Transformation in Chelsea: From Industrial Telecom to Walker Tower Luxury Condo
How do you take an industrial building with few windows and turn it into a luxury apartment that can command high prices? All over America, […]
Grace Church: 166 Years of A village Landmark
On March 7, 1846, Grace Church was consecrated at Broadway and 10th Street. Previously, from 1808, the church was located at the corner of Broadway […]
Which Isn’t It?
“Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary-wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, […]
Taking Milk From a Kid
SnackBar People often discuss the ethics and humane treatment of killing animals for their meat, but the guilt and queasiness rarely spills over to the […]
Fortune in My Eyes: A Memoir of Broadway Glamour, Social Justice, and Political Passion
Every age has had its stars who combine show business glitz and political passion, with Bono, Sean Penn, and Angelina Jolie among those carrying that […]
WestView Letter February 2013: Why Should I Pay for a Park?
Why Should I Pay for a Park? Dear Editor, A Neighborhood Improvement District (NID) is proposed by for the Hudson River Park, from Chambers Street […]
Superbowl? Fiscal Cliff?
Can Douglas Durst and Sports Leagues Work It Out Before Pier 40 Sinks? The advent of the New Year brings a new session of the […]
Sophie Gerson – From The Bronx With Chutzpah
I always knew that I had a special tie to Alan Gerson, and it wasn’t because I sat through some of his Fidel Castro length […]
After the Storm
Why I Am Running for Village District Leader For the first 24 years of my adult (post 18) life, I eschewed electoral politics. I loved […]
Hudson River Park Readying For A Better Future
Readers of Westview News know that 2012 was a momentous year for Hudson River Park. Aside from grappling with the effects from Hurricane Sandy, Hudson […]
Amour
This is my first written film review. I have just seen Amour, twice, more appropriately titled A Mort, which may be the greatest film I […]
You’re 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 […]
Durst And Sports Dads in Titanic Competition
I was late for the meeting called by attorney Arthur Schwartz, Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT), held in […]
How I Will Remember Koch
I first saw Ed Koch in person in 1965 when he was running against Carmine DeSapio for District Leader. I realized that with only a […]
Creating Whose Job?
Lee Lorenz has, as usual, got it right in his cartoon in the November issue of WestView. The cartoon shows what used to be called […]
From a From-away: Kropki, in what is now Belarus – 1911
He came in the middle of the night. We had been up anyhow. It didn’t take a great deal of thinking to know that what […]
Greenwich Village Chef Lends A Hand For Neighbor Settlement House
Anita Lo Serves As Top Chef Among Village Peers As restaurants prepare to transition their winter menus to spring, chefs in the Greenwich Village area […]
The Hornblower
In the 1980s, I was captain of a cruise boat in New York harbor. So, it was with great interest that I went aboard the […]