Cast Your Ballot To Reduce West Village Crime
-By Jason Curtis Anderson There are many things to enjoy about living in the West Village. The classic architecture, tree-lined streets, and living among […]
Notes From Away: Don’t Let This Go Too Far
By Tom Lamia As I settle in on a mid-July day, hoping to get ahead of the deadline for these columns, I am concerned about […]
Skip the Crowds: Vote Early by Mail or in Person
November 3, 2020 is General Election day. WestView News wants to ensure you know how, where, and when to cast your ballot for the upcoming […]
Voting Can Be Easy: DO IT!
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Early Voting: October 24-November 1, 2020 Many of you may have concerns about the […]
Glick and Hoylman Introduce Legislation Over Police Objections
By Frank Quinn Assembly member Deborah Glick and State Senator Brad Hoylman have introduced legislation to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police […]
Billionaires of the World Unite!
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD “A billion here, a billion there, and before you know it, you’re talking real money.” —Attributed to Senator Everett Dirksen. Former […]
Super Hero VII: The Sociable Democrat—What Can a Super Do to Get Out the Vote?
By Robert Kroll The Super of a tenement building is generally viewed as a servant, an underling, a middle person between the tenants and the […]
Voter Fraud—Not Bloody Likely
By Robert Kroll and Rose M. Ray, PhD and poll worker Anyone out there thinking of voting more than once at the upcoming General Election? […]
It’s Hard to Vote If You’re Old or Sick in NYC
By J. Taylor Basker New York State has a long list of “Your Rights as a Nursing Home Resident in New York State and Nursing […]
Please America, Not Again
By Alec Pruchnicki MD Definition of Dukakised: loss of a political contest by acting ethically when the opponent is acting unethically or cheating. (see presidential […]
The Census as Metaphor for America’s Future
It was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times By Bruce Poli The US Census is an enormous, complex, decade-by-decade constitutionally mandated […]
Greenwich House Announces New Chief Executive Officer
By Andrea Newman Greenwich House’s Board Chair Jan-Willem van den Dorpel has announced that Darren S. Bloch, has been named Chief Executive Officer, beginning January […]
Engineers Pledge $45,000 Reward for Refuting WTC7 University of Alaska Study
By Brian J Pape, AIA On the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 disaster, structural engineer Ibrahim Soudy, Ph.D., pledged $10,000 to any qualified American professional […]
“ACT UP! Fight Back! Fight AIDS!”
By Stanley Wlodyka Last month marked the 30th anniversary of an unprecedented event, one that saw worlds collide. Organized by AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power […]
Westbeth Super-Senior Scammed—Don’t Fall for Social Security Fraud
By Arthur Z. Schwartz A 97-year-old Westbeth resident (name withheld for privacy), who we will call Val, an active dancer who still performs internationally, got […]
Take the Reins and End the Slaughter
By Anastasia Kaliabakos Approximately 100,000 horses are transported annually across the United States border to be slaughtered for the sake of human consumption. People seeking […]
A Public Housing Primer
The Housing Act of 1937 was intended to improve living conditions in cities and create quality public housing for low- and middle-income families. But after […]