When Greed Becomes Normal
Whether it is the Rudin real estate firm taking over the remains of St. Vincent’s Hospital, or the Koch brothers taking over Congress, it is […]
Malware Attacks Are On the Rise.
Yesterday an NYPA member news organization was attacked by Malware. The virus that hit them locked all files on their servers and asked for a […]
Ruth Berk –Moved But Not Yet Home
I wrote last month about my goal to get Ruth Berk, long time resident of 95 Christopher Street, out of DeWitt Nursing Home. She had […]
Pier 54-55 Park – Happy and Perplexed.
Since I am a member of the CB2 Parks and Waterfront Committee, I will be asked to pass some kind of judgment on the new […]
PLAYING CATCH UP
Why is Europe so far ahead of us in dealing with its flooding problems? They have fifty year plans for the future that they are […]
Bike Baloney
To the editor, WestView News Dear Editor: All those letters written by outraged put-upon bikers were very touching. I wonder, though, if any have been […]
Capping Tammany Hall
Union Square contains several landmark buildings. One of these is Tammany Hall, built in 1929 on the site of the seven story Westmoreland Hotel, across […]
In Response To WestView News’ Questions About The Fate Of The Senior Center At Our Lady Of Pompeii:
Mr. Capsis: To recap what I said on the phone: The Archdiocese of New York is aware of the situation at Our Lady of Pompeii […]
Remembering the Automat
When the not-so-young man behind the counter of the Bridgehampton nursery informed me that a tiny bottle of liquid plant food would cost $11.50 and […]
Steal My Idea, Why Don’t You!
I learned this morning on WNYC that one of, if not the hottest conduits of start up money is in Israel, and the minimum investment […]
Our Future Is Becoming A Billionaire’s Caprice.
You may not care for a concrete island draped over 300 concrete mushroom columns some 70 feet above the Hudson but because you are poor […]
Stimulating The Appetite To Learn
If we were, hypothetically of course, to take an MRI of our potential learner’s brain there probably would be increased activity on the screen showing […]
Science from Away: Short Science Stories
Research carried out in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Idaho on pronghorns demonstrates what guys learn soon enough: in male-female […]
Flower Power
What became of that young hippie putting flowers in the gun? A Life magazine specialty edition hit newsstands last week. It is titled, “The Vietnam […]
WestView Letter December 2014: Letter to the Editor:
Letter to the Editor: Dear Editor: Upon opening an October issue of the West View News, I was pleased to read an article/review which visited […]
Caffe Cino Rides Again
Magie Dominic in her talk entitled ‘The Story of the Caffe Cino’ sponsored by the Greenwich Village Society for Historical Preservation at the Jefferson Market […]
Are Political Clubs Relevant?
It depends. Is public education relevant? Is the argument for “Net Neutrality” relevant? Are democratic elections relevant? If you’ve answered “yes” to any of the […]