It’s My Turn
By James Lincoln Collier In the recent rather rambling chase for the presidency, there seemed to be a good deal of feeling abroad that it […]
Mayor de Blasio Waves His Baton Over New York City
By J. Taylor Basker At Symphony Space, punctuated by cadences of applause, our Mayor revealed his new orchestration of the citizens of NYC. In his […]
Judge Block for Dinner
By George Capsis Some months ago, Nelly—the former chef and owner of the rent-rendered Lima’s Choice restaurant—asked us to host a dinner for Judge Frederic Block […]
Can Words Repair a Broken City?
By George Capsis Attorney Arthur Schwartz sent me an e-mail offering an interview with Jumaane Williams who is running, along with 22 others, for the post of Public […]
Why I Am Voting for Jumaane Williams on February 26th
By Arthur Schwartz To date, the fact that on February 26 the voters of NYC will get to vote for the person first in line […]
Corey asks Subway Riders to Fund Race to Mayor
I’m writing to share some exciting news: I am thinking about running for Mayor of New York City. It’s a big decision, I know, but […]
Letter to Assemblymembers
Dear Assembly Speaker Carl B. Heastie and Assemblymember Richard N. Gottfried, I am glad to learn that reproductive rights bills have passed. However, I’m very […]
An Open Letter To Speaker Johnson
As we have argued since the first announcement of the L Train tunnel repair plans, thanks to innovative, out of the box thinking by Governor […]
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Seeks to Eliminate Serious Conflicts of Interest
By Carol Yost In an article on Friday, January 11th, published in collaboration with the nonprofit journalism publication ProPublica, the New York Times reported that […]
Seniors in Our City Can Have Scary Choices to Make
By Arthur Z. Schwartz In mid-December I got a worried phone call from George Capsis. An older woman (who I will call Fran for purposes […]
Notes From Away: War Story
By Tom Lamia I write on the day of the memorial service for George H.W. Bush. Today and during the preceding four days, many have […]
If Only God Had Money
By George Capsis Carol Yost, who scans the news with a mesh grid, sent me a Daily News article of November 26 that offered that tenants and […]
City Council Proposes 18 Tenant Protection Regulations
By Carol Yost At long last, with a new Democratic majority in Albany, chances are better than ever to break the stranglehold the greedy landlords […]
Don’t Just Sit There, Resist—Part VIII: The Trump Effect
For each action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. —Newton’s third law. By Alec Pruchnicki After the Electoral College put President Trump […]
Jerusalem: No Winners
Hello George, I just want to thank you and WestView for publishing the article “Jerusalem: No Winners.” This article presents a viewpoint that most Americans […]
City Council Supports Single-Payer Health Act
By Penny Mintz The changes in store for Beth Israel are temporarily on hold. Mt. Sinai is deferring its application to the Department of Health […]
Jerusalem: No Winners
TAGS: POLITICS, NEWS, OPINION By J. Taylor Basker I have lived and worked in the Middle East since 2007, teaching at an American university in […]
L Train Shutdown and Beth Israel Closure Litigation Proceeds
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Almost as though related by fate, two community-based lawsuits addressed to attacks on the fundamental livability of our community proceed in […]