Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
Shocker: In Manhattan tickets for new movies can cost $15 to $20 dollars for adults and $14 for seniors (there goes the fixed income movie […]
West Village Events in June 2015
Follow the link below to find the latest events in the West Village—including Film, Music, Learning, Dance and Literature. http://issuu.com/sephelan/docs/westviewnews_june2015/26 For weekly updates go to […]
The Visit and Fun Home
The Visit is the last John Kander and Fred Ebb musical before Mr. Ebb’s death in 2004. It stars Chita Rivera and Roger Rees, with […]
Johnson Holds Inaugural West Side Summit
On Saturday, May 9th, Councilmember Corey Johnson held the inaugural West Side summit at the newly renovated Civic Hall on Fifth Avenue, inviting community members […]
Prejudice
The Times reported the beating of a 21-year-old soldier of Ethiopian descent in a Tel Aviv suburb caught on video then broadcast on TV causing […]
GVSHP Awards
By Caroline Benveniste On Wednesday, June 17th, from 6:30-8:30 PM, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation will hold the 35th GVSHP Annual Meeting and […]
Senior Action Day Returns
Senior Action Day is returning to the West Village. Organized by the Social Services committee of Community Board 2, it will be similar to an […]
WestView Letter June 2015: Tenants Seek Representation
Tenants Seek Representation Westbeth is our home, and in many cases, the source of our livelihood. Many tenants have been here since day one when […]
WestView Letter June 2015: May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 To the Editor: I was both surprised and disappointed at the recent article concerning Westbeth in WestView. Surprised because I have always […]
The Law As I See It. Westbeth Must Be the Center of Affordable Housing
The story of Westbeth could fill up a volume. The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s designation of Westbeth as a landmark in 2011 is twenty-four single spaced […]
Teddy Capsis Ends with a Double
Teddy Capsis helped his Chaminade High School team (19 wins and 3 losses) win the 2015 CHSAA Championship over St. Dominic’s 10-0 on May 25, […]
Corruption? Leadership Needed!
I grew up in the Bronx. We didn’t expect a whole lot of heroic leadership from people holding elected office there when I was young. […]
Study of Temperament
NYU Medical’s 1956 longitudinal research team—including Stella Chess, MD; Dr. Alexander Thomas (married to Chess); along with others—was key in a pioneering study of temperament […]
Chinese Buy the Waldorf
A Chinese company just bought the Waldorf Astoria hotel for $1.95 billion. It is the highest price ever paid for a hotel at $1.4 million […]
Will Westbeth Be the Next St. Vincent’s?
“Quintessential New York location! Spectacular sunset views!” The Web site for Ramscale Productions tantalizes wedding planners with photos of its 3,500 sq. ft. penthouse and […]
Defy Landlord by Dining At Lima
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Something is smelly on the corner of Bedford and Christopher, and it’s not the food from the corner restaurant, Taste of […]
The New Whitney Museum Opens its Doors with a Block Party on May 2
The arrival of the new Whitney Museum may be the most exciting event in the West Village since the survivors of the Titanic were brought […]
Shared Guilt is Innocence
United States Attorney Preet Bharara has startling white open eyes like a predatory bird excited by the sudden successful sinking of his talons into a […]