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Olive Oil 101
By Annunziata Gianzero What do you really know about olive oil? Most everyone in New York likes to think of themselves as a foodie, as […]
A View from the Kitchen
By Isa Covo So, how are you enjoying this summer? Are you traveling? Going to the beach and walking on the scorching sand? Do you […]
IN AND OUT
As usual, July was a quiet month. Two spots opened that are not what they seem, and there was also activity in French and Italian […]
Notes From Away: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By Tom Lamia Next week (as I write this) I start a five- or six-week residence in The West Village—a kind of forced exile from […]
5G is the name given to the more powerful radiation that will drive cellular devices
5G IS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE MORE POWERFUL RADIATION THAT WILL DRIVE CELLULAR DEVICES like cell phones and other such instruments in the next […]
August Escapes
By Gordon T. Hughes II Among the things New Yorkers and Parisians have in common is summer travel. I love that about those two cities. Paris, like […]
The Legendary Caffe Cino Designated a NYC Landmark
By Robert Heide In 2015 the Stonewall Inn was granted landmark status by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. On June 18th of this […]
Book Review: Crimes and Punishments: Entering the Mind of a Sentencing Judge
Crimes and Punishments: Entering the Mind of a Sentencing Judge By Frederic Block ABA Book Publishing, Chicago, 210 pages, $34.95 In U.S. District Judge and […]
Mt. Sinai/Beth Israel Applies for Drastic Changes
By Penny Mintz Mt. Sinai/Beth Israel filed an application with the State Department of Health on July 22nd, 2019. The application seeks approval for the […]
West Villagers Can Walk to the Sea
By Deborah Clearman Once again, Pier 40 is in the news, as the State Assembly has amended the Hudson River Park Act to allow office […]
On the Threshold of a Global Cure for AIDS
By Kambiz Shekdar, Ph.D. Since the 1980’s, the emphasis in the medical community has largely been on treating or preventing AIDS—not curing it. However, recent […]
Google Lease Opposite Pier 40 Big Loss for Our Community
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Folks who follow Pier 40 doings may remember a few years back when there was great noise and cheering for the […]
The Hottest Street in the Village
By Ananth Robert Sampathkumar, Partner NDNY Architecture + Design It was a particularly warm day in July. I had barely parked my Citibike at the […]
Polly’s Folly Will Be Adjudged This Month!
Disability Rights Lawsuit Against the MTA to Follow By Arthur Z. Schwartz I spent 24 years on Community Board 2. During those 24 years I […]
Yesterday’s Justice, Today’s Dilemma
By George Capsis Oh wow—it was only a week ago that Dusty heard a rumor that our garrulous head WestView distributor (and former seaman) was […]
WestView Instagrams the Issues of the Day
By Karen Rempel Last month we reported that WestView News has begun a video interview series in which George Capsis speaks with prominent cognoscenti about […]