CRIME AND REDEMPTION
For you, one of my very few really meticulous readers, you will of course remember from the last issue the theft of a double impatient […]
Block Melange
More than forty years ago the city invited building owners to buy and install trees and as a very proud new owner, I planted the […]
How to Buy a Hospital
This morning before I could read it in the Times I heard on WNYC that NYU Langone was getting a billion dollars to build a […]
“They were just out for publicity”
Global news floats on a rolling Internet sea and twice WestView made 100,000 hits- once last August when I supposedly slapped a State Senator for […]
WestView Letter August 2014: Hi George:
Hi George: I was reading the News & I noticed the box asking for news & complaints. Casa La Femme (140 Charles St.) has been […]
What is the Value of a College Degree?
A degree is generally valuable in several ways including but not limited to the economic. There are additional important benefits to be gained in the […]
Chikungunya Fever
The day after this Science from Away column was submitted to the editor of the WestView for publication in the August issue, an article appeared […]
Science from Away: Very Short Science Stories
Scientists at the University of Alabama campus in Birmingham in their study of a tiny (1 millimeter) nematode, C. elegans, a worm which has long […]
The Pain of Progress
In a tiny house still part of Bedford Street, Edna St. Vincent Millay could stand in her living room, spread her arms and touch both […]
WestView Letter August 2014: Note From the Managing Editor on August Letters:
Note From the Managing Editor on August Letters: We received many angry letters regarding the Obama, N-Word headline used in the July issue. While we […]
Headline Hate
George Capsis, publisher of this paper, is easy to get in touch with. His phone number can be found on the WestView website. On July […]
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Debra Glick Comes Knocking by Alexander Meadows Last Summer I started a brief run for City Council and spent time meeting with elected officials, including […]
DEBORAH GLICK MUST GO!
After Pier 40 Air Rights Debacle and Lies . As the Pier 40 air rights drama unfolds, there will be many fingers pointed. The saga […]
THE NIGGER IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Jim Collier is a straight talking man so when a few months ago he wanted to use the word “nigger” in an article to shock us […]
The Headline Offends Me
I am certain this phrase has been said openly and boldly in living rooms and private clubs, on golf courses, in bars, and during production […]
WRITING FICTION WITH FORENSIC TOOLS
On 9-11, forensic dentist, Dr. Stanley Woods-Frankel got a call from the police to help identify the mutilated and burned bodies at Ground Zero. Brutal […]
WASHINGTON SQUARE CONSERVING BEAUTY
Why does Washington Square Park need a conservancy? How does the park benefit? Or the rest of us for that matter? I met one sunny […]
WASHINGTON SQUARE RIBBON CUTTING
READY, SET, CUT: “It looks better than ever,” was the verdict of Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver, speaking at the June 10th ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating […]