Teachout Speaks Out
Alec Pruchnicki On Thursday April 9th, Zephyr Teachout returned to Greenwich Village and the Village Independent Democrats, one of several political clubs that endorsed her […]
WestView Letter May 2015: Letter: How Mr. Diller Got His Island
Letter: How Mr. Diller Got His Island Lisa Foderaro’s rehashing of the many opinions of the proposed construction of Pier 55 (NY Times, April 5, […]
WestView Letter May 2015: St. Luke’s Cherry Trees
St. Luke’s Cherry Trees Where have all the cherry blossoms gone? With bursts of soft pink and white blossoms, the allee of cherry trees that […]
Two Nice Cops
Locking my bike before walking into Staples on 6th Avenue and 8th, I became aware of two smiling young police officers talking to an elderly […]
GVSHP’s Business of the Month
West Villagers have great affection for their local cafes, florists, wine shops, watch repairers, frame shops, chocolatiers, dress shops and more. These are some of […]
90th Birthday Celebration For Village Preservationist Albert S. Bennett
He was born July 25, 1925. He moved to Morton Street on September 1, 1955. And now—nearly 90 years after the first big event and […]
Teachout and Berman at Speak at VID
On Thursday April 9th, the Village Independent Democrats held their monthly meeting at St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. As usual, the meeting started with […]
Briefly Noted
Cuomo’s Ego Flys the State Why did Cuomo make a thirty-six hour round trip to Cuba? Certainly not to trigger trade with a country where […]
Update at St. Luke’s
March 30 marked the beginning of construction for a new apartment building in the Greenwich Village Historic District, designed by Barry Rice Architects with the […]
Musical Masterworks at Grace Church
When Walt Whitman came upon Grace Church, at 10th Street and Broadway, he was so enchanted by what he saw he described Broadway as a […]
Village Apothecary Plans Renovation
In the 2 ½ years that husband and wife Vijay Desai and Mital Patel have owned the Village Apothecary, they have made few noticeable changes. […]
Teleported Shopping
A shining nursery van pulled up in front of my window on Charles Street as I struggled to get out another issue of WestView. Three […]
Finding Purpose in Enjoying Life
Vast numbers of often rambling, even convoluting books and discussions often almost seem to avoid a conclusion. Is enjoyment the purpose of life? Can’t it […]
The Lost Cinemas of the West Village: The Carmine Theater
The Carmine Theater stood at 21 Carmine Street from at least 1910 to 1925. Our Lady of Pompeii church now occupies that site. The Carmine […]
Ephemeral Images at Jefferson Market
As a space of inevitable flux and evolution, the city often seems to exist outside of itself at times. Journeys through the spaces of this […]
Writers’ Atelier Survives: Writers’ Atelier Survives On Astor Place
The Writers Room, which calls itself “The nation’s oldest and largest urban writers’ colony,” was founded in 1978 by a group of downtown writers wanting […]
West Village Original: Peter Harvey
This month’s West Village Original is painter and designer Peter Harvey, born in Guatemala in 1933 of British parents. He was a scenic designer for […]
There is No Plan: How Air Rights Could Radically Change the Waterfront
In the last minute, near-midnight closing session of the New York State Legislature in June 2013, our local Senator and Assembly members pushed through a […]