Freelancers Unite!
Wage Theft a Growing Problem in the New Economy By Stephanie Phelan “We want to be paid, and paid on time!” This outcry comes from […]
What is Loft Living? Understanding the unique features of a NYC Loft Residence
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP, LRES New York loft living is a unique experience and it’s important to know a little history to appreciate […]
Books: Tradition! How That Fiddler Got On the Roof
By Ellis Nassour Tradition!: The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World’s Most Beloved Musical (St. Martin/Griffin; Trade paper; […]
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
By Council Member Corey Johnson The fight to save the Associated Supermarket on West 14th Street has spurred conversations about food access and the difficulty […]
Revisiting My Times Letter
By Maggie Berkvist When The New York Times ran my Letter to the Editor on March 4th, WestView News publisher George Capsis suggested that, since […]
Time for Another Protestant Revolution
By Alec Pruchnicki Thesis 1. Those who profess to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ should all be bleeding-heart liberals, like He was. What!? How […]
The Judge Steps Out (Part Three): Rumors and Sightings
By Clive I. Morrick Parts 1 and 2 revisited the infamous Judge Joseph Force Crater’s disappearance on August 6, 1930, and events in his life […]
The Easter Maybe Crowd
By Reverend Donna Schaper Before I tell you what I see in the Easter Maybe Crowd, I should tell you about my perch. I am […]
City Roots
By Diana Hottell Even though I’ve lived the last 43 years in Twisp, Washington (Population 900), my family roots are deep under the paved streets […]
Spring Shakespeare Seminar at Jefferson Market Library
By Nancy Aravecz April 23, 2016 marks 400 years since the death of William Shakespeare. To honor his enduring cultural legacy, Jefferson Market Library will […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
April 2016 It’s April and that means that the Tribeca Film Festival and the Havana Film Festival have arrived. Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) April 13-24 […]
WestView Editor Caucuses For Bernie in Nevada
By Christy Ross In a cheery kindergarten classroom at Mountain View Elementary School, I joined 20 of my Elko neighbors to caucus in the Nevada […]
Thoughts About Justice Scalia and the Supreme Court
By Judge Frederic Block I am writing this article the day after Justice Antonin Scalia died. I am under no illusion that the vast majority […]
Youth Does Not Follow the Banner of Compromise
By George Capsis Times veteran op-ed columnist, Nicholas Kristof, tells a good story of how in 1981, he, as a young Washington Post intern, called […]
Letters: Job Loss and Stock Market Key Reasons to Keep ACA
To the Editor: In reference to your advocacy of a federal Single Payer healthcare plan in place of the ACA, let it be conceded that […]
Letters: Graffiti Hero
In the February issue of WestView News you have a blurb about the US Postal Service selling ad space on its green relay boxes in […]
Letters: MTA Seeks Ad Millions – Post Office Prefers Graffiti
In June, WestView suggested that the Post Office sell advertising on its graffiti tattooed collection boxes. We offered an illustration of how the Post Office […]
Briefly Noted: VID Meeting
On Thursday, February 11th, the Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting in St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. Democratic party district leader Keen Berger […]