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March 6, 2017

New Film Czar in Fun City (Part Two): An Interview with NYC Commissioner of Media and Entertainment Julie Menin

By Annunziata Gianzero Part One of this article, which appeared in last month’s issue of WestView (https://westviewnews.org/2017/02/started-fun-city-part-one/), recounted the beginnings of the NYC Film Commission […]

March 5, 2017

Emergency!

Learning About Our Need for a Full-Service Hospital the Hard Way By Robert Widmann I was getting ready for bed and had just sat down […]

March 5, 2017

How Do Hospitals Really Work?

By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Arthur Schwartz’s harrowing account of his heart attack in last month’s issue of WestView accurately portrayed many aspects of what a […]

March 5, 2017

Automat

Dear Editors: Being Boston-born and DC-domiciled, I must admit surprise at being reminded of an early childhood memory by a New York community newspaper! While […]

March 5, 2017

Music of the Youth

Dear George, The February WestView article on “Johannes Brahms: The Working Musician” compelled me to forward my enclosed graphical commentary on the current, sad state […]

March 5, 2017

Co-Dependent Nation

Dear Editors: The United States, and increasingly, the world, is being kept in thrall by the new president, Donald J. Trump. His lack of experience, […]

March 5, 2017

PeopleWay

This letter forms part of a dialogue involving the future of 14th Street in relation to the L Train shutdown planned for at least 18 […]

March 5, 2017

WestView Online Access

Dear Editors: I just read the letter in February’s WestView News about print editions unfortunately ending up in the trash. I’d love to be signed […]

March 5, 2017

Arthur’s Heart

This email exchange took place between community organizer Gil Horowitz and attorney/activist Arthur Z. Schwartz on February 9, 2017. Hi Arthur, In these dark days […]

March 5, 2017

Briefly Noted: Facility Charge Fleeces Patients

Last week, I received a bill for $15 from Mount Sinai/Beth Israel. I called United Healthcare (UHC), my insurer, to find out what this extra […]

March 5, 2017

Briefly Noted: Court Date Set for Save Gansevoort Lawsuit

Readers of WestView News are by now aware that the neighborhood group, Save Gansevoort, has been working for more than a year to challenge a […]

March 5, 2017

Not Adulting Right Now, Thank You Very Much: Catching the Virtual Reality (VR) Wave at Sundance 2017

By Annunziata Gianzero You sit at a desk, stand in a projected white circle, get strapped into a mock space capsule seat, or (as I […]

March 5, 2017

West Village Original: Edith Stephen

By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is dancer and filmmaker Edith Stephen, who was born in Salamanca, New York, in 1919 and […]

March 5, 2017

Home Care Starts With Love (Part Two)

By Gregory Solometo In the February issue of WestView, I discussed elders’ need for a comprehensive network of expert service providers across varying disciplines, in […]

March 5, 2017

Historical Essay No. 1: The Fate of Sparta After the Peloponnesian War

By Alec Pruchnicki, MD In 404 BC, after 37 years of almost continuous war, Sparta and its allies completely defeated Athens and the Delian League. […]

March 5, 2017

One of the City’s Worst Landlords Targets Morton Street Senior

By Arthur Z. Schwartz This one may get me sued for libel, but here goes. Michael Sloan owns a number of buildings in the West […]

March 5, 2017

Hate in West Village

We received a call from Dr. Steven Schwartz, PhD who asked that we print this anti-Semitic scrawl with his name defiantly displayed. Trump hate has […]

March 5, 2017

Town Hall Meeting on March 30th: I’m Okay—And I Know Why We Need Beth Israel or a Real Replacement

By Arthur Z. Schwartz First, I want to thank everyone who sent me messages of support after my heart attack got featured on the front […]

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