Facing Death –Thinking About Hospital Closings
By Arthur Z. Schwartz I woke up on the last Saturday in January feeling awful. As I have told WestView readers before, once you survive […]
In and Out
Open Woof World (91 Christopher Street, near Bleecker Street): This shop hopes to capitalize on the large number of pets and pet parents in the […]
Fate Wrote the Front Page
By George Capsis “I have no front page article,” I offered our Production Committee, just days away from closing the February issue. I had hoped […]
Beth Israel From The Inside
By Arthur Z. Schwartz It has been two days since I was wheeled in here (Beth Israel), thinking that I was about to die. However, […]
WestView Anticipates Diller Island Flaw
By George Capsis In February of 2015, WestView’s Architecture Editor, Brian J. Pape, signaled the arbitrary complexity and prohibitive cost of casting 300 reinforced concrete […]
PeopleWay Only Moves the Problem
Dear Editors: I read an article by Paul Steely White in the January 2017 issue of WestView about 14th Street, which promoted closing the street […]
St. Vincent’s Closing
This letter is part of an ongoing conversation around the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) and the closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital. The […]
Savvy Shoppers’ Feedback
We continue to receive astute feedback about food shopping in the West Village from our readers. Below, we have published a recent letter, along with […]
Birds of a Feather…
Dear George, Liza, Andreea, and Darielle: I just picked up a (slightly damp) copy of WestView, and opened it to find—SHAZAM!—a gorgeous two-page layout of […]
WestView in the Trash
Dear Editors: I enjoy reading your newspaper and appreciate the up-to-date neighborhood news. However, I noticed that it had not been around the neighborhood for […]
Siren-Free Zone
Dear Editors: I’d be glad to vote in favor of a hospital at Pier 40. However, I want to voice my concern about the potential […]
We Need Affordable Supermarkets
Dear Editors: I’m in a state of shock! Last week, my husband and I decided to check out D’Agostino now that it has been “rescued” […]
Salvador Dali & Andy Warhol
On February 19th at 7:00pm, the public is invited to a new book launch, Salvador Dali & Andy Warhol, by Torsten Otte, at Howl!, […]
Foot Care at Your Doorstep
After 40 years of private practice in Greenwich Village, I have decided to focus on seeing patients in their homes. For the past 30 years, […]
West Village Original: David Plakke
By Michael D. Minichiello This month’s West Village Original is photographer David Plakke, born in Michigan in 1951. A resident of Westbeth for 22 years, […]