The Cost of Being a Woman
By Commissioner Julie Menin It has been nearly 100 years since women have had the right to vote. However, it is no secret that women […]
DISROBED AGAIN, A Federal Judge Speaks Out
By Frederic Block I wrote a book a few years ago, Disrobed: An Inside Look at the Life and Work of a Federal Trial Judge. […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
BEST IN FILM 2015 We are not limiting ourselves to a Top Ten. Rather we have put together a list of narrative and documentary films […]
Which President Will Say No to Wall Street? Times editorial offers that Hillary is silent on plan to avoid the next Wall Street recession
By George Capsis Some years ago, in the old Times building on West 43rd Street, I found myself sitting down at a very large […]
Sheldon Silver, Deborah Glick and Us
By Arthur Z. Schwartz I held off on writing about the Sheldon Silver trial hoping to have a verdict to discuss. But the jury […]
Affordable Housing Becomes a Museum Exhibit
By George Capsis To replace the semblance of a human presence after 55 years of marriage, I keep WNYC on all day—and my ears […]
If Cats Could Vote…
A West Village friend said to me, “If everyone who says ‘I really think Bernie would make the best President, but he can’t win, and […]
Simply Thanksgiving
To George and staff All the best I was just eight four And simple did not know what to do So I simple picked up […]
Restore Original Bus Stop
Dear Sir: Thank you for this very special newspaper. It is a wonderful forum for issues related to the West Village and its residents. I […]
My Life So Far
I’m 15 years old, and I live a reality very few kids will experience. Every day feels undetermined and a constant battle. It’s my family […]
Planter-gate?
To the editor: I was amused when I read the story about Bruce Camacho paying for the new Planter Construction in front of the […]
WestView’s Smilin’
To the Editor, As a lifelong native New Yorker, I always thought WestView News was the hippest of all the local Village papers, but […]
News You Won’t Read Anywhere Else
To the Editor: As a long time subscriber, the WestView News has special value to me because of its insightful coverage of both the frustrations […]
A Cry From Paris
By Marc Levy Like so many across the world, I can’t stop thinking of those who have lost their lives this sad November—in an […]
VID November Actions
On Thursday, November 12th the Village Independent Democrats had their monthly meeting in St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. The meeting was chaired by long […]
Bird in the Hood
A short story. I was walking to see someone on 10th Street midday and ran into a group of photographers encircled around something—not sure what […]
Two Dames Corrections
In the November issue of Westview News, my coverage of Dames at Sea contained two print mistakes I would like to correct. Following the original […]
Trump Isn’t Funny, He’s a Disgrace
By Arthur Z. Schwartz When Donald Trump launched his campaign with a diatribe against Mexicans, the media treated him like the pariah he is. […]