Experts Gather to Discuss Food Waste
By Nan Victoria Munger How much money do you throw into the trash every year? For the average American household of four, the answer is […]
Why Vote ‘Yes’ for a Constitutional Convention?
By Arthur Z. Schwartz This November, we have a general election. In New York City, it will be kind of a sleepy election, with a […]
Tax the Rich
Oh my, how easy! Our very tall (six-foot-five) mayor came up with an exquisitely simple way to raise money to fix the subway—tax the rich. […]
VID Leaders Forget Roots
By Arthur Z. Schwartz The Village Independent Democrats (VID) was born, nearly 60 years ago, out of a revolt against machine politics and the lack […]
Arthur Z. Schwartz Re-Elected as District Leader
With petitioning completed on July 13th, only one candidate filed for Male Democratic District Leader for Greenwich Village: Arthur Z. Schwartz, longtime WestView contributor, civil […]
District 1 Council Contenders Wrangle on Development
By Nan Victoria Munger If politics is “war without bloodshed,” then the race for District 1 City Council is pure politics. Eight-year incumbent Margaret Chin […]
Why Destroy the Elizabeth Street Garden When a Vacant Lot Will Provide More Housing?
By Jeannine Kiely The City wants to destroy a park used by thousands of downtown residents and visitors in order to build a small number […]
America, The Same Country
Dear Editors: America killed Philando Castile, who had his seat belt on while his girlfriend and child were in the car, and while it was […]
VID—Democracy or Cronyism?
By Arthur Schwartz WestView has often featured reports on the most recent meetings of the Village Independent Democrats (VID), one of the City’s oldest “reform” […]
Local Residents Challenge Democratic Candidates at Village Forum
Oh wow! The election for Mayor and other sundry City offices is coming up fast—on September 12th. And, although there has been some disenchantment with […]
Trump and the Saudi Connection
By Gary Tomei Trump recently traveled to Saudi Arabia and told the Saudis that they are our friends, even though they espouse a type of […]
West Village Houses: The Saga Continues
By Brian J. Pape, AIA In the April and May issues of WestView News, I reviewed the history of West Village Houses (WVH), beginning with […]
A Restoration Without Shortcuts
By Anne Olshansky In 2015, Joe Ienco purchased the West Village landmark building at 35 Perry Street. As an experienced property owner and landlord, he […]
The Landlords Wrote the Laws. Schneiderman Wants to Change Them.
By George Capsis “Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is giving a press conference on tenant harassment and you gotta go,” demanded Nelly Godfrey who lost her […]
Keep WestView in the Village
Please, George, keep WestView in the West Village. If I want to know what’s going on with Trump, there are 24/7 news channels. Stay focused […]
Countering Trump Support
Dear George: You were saintly in your patient response to poor, lonely, lashing out Mr. Gianfalla. He writes that he “survived four years of a […]
The Freedom to Criticize
Dear Editors: I have been trying to avoid responding to every letter written by ignoramus Trump supporters, but the incredible stupidity and audacity of Mark […]