Supermarket for the Gentrified Poor
By George Capsis On March 8th, I received an e-mail from local resident Kay Frost, which triggered an extraordinary series of events that is still […]
The Social Cost of Public Housing
By George Capsis In the 1980’s one of the familiar New York news photos was of swaths of gutted tenements in the Bronx and Brooklyn […]
A Final Pitch for Bernie—Vote April 19th
By Arthur Z. Schwartz For six months I have been writing for the WestView News that “presumed” Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, was anything but a […]
Open Chumley’s – Another Opinion
To the Editors, In a full-page advertisement that ran in the March issue of WestView, the faceless group calling itself “BarFree Bedford” claimed there is […]
Chumley’s: The Legend Continues
Since I have a work space at 93 Bedford, directly across from and overlooking 86 Bedford, on April 5, 2007 I was at my computer […]
Meet Mia
WestView’s Mascot Playful, exuberant Mia still acts like a puppy at the age of thirteen. She probably has more Poodle in her than anything else […]
The Peril of Open Cellar Doors
Dear George, Over the last few weeks, I have seen more and more cellar doors left wide open for extended periods of time. Usually, they […]
William B. Dunham, Storied Greenwich Village Band Leader, Dead at 88
William B. Dunham, founder and leader of the Grove Street Stompers, arguably the world’s longest continuously running jazz gig—same band, same club, same night, for […]
A Toast to Bill O’Donnell
Surprisingly for a bar owner, Bill O’Donnell, who, sadly, died last month, was truly ‘the quiet man’. Though a vital contributor to our West Village […]
VID
On Thursday March 10th, the Village Independent Democrats met at St. John’s Church on Christopher Street. Keen Berger reported on national and local election issues […]
Save Our Graffiti
By George Capsis I like to get calls—it gives me an excuse to break off from the tedious keying and talk to a human—any human. […]
INHERITED CONTEMPT
INHERITED CONTEMPT: Jake Croman, the son of Steve Croman—who is perhaps the worst landlord in New York—was caught in a tirade against an Uber driver. […]
The April 19 Presidential Primary Ballot—Lots of Choices!
By Arthur Schwartz New Yorkers finally get to jump into the Presidential Primary process on Tuesday April 19. Polling places are open from 6 am […]
Maggie B’s Photo of the Month
A FRIENDLY REMINDER: Don’t forget to vote for the candidate of your choice in the April 19th Primary. Too bad this young lass can’t participate […]
Greetings to the WestView Readers
By Bernie Sanders Greetings to the readers of WestView and to your wonderful publisher George Capsis. As you know I grew up in Brooklyn, attended […]
Memory: Six Degrees of Seventh Avenue South
By Allyn Freeman Fifty years ago this month, I moved into a top floor studio in an elevator building at 51 Seventh Avenue South near […]
Single Payer Myths
By Alec Pruchnicki, MD Having been involved in the single payer movement for over 25 years, I have often had to answer mistakes, myths, and […]
Stress! Tools to Help
By Ron Elve Some of us are anxious and unhappy when confronted with fairly trivial situations such as road rage, but others are quite calm […]