Hidden within The Public
The Public Theatre recently “officially reopened” after a $40 million major renovation which includes the addition of a new hidden restaurant created on a floor […]
Jane Street Meets Sandy with Resilience
It wasn’t the expected perfect storm, hardly a storm at all, defined only by gusty winds and light rain. On the other hand, it was […]
Thank you Sandy, I get the message
The morning of Sandy, the air pressure was strangely heavy, and I knew something awful was about to happen. Chris Hedges came out with his […]
Brother Can You Spare $20
I have always had a grudging admiration for a confidence man. That is a crook who weaves an elaborate story and delivers it with innovative […]
What Happened That Night
Returning to Pier 40 on the Friday after Thanksgiving in my new, used Honda Accord that replaced my beloved Odyssey which had been flooded and […]
Sandy Experience in Rome
My Sandy experience was wonderful. I was in Rome sitting in a small cafe among floribund Italians with a glass of vino rosso before me […]
Corrections
BLAME SANDY! On Monday October 29th, WestView staff was racing to close the November issue ahead of Hurricane Sandy’s arrival. Unfortunately, they didn’t quite make […]
Sandy Experience from Beijing
My Sandy experience is unusual because I endured its effects in Beijing, China. But my son, Matt, was living in the family compound in Westbeth […]
Letter to WestView, Harvey Weinstein’s yapping dogs
George, There is uproar here about the behavior of the movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, who allows his housekeepers to let his small yapping dogs out […]
Science from away: Something is definitely happening with the weather.
In New York City, something is always happening. I well remember my now 20 year old daughter, when she was a little girl, informing the […]
Sandy Experience
I know that I shouldn’t be here. A bathtub-size wave breaks over the toe of my black boots. I’m standing on the top step of […]
Helen Ann of Your Neighborhood Office
I’ve been told a butcher can hold a baby lamb in his arms and tell you how much it weighs. Helen Ann Lally, owner of […]
WestView Letter December 2012: Sandy Defeats Handicapped
Sandy Defeats Handicapped Dear Editor, Two weeks ago, I was leaving church on the Upper West Side, when the minister asked me to help a […]
Money Dictates Pier 40 Solution
If you want to know how and who will save the Hudson River Park, look to money. More and more, it is the people with […]
Stephan Weiss Depicted Energy
I spoke to Stephan Weiss on the phone shortly before he died and asked him if the Charles Street Association could have its December holiday […]
WestView Letter November 2012: Times Suggests Emergency Room Gap Closed
Times Suggests Emergency Room Gap Closed On October 9, two and half years after St. Vincent’s Hospital closed its doors, the New York Times finally […]
Letter from Moscow
A small grey sparrow, making a sharp turn on his left wing, landed on the edge of a round table at which I was sitting, […]
Science from Away: Cut the Junk
I saw a poster on the subway with the title “Cut the Junk,” with a chocolate donut making the “C”, a hamburger on a bun […]