Resources for Seniors Shut-in by COVID-19
By Gail Evans Okay, fellow seniors, we’re in the vulnerable category. And adding to our COVID-19 vulnerability are other worries—where and how to get food, […]
Library Resources
Get a library card and borrow e-books. As long as you are physically in New York state, you can sign up online for a card […]
A New Hospital at St. Vincent’s Triangle Park?
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Not long ago, Saint Vincent’s Hospital was one of the oldest and most revered hospitals in the city. Today, the need […]
Assisted Living Lockdown
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD I’ve already described how the facility where I work functions during normal times (WestView News, February, 2020, “Assisted Living: Not Just […]
Death of a Hospital
By Nitin K Sethi, MD, MBBS, FAAN Former Chief Resident, Department of Neurology, Saint Vincent’s Hospital April 30th, 2010 dawned just like any other April […]
Research Fights COVID
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Northwell Health Systems sent out press releases recently, concerning research they are doing to combat COVID. Before I discuss these projects, […]
Neighbor Helps WestView!
In the true spirit of community, our neighbor, Sarah Jessica Parker, took time to promote our April 2020 issue on her Instagram account, with 6.1 […]
The Day the Village Stood Still
By Roger Paradiso Easter in the Village During a Pandemic: Part Two I came to the Village this past Easter Sunday, April 12th, to witness […]
MIA SAYS
MIA SAYS: It is easier to win an argument by concession rather than aggression. Photo by Dusty Berke.
William Sydney Porter
Thank you very much for including my article “Who is William Sydney Porter?” in your wonderful newspaper. I am so grateful and happy that you […]
April WestView
April’s dark headlines left me bewildered. The Village Is Closed This was imaginatively shocking. Underneath it roared another war title: COVID-19 — The Battle in […]
There’s Always “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”
Once coronavirus became locally infamous, I got tired real fast perusing neighbors’ comments in NextDoor about good books to read during quarantine. I refer to […]
Kennedy Love Child
Dear Editor, In the April issue of WestView I opened up my heart for everyone to see and wrote about my father who is the […]
Restore a Hospital
Dear George: I applaud your demand that we must restore a hospital in lower Manhattan BEFORE the next pandemic. The beauty of your suggested visionary […]
Karma is NOT Fake News
The Chinese have a famous saying “Welcome Crises.” After spending five days distributing our “collectible” (my idea) April issue focused on COVID, it occurred to […]
WestView as Pick-Me-Up
Dear WestView News, Robert Heide’s meditation on dark houses, his wonderful, colorful account of the famous couple in limbo, and his beautiful review of Girl […]
Cheers to Northwell!
I was glad to see that Northwell is serving the New York community well during the pandemic. I am also glad to see that they […]
WestView’s Diversity
Dear George, I want to commend you, the WestView staff, and all the contributors for a stellar issue. Wow! A scant two weeks after New […]