Technicolor Spring
SnackBar In the Village, the tree-lined blocks and street-side gardens are exploding in a Technicolor spring. Ambling through the St. Luke’s Garden on Hudson Street […]
Old and New Traditions
Café Loup has been on West 13th Street in the Village since the 80s, almost 30 years with very little change. It is old school, […]
Democratic Club Endorsements Start With Upsets
On Thursday April 11th, an enthusiastic standing room only crowd met in St. John’s Church on Christopher Street for the first endorsement meeting of the […]
WestView Letter May 2013: Seeking info on research at Bell Labs (now Westbeth) during Manhattan Project of World War II
Seeking info on research at Bell Labs (now Westbeth) during Manhattan Project of World War II Dear WestView readers, I am seeking information about the […]
WestView Letter May 2013: Speaker Quinn
Speaker Quinn Dear Editor, According to what I read in a New York Times article, Speaker Quinn directs her fury, intimidation and retaliation at people […]
AFTER THE STORM.
A Monthly Column about Politics AN APOLOGY TO YETTA KURLAND I know my tongue can be piercing. Following 35 years of litigation and 45 years […]
Pillow Attack in Washington Square
Saturday April 6 was International Pillow Fight Day. It was a sunny 57 degrees when hundreds aged about 18 months to 70-ish arrived in Washington […]
Steven C. Witkoff
Steven C. Witkoff is the chairman and the principal shareholder of The Witkoff Group, a privately held company that owns and operates real estate nationwide. […]
Sarah Jessica Parker Endorses WestView News and maybe Bill de Blasio
“There is a beautiful young lady that would like to meet you,” Andromache called from the hall and in walked Sarah Jessica Parker; I found […]
This Morning Christine Quinn Lost The Election
“In strategic sessions, Ms. Quinn can speak colorfully of other law makers, often saying, ‘I’m going to cut his balls off.’” This Christine Quinn quote […]
West Village Restaurants to Recommend
I have compiled the start of a list of places which is below, alongside photographs of local restaurants. This is not an easy thing to […]
West Village Original: Barbara Garson
This month’s West Village Original is playwright and author Barbara Garson, born in Brooklyn in 1941. Her plays include “MacBird,” her notorious 1966 political parody […]
Ninth Avenue: A Move Ahead
Ninth Avenue took a new move on Thursday evening, March 7 when Community Board Two Traffic and Transportation Committee reviewed NYCDOT’s latest proposal to redesign […]
Thanks, But No Thanks
The bright green flyers announcing “Petition Opposing New MTA Bus Route on Washington and Greenwich Streets” began appearing in the neighborhood after a March 7th […]
Never Alone
Every morning, I take a taxi to work. I feel guilty about this, believe me, but I know I’m not the only one wrestling with […]
Power of the Press
“The washing machine won’t turn on.” said Andromache. Climbing, with gasps, the last steps from the basement laundry room, I discovered a slipping push-pull, turn […]
WestView Letter April 2013: Would Anyone Buy The Post Office?
Would Anyone Buy The Post Office? For years, our printer has been delivering WestView subscription copies to the 10014 postal zone Varrick Street post office […]
Purposeful Action: Cultivating Democracy One Click at a Time
Recently, I grabbed coffee with New York City based philanthropist and innovator James Slezak near his SoHo office. I listened intently to his views on […]