CUBA—THE DOOR OPENS
Photographer Rob Moore captures a moment in Castro’s Cuba as the door opens, but strictures remain. The door has opened for Americans to travel legally […]
Fighting for the Minds of Children
By George Capsis I was idly watching channel 13 when I became aware of a video of children in Middle Eastern dress, single filing into […]
Inside Bernie Sanders
By Arthur A. Schwartz By the time you read this, the Iowa Caucus results will be counted and either Bernie Sanders will have won or […]
Single Payer 101
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Medicare Vs. Blue Cross By Alec Pruchnicki, MD “ This is not Denmark,” Hillary projected loudly and got heavy applause when […]
WestViews Correspondence, Commentary, Corrections
Best Paper in the City Just saw the new issue. It’s great as usual. (I tell people it’s not just the best paper in the […]
Much Loved in Greenwich Village
Hi, Mr. Capsis. I have lived in Greenwich Village my whole life, 60 years. My father was also born here as well as my grandparents. […]
Stop Mayor’s Attack on City’s Horses
We the public should not pay off Mayor de Blasio’s political debts. The City Council bill to ban the passage of horse drawn carriages from […]
The IRS Never Does That
…is what my accountant told me in October after I received a voice mail telling me the IRS was suing me. Upon discovering there had […]
Village Independent Democrats
General Membership Meeting January 14, 2016 On Thursday, January 14th, the Village Independent Democrats (VID) held their monthly meeting in St. John’s Church on Christopher […]
WestView Proposal May Net Post Office Millions
In the June issue of WestView we proposed selling ad space on graffiti-violated Post Office collection boxes to allow for an annotated street tour of […]
Caruso’s Quips
By Charles Caruso LIVE AND YEARN CHARLES CARUSO ACTION You can do anything they can’t stop you from doing. ACTION Action reveals character in life […]
What is Bernie Sanders Talking About When He Says “Medicare for All?”
By Arthur Z. Schwartz In the raging national debate about health care, Sen. Bernie Sanders is the only presidential candidate able to give a short […]
WestView Op-Ed
By Corey Johnson A contributor to WestView in his seventies offered he could not live in the West Village if it were not for his […]
Why I Joined a Political Club
By Alec Pruchnicki Since the 1960s, I’ve been active in a variety of political causes. I learned back then not to be co-opted (a popular […]
How to Buy Votes
By George Capsis Anxiously watching the TV weather forecasts the inevitable conclusion emerged—I had to do a big food shopping before the Saturday blizzard ended […]
United Nations Conference on Climate Change: Paris Meets New York Ecologically
By Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper Bill McKibben was right when he said that the UNCOP21 conference on climate change in Paris did not save the […]
The St. John’s Terminal/Pier 40 Project: How an Assemblymember Should Lead
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Can a Bernie Sanders-supporting progressive activist lawyer also champion a billion dollar development project? The answer is yes. As WestView readers […]