Chief Operating Officer Robert Guimento (left) began his presentation of the “new” New York Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital by documenting the boom in Lower Manhattan apartment […]
THE CONTEMPT OF NEGLECT
This decades-old fence bulging into the path of Charles Street pedestrians is a relic of famed real estate scavenger William Gottlieb’s “never fix anything” dictum […]
Architecture, Language, and Gesture at Jefferson Market Library
By Mark John Smith As many of you may know, this year marks the 50th anniversary of Jefferson Market Library (JMU). For the last half-century, […]
Look At My Art! Look At Me!
Philosopher Susanne Langer explained that art was a language, and she was right. If I listen to the introduction to a classical music piece from […]
Sinclair Lewis in New York City
By Sally E. Parry Sinclair Lewis moved to New York City in the fall of 1910, after completing a Bachelor’s degree at Yale University. He […]
Your Life is Not In Our Budget
By George Capsis “We publish too much hospital stuff,” Liza, our Traffic Manager, dryly quoted a WestView reader. I winced and thought “maybe” and then […]
How an Oklahoma Boy Became a West Village Man
By Michael Drew Embrey In 1988, I tested positive for HIV. I had just turned 25 and was living in Dallas. Instinctually, I knew this […]
Another Take on “Away”
By Diana Hottell When WestView Publisher George Capsis met my husband and me last year, while we were “awaying” on Thompson Street, he invited me […]
WHO NEEDS THE MALDIVES?
Now that it rains in the desert, SoCal is experiencing a super bloom. Pictured above are California Poppy, Lupine, and Canterbury Bells flowers.
Home Care Starts with Love (Part Three)
By Gregory Solometo In the March issue of WestView, I discussed the roles of home care professionals who are essential to comprehensive elder care. This […]
Navigating the PeopleWay
By Paul Steely White With a 15-month suspension of L Train service between Brooklyn and Manhattan and along 14th Street coming in 2019, the City […]
Notes and Perspectives From Away: First Visit: South Bristol, Maine (1968)
By Tom Lamia My association with the State of Maine began as a chapter in a courtship that led to marriage. In early 1968, after […]
Surviving the Subterranean World that Connects the West Village
By John H. Johnson It’s a nightmare in the tunnels beneath New York City’s streets! That is, if you’re a telephone line or cable trying […]
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? It turned out to be a month when those observing the world around them became as interesting as the […]
In and Out
This month saw fewer closings than February. Plus, two long-awaited restaurants finally opened—Greenwich Steakhouse and Hot N Juicy Crawfish. One Italian restaurant opened and an […]