Meet the Fishes
The River Project’s annual open house events invite the community to meet the fishes, crabs, and other neighborhood creatures at our Wetlab on Pier 40 […]
CELEBRATING THE VILLAGE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS (VID) AWARDS
WestView Publisher George Capsis (second from left) is pictured at the festivities with New York City Public Advocate Letitia James; VID President Erik Coler; and […]
Honoring a Valued 6th Precinct Officer
On March 30th, Community Affairs Officer Martin Baranski retired from the 6th Precinct after 31 years of service, six of which were served as Community Affairs […]
HOSPITAL RESPONDS TO EXPLOSIVE GROWTH
Chief Operating Officer Robert Guimento (left) began his presentation of the “new” New York Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital by documenting the boom in Lower Manhattan apartment […]
THE CONTEMPT OF NEGLECT
This decades-old fence bulging into the path of Charles Street pedestrians is a relic of famed real estate scavenger William Gottlieb’s “never fix anything” dictum […]
Look At My Art! Look At Me!
Philosopher Susanne Langer explained that art was a language, and she was right. If I listen to the introduction to a classical music piece from […]
WHO NEEDS THE MALDIVES?
Now that it rains in the desert, SoCal is experiencing a super bloom. Pictured above are California Poppy, Lupine, and Canterbury Bells flowers.
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? It turned out to be a month when those observing the world around them became as interesting as the […]
Sophia Wins Platinum
On Sunday, March 19th, at Harborfields High School, a regional dance competition was hosted by Energy, a dance talent competition organization. Sophia Capsis competed in […]
Music of the Youth
Dear George, The February WestView article on “Johannes Brahms: The Working Musician” compelled me to forward my enclosed graphical commentary on the current, sad state […]
Hate in West Village
We received a call from Dr. Steven Schwartz, PhD who asked that we print this anti-Semitic scrawl with his name defiantly displayed. Trump hate has […]
Lenox Health Greenwich Village Receives Service Award
The New York City Council, with a proclamation, honored Lenox Health Greenwich Village staff for treating roughly one third of the victims of the September […]
Maggie B’s Quick Clicks
NOT EXACTLY YOUR RUN-OF-THE-MILL FEBRUARY: To refresh your memory, after a warm start and a record breaking 60-plus degrees on the 8th, on the 9th the […]
The Funfetti Explosion
Three of this month’s openings are part of what the New York Times referred to as “The Funfetti Explosion” back in October—a phenomenon of instagrammable […]
A Choreographed Life
“This is Vija Vetra and I invite you to my 94th birthday party at the Greek restaurant Nisi.” Twenty or more fellow Latvians also honored […]
West Village Original: David Plakke
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is photographer David Plakke, born in Michigan in 1951. A resident of Westbeth for 22 years, […]
You Cannot Change History Unless You Understand It
By Clive Morrick President Abraham Lincoln’s First Inauguration: March 4, 1861. Lincoln took office as the 16th U.S. President at a critical time. Following his […]