Glick Defense
I was glad to read that Arthur Schwartz, (my co-District Leader in the 66-A Assembly District) decided not to run for the New York State […]
Fontaine Remembered
Dear Mr. Schwartz, Thank you for your articles about Edwina Fontaine in WestView News. Most of all, thank you for the loving care you so […]
Recent Developments in the Village
St. Luke’s Expansion: The expansion of St. Luke’s School is progressing at 657 Greenwich Street. This 19th-century structure will gain nine new classrooms with 100 […]
An Argument for Term Limits
In his first term, a politician works for you. In his second, for the guy who takes him to lunch. In his 3rd, for his […]
Going Home to Turkey
By George Capsis The first question a Greek asks another Greek is: “Where are you from?” As you fly down from the dark green of […]
Deborah Glick: Education and Health Care Champion?
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Although I have withdrawn from the Assembly race for health reasons, I have not backed away from my fervent belief that […]
The Lady in the Black Bag Reads WestView
By George Capsis It was hot, 91, and humid with the grey overcast of an approaching thunderstorm as I fretted over my aged staggering walk […]
Prison for Slumlord
By Emil Chynn, MD, MBA As I’ve grown older, I have increasingly begun to believe that there is something to “karma”—slumlord Steven Croman’s recent criminal […]
75 Morton Green Roof Funded by Johnson, Brewer, and Glick
By David Moss On July 14, Council Member Corey Johnson announced that he, Assembly Member Deborah Glick, and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer teamed up […]
Has D’Agostino Taken Too Long To Turn Around?
Will using limited cash to buy fast turnover items reverse negative cash flow? By George Capsis Not once, but three times, did I receive photos […]
111 Leroy Development Reduced by Half
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Facing backlash from Community Board 2 (CB 2) on earlier plans that called for a larger building and an […]
Night Shift
By Keith Michael The stratospheric twittering of Chimney Swifts scribbles through the air, several octaves above the clicks, whirrs, and drones of summer air conditioners […]
Seniors Feeling Great!
By Joy Pape There’s been a lot of talk about seniors in WestView News. This is great news! In preparing for this column, I asked […]
We need new editors
“Sorry, George but as I learn more and more about how difficult it will be to teach troubled students, I realize they have to be […]
Thomas Peter Martinelli
By Katherine Martinelli Thomas Peter Martinelli (Tom), a native New Yorker and long-time Village resident, died of a heart attack on May 28, 2016 in […]
Maggie B’s Photo of the Month
SUCH A PERFECT PLACE FOR A NAP: So warm, so peaceful! With the beautiful Jefferson Market Garden flowering around him, one could hardly blame this […]
155 West 11th: Welcoming the Sky
By Barry Benepe In the September 2015 issue of WestView, I described “the building that wasn’t there,” 35XV, designed by FXFOWLE. Eight years ago, the […]
Diversity Matters. Don’t Just Hashtag It.
By Annunziata Gianzero Black lives matter. Blue lives matter. Oscars so white. Equal work for equal pay. Hashtag it all you want. Or post your […]