White-Soled Shoes
By Gordon Hughes Now that it’s warming up I’ve been able to sit outdoors on one of the benches at Cafe Panino Mucho Gusto. While […]
The New School: First Century
By George Capsis On the first sunny Saturday in April we sat down for sandwiches on a bench in front of the Café Panino Mucho Gusto (favored by the […]
Youth Is 1,000 Eyes
An attempt at self healing by George Capsis, Publisher of WestView News The paper was an accidental happening—I tried to restart the Charles Street Block […]
The Community Starts on Your Block
Think about it—a city block in New York can have a larger population than a small town in Kansas, and problems can start right at […]
Fruit Vendor
Dear George, I am referencing WestView’s November 8, 2018 article ”Does Rudin Want Your Fruit Vendor to Move?” and am not sure if you have noticed that […]
Drug Dealing in Washington Square Park
George, I appreciate your coverage of the drug dealings in WSP. Perhaps it was overlooked that dealing and usage does occur in the SW corner […]
All We Can Afford Is Memories
By George Capsis Perhaps nothing has so suddenly dramatized the loss of the “old” Village as the sale of the building in which the beloved […]
Brooklyn Hero of the Poor Now Speaks for All
By George Capsis Oh wow! Jumaane Williams won as Public Advocate and we interviewed him a few weeks ago as he sat in “my reading […]
El Chapo for President
Oh my—on TV last night it showed our Mayor, Bill de Blasio, sitting in a booth in a Greek dinner in Nebraska with the Governor. […]
Hoylman—Legalize Prostitution
State Senator Hoylman offers “It’s unacceptable that in 2019, New York is still incarcerating and prosecuting sex workers. What our current laws treat as a […]
Eviction by Property Tax
DEATH AND TAXES—A cry of pain from George Capsis Neither can be avoided but one can offer considerable and protracted pain. So when I received […]
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 […]
Northwell
George, I just read your “Somebody Just Shot My Neighbor” article in the January issue. As the editor of this paper, the person who wrote […]
The Nicest Jewel Thief Drops In…
By George Capsis Carol Yost sent an article from the Post about an international jewel thief who lived, until he was arrested on October 24th, […]
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 […]
Somebody Just Shot My Neighbor!
By George Capsis I got a call from one of my readers who has now become a friend, to say a murder had just taken […]
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 […]