Holiday Shopping, Recession Style
It’s not easy being a small boutique in the West Village, competing with luxury megabrands like Marc Jacobs, which now has not one but three […]
It’s Not the Economy
From a string of restaurants on Hudson Streetto a beloved dry cleaner on West 11th and various boutiques in between, businesses are shuttering all around […]
Two Cult Fashion Brands Come to Play
Between a couple of boutiques that recently opened within a block of each other in the neighborhood—one a high-end designer label, the other a California-casual […]
Don’t Call Him Mr. Dennehy
According to DonalDennehy, owner of the Carmine Street Irish bar Mr.Dennehy’s, the pubwas not namedafter the person you’d assume. Its moniker is actually a tribute […]
Dressed Like a First Lady
When Michelle Obama mentioned she was wearing a $148 Donna Ricco dress on“The View” recently, the style quickly sold out. In other media appearances she’s […]
Sports Groups Pay $150,000 For Pier 40 Solution
Call for 600 luxury apartments and hotel On May 1, WestView News hit the vestibules of the West Village with our big cover article suggesting […]
Bike share in Paris and Washington DC
I observed bike share in both Paris and Washington DC and interviewed one user in each city. One, not a typical rider, used it in […]
Deciphering Sipher. Getting to know the author of The Wedding Beat: A Novel
“Let go of your illusions and don’t confuse them with dreams,” novelist Devan Sipher recently told a New School writing class in the Village. His […]
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Launches Historic Plaque Program
In May, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP), working in partnership with the Two Boots Foundation, launched the first historic plaque program for […]
Village Independent Democrats Panel for Bikers, Walkers and Drivers
What became clear at last week’s VID panel on bike and pedestrian issues is that there is a collective sense of exasperation with the mounting […]
COOPER CLASSIC CARS – established 1976 137 Perry Street, NYC 10014
Interview with owner Elliot Cuker If you walk on the Perry Street block between Greenwich Street and Washington Street you can’t miss noticing the beautiful […]
WestView Letter June 2012: BEYOND THE LETTER OF THE LAW
BEYOND THE LETTER OF THE LAW On May 17, George Capsis was arrested for slapping a policeman. He was cycling down Bleeker Street when a […]
DUANE – LUXURY HOUSING ON THE BOTTOM OF MY LIST
Senator Duane retires to avoid direct questions So, I read the Monday Times and State Senator Tom Duane is not running after 14 years. He […]
LETTER TO WARREN BUFFET
Dear Mr. Warren Buffet, I read with a gentle lift that you have purchased a group of local newspapers for $142 million. However, I exalted […]
STONEWALL, JUDY & TENNESSEE (Gay Liberation to Pride to Marriage)
The quest for gay rights had its beginnings on the night of June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn at 53 Christopher Street, mainly a […]
Moving in June:
Blaustein Paint and Hardware is relocating to 51 Greenwich Avenue from the location at 305 Bleecker Street where it has been since its founding in […]
CALENDAR REFORM
There has been much talk recently of calendar reform. (Actually, there has always been much talk of calendar reform, going back to Roman times, but […]
Teenage Art Gallery: Innovative Youths Redefining Contemporary Art
By the time aspiring painter Audrey Banks became a teenager, she already knew a lot about the life of a struggling artist. She had paid […]