Setting Boundaries and Learning to Love Ourselves
By Christina Raccuia Boundaries. We all know the word but few understand how we are affected when boundaries are either fluid or non-existent. Setting boundaries […]
SAN REMO IN THE ‘60
The San Remo was a bar and restaurant popular with artists, actors, writers and musicians, both gay and straight. Its best years were from the […]
MIMI’s
By Marc Levy Tucked away on Sullivan Street, this cozy Greenwich Village newcomer is an upbeat homage to traditional French cuisine. With MIMI, young owners […]
Building on Vacant NYCHA Land
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Nathan Rich of the Peterson Rich Office of Architects also contributed to this article. Mayor de Blasio issued a […]
Max and I Have Lost Our City
By George Capsis Max Frankel, like me, is very angry at these 1000-foot asparagus towers with $100 million apartments that are springing up along 57th […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
February 2016 I am writing this midway through the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Sundance, a competitive festival with juried Grand Jury Prizes for U.S. narrative […]
Supertall in Manhattan
By Brian J. Pape There is a phenomena here in the city that is similar to suburbanites seeking a rural experience by buying a house […]
Who Really Writes the Editorials for The New York Times?
By George Capsis I asked this question when, on December 14, I read a Times editorial actually endorsing a plan by two investment real estate […]
The Sanders Revolution Is Not Being Televised—But It Is Real
By Arthur Z. Schwartz As we neared the end of 2015, some astounding things were going on in the polls. A late December poll commissioned […]
Notorious Bar Disturbs Neighbors
Dear Mr. Capsis! We have been reading the Westview News for many years. Your openness and frankness has impressed us and we believe the City […]
Restore M20 Location
I would like to second Dr. David K. Davis’ letter asking that the M20 bus stop be returned to its original and proper position on […]
Response from Lenox Health
Lenox Health – Greenwich Village would support what the majority of our community feels is the best location for a bus stop near our facility. […]
Kudos
Dear Mr. Capsis, Just a personal note of thanks to you. When we lived in the West Village I used to enjoy reading your newspaper, […]
The Real Terror
One phrase Obama did not repeat was if a person is willing to give his life, there is no protection. And the fact that this […]
VID Meeting
The Village Independent Democrats (VID) held its monthly meeting on Thursday, December 10th. Nadine Hoffmann, President of VID, started the proceedings by giving her President’s […]
Hillary’s Advisors Answer the Times
By George Capsis In the November issue of WestView, we reported that The New York Times, in a seething editorial, challenged Hillary Clinton to “make […]
Maggie B’s Photo of the Month
MEET MIA—WESTVIEW NEWS MASCOT: Also WVN Traffic Manager Liza Whiting, who kindly shares her with us. At first, making nary a sound, Mia was smuggled […]
Gail Brewer Says “Yes—But” to Emerald City
By George Capsis Gail Brewer, our Manhattan Borough President, answered The Times editorial endorsing the selling of Pier 40 air rights for $100 million to […]