Where to Park?
Barry Benepe’s article about 11 Jane Street—across the street from where I live—got the assessment of demand for off-street parking all wrong. Do you really […]
VID Endorses
On Thursday April 14th, the Village In-dependent Democrats had their monthly meeting at St. John’s Church on Christo-pher Street. There were reports on a variety […]
A Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fundraiser!
The Neighbors Helping Neighbors Committee of the West Village Houses is organizing our first Fundraiser to be held Saturday afternoon, June 11, rain date Sunday, […]
The Dictatorship of Ugly
By George Capsis Oh, wow, there on the six o’clock news were the rounded features of Barry Diller modestly purring in unctuous LA diction his […]
A Presidential Penthouse for NYU
By Brian J. Pape, AIA When George Capsis got a firsthand look at the new residence for NYU’s president Andrew Hamilton, he experienced the 4,200 […]
Bill Cornwall’s Will Must Be Respected
By Arthur Z. Schwartz For 55 years Bill Cornwall and Tom Doyle lived together, as a married couple, at 69 Horatio Street. In 1971, Bill, […]
Giving the Cure to Alienation
By George Capsis As I wrote in the April issue, the response of the new President and Chief Operating Officer of D’Agostino, Bob James, regarding […]
What Food Programs are Available to Seniors?
By Corey Johnson The epidemic of supermarket closures across New York City has raised new awareness of the difficulty many New Yorkers face in accessing […]
Selfishness One, Housing Zero
By Alec Pruchnicki The preservation of the Elizabeth Street Garden appears to be a victory for open space and quality of life. On closer inspection, I […]
A Complex Industry
By Steven Monroe Smith Long before I heard the term “West Village,” I was hired as the chef of a restaurant at West 12th and […]
Pruitt-Igoe, a Lesson in City Planning Gone Wrong
By Eric Uhlfelder Pruitt-Igoe, the housing project pictured last month on the front page of WestView as it was being demolished, didn’t fail only due […]
Thoughts About the Presidential Primary and Debating Deborah Glick
By Arthur Z. Schwartz April, for me, was a month of highs and lows—in the political arena. Since I like to be transparent now in […]
What’s in a name? – Part 2
By Caroline Benveniste In the April issue of WestView News we featured a photo of the “Triangle” park on Greenwich Avenue between 11th and 12th […]
The Isaacs-Hendricks House
By Justin Matthews The Isaacs-Hendricks House at 77 Bedford Street, built in 1799, is the oldest house in the West Village, and one of the […]
A ROYAL BIRTHDAY TREAT
On April 21st, members of the ‘special relationship’ also enjoyed a special celebration marking Queen Elizabeth‘s 90th birthday. West Village favorite, Li-Lac Chocolates, was chosen to be […]
History of D’Agostino’s
By Caroline Benveniste On the awning of its store on Greenwich Street between Bethune and W. 12th, D’Agostino’s boasts that it has been “Family Owned […]