When You Close a Hospital You Kill a Medical Community
By George Capsis “The recent article in WestView News about the closing of Beth Israel really needed the entire paper, cover-to-cover, to uncover what’s really […]
The Black Derby
Dear George: I read your review of The Black Derby and thought I might take my wife there for a night out. However, upon checking […]
Three Lives is Here to Stay
Dear Three Lives & Company Customers: We have wonderful news to share with you: We are here to stay! As most of you know, our […]
Judge Extends Injunction Preventing Sale of Village Townhouse
On November 18th, Manhattan Surrogate Nora S. Anderson extended an injunction preventing the sale of 69 Horatio Street, the home of Tom Doyle and Bill […]
Villagers Take Action Amid Trump Ascendance
On Sunday, November 20th, following a call from City Council Member Corey Johnson, over 500 Village and Chelsea residents descended on The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual […]
Rent Prisoners
By George Capsis This was the most difficult article I have ever written for WestView. It took me five days and what I produced is […]
Vote to End Ugly
By George Capsis The raw three-story concrete MTA ventilation tower, located at 7th Avenue South and Greenwich Avenue, is such an inviting visual insult that […]
Remember Pearl Harbor—The 75th Anniversary
By John Gilman – The “Pearl Harbor Baby” My father, LaSelle Gilman, the author of adventure novels like Shanghai Deadline, The Golden Horde, and The […]
Mrs. Green’s Has Closed
By Andrew Buemi Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Recent supply shortages and limited “winter hours” at Mrs. Green’s, located on the corner of Hudson and […]
Landmark Preservation Commission’s Meatpacking Betrayal Could Threaten Historical Districts Across the City
By Martica Sawin In 2003, when there were still enough carcasses hanging along Gansevoort Street to justify the name “Meatpacking District,” the Landmarks Preservation Commission […]
When They Closed My Hospital, My Physician Left: Lamenting Beth Israel and Local Healthcare of Yore
The recent article in WestView News about the closing of Beth Israel really needed the entire paper, cover-to-cover, to uncover what’s really happening. I’m a […]
The Origin of Death Revisited Following the 2016 Election
By Mark M. Green Nearly eight years ago, I wrote a column about the origin of death. An edited version of this column appears below. […]
The Trump Win and Our Lives
By Arthur Z. Schwartz I will not bore you with another piece about how awful Donald Trump is or is going to be. You can […]
December May Bring City Council Approval of St. John’s/Pier 40 Deal—Or Not
The following is a defense of the plan to build a 1,500-apartment complex opposite Pier 40. Prefacing it are George Capsis’ comments. I do not […]
Big Changes are Coming to Houston Street
The blocks of Houston Street east and west of Broadway are jam-packed with construction activity. The NYU Coles Gymnasium is being displaced for an NYU […]
Chelsea Art Gallery Supports Senior Artists
By Susan Skoorka Dedicated to giving older artists the opportunity to exhibit their work and engage in professional discourse, the Carter Burden Gallery (CBG) is […]
IN AND OUT
Last month, we reported that the Three Lives & Company bookstore had not closed but was negotiating with its new landlord to stay. On November […]
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
AFTERSHOCK: When the election results came in, the mood in our neighborhood, a Hillary stronghold, revealed a mix of gloom, anger—and wry (rye!) humor. All photos by Maggie […]