PLEA TO A FLOWER THIEF
It was dancer and urban gardener, Peter Davis, who discovered the “Double Impatient”. We are all familiar with the ever-rushing to bloom “Impatient” (hence its […]
TRIUMPH OF A SALES MAVEN
I belong to that vast group that will not, no, cannot, buy anything unless it is on sale. You see, you have to be careful; […]
When Wonder Bread Was 11 Cents
I was born on December 20th 1927, on 103rd Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan and except for a very brief move to Astoria, around […]
392 West Street, Then & Now
With the summer breeze finally here, a stop along the Greenwich Village waterfront to reminisce about its past seems in order. The building at 392 […]
WestView Letter July 2014: George
George Many thanks for your time and kindness in sending the MIA issues (April, May) of West View. You should be made aware of the […]
Answer to High Cost of Hospitals Opens
Walk-in Walk-out Urgent Care Center Opens . Lenox Hill HealthPlex is a freestanding, 24-hour, emergency department which is similar to hospital-based emergency departments in terms […]
WestView on the Radio
On The Big Broadcast, Sunday evening this past June 15, at 10:05 PM, the radio host, Rich Conaty gave a terrific plug for WestView News […]
What’s Your Excuse?
Every one of us knows something we should be doing to be healthier, but we make some excuse not to do it. The excuse I […]
We All Have Stories
My sister, Sarah, sat in my living room on Barrow Street, absolutely tickled as she read WestView News. “This is the best paper I’ve ever […]
Soccer and Trader Joe’s
“My father was an immigrant who worked at a mill and I ended up as an Army Colonel with 30 years’ experience and now my […]
What is FAR?
Bulk Bulk regulations are the combination of controls (lot size, floor area ratio, lot coverage, open space, yards, height and setback) that determine the maximum […]
Stonewall Riots and the March “Never to Forget”
Stonewall Uprising, the 90-minute PBS documentaryproduced and directed by Kate Davis and David Heilbroner depicts the moment in history when the LGBT revolution made its […]
We Gather Together….
The most important need—drive, instinct—in human beings is not sex, power, love, caretaking: it is membership in a group. Without the group these other considerations […]
Cabaret & Bullets (Plus The Big Broadcast)
Just prior to the opening of the new Roundabout production of Cabaret starring Alan Cumming and Michelle Williams the two were interviewed by The New […]
The 59th Village Voice ‘Obie’ Awards –Highlights & Personal Reminiscences
The 2014 59th annual Village Voice ‘Obie’ Awards celebrating off and off-off Broadway was held on Monday evening May 19th at the olde time historic […]
New Kid on The Block
When Nick Cervera, owner of the successful Mole Restaurant on Hudson and Jane Streets was approached by his landlord and asked if he was interested […]
Taste the Breakdown
SnackBar Protein is about the blandest thing we treat ourselves to on a daily basis. I’m not even thinking of my roommate’s giant jar of […]
Then & Now: Behind the Scenes of 75 ½ Bedford Street
By Amanda Davis, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation The narrow house at 75 ½ Bedford Street is well known in Greenwich Village. Besides being […]