Neighbors Helping Neighbors Silent Auction/Benefit
By Rima Blair About a year after Hurricane Sandy, a group of older adults formed West Village Houses’s (WVH) Neighbors Helping Neighbors to figure out […]
City Sells 50% Interest in Federal Supported Housing
By George Capsis While I was interviewing a 77-year-old senior on how he survived on a social security check of $800 dollars he offered […]
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Awards
By Caroline Benveniste Recently, I was lucky enough to serve on the committee that selects the recipients of the GVSHP Village Awards. This year around […]
Charmed at Tapestry
By David Porat Suvir Saran owned a restaurant in New York called Devi on West 18th Street, not too far from where the Union Square […]
Section 8 Housing Vouchers, a Personal Experience
By Brian Pape We’ve seen the news reports about cut-backs in public housing budgets for many years, and the New York City Housing Authority […]
Some Lost Jazz Clubs of the Village
By Clive I. Morrick Nightclubs, piano bars, cabarets, jazz clubs—call them what you will. The Village, east and west, has known many over the years. […]
The Inaugural Production of the Jefferson Market Playhouse
By Trevor Davis-Darden Court is once again in session at Jefferson Market! This time, however, actors will be on trial, and the defendant has already […]
Inside the Car with a Fire Outside
By Reverend Donna Schaper On Tuesday night, May 17th, I took the 6:45 Metro-North train from Grand Central Station to Poughkeepsie. I often take that […]
As the Tonys Celebrate Their 70th Anniversary: Memories of Award Namesake Antoinette Perry
By Ellis Nassour The Tony Award is Broadway’s most coveted prize. But who’s this Tony? The awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing and Broadway […]
Made at the Library: Fashion!
By Corinne Neary What do you think of when you think of libraries? Probably books, computers, maybe even classes and programs. At Jefferson […]
Greenwich Village’s Artistic Legacy Finds a New Generation, Five Floors Up
By Joe Salas Hanging in the lobby of Greenwich House, at 27 Barrow Street, is one of the Village’s best-kept secrets—a portrait of the organization’s […]
Jim Fouratt’s REEL DEAL: Movies that Matter
JUNE 2016 June is the busiest month for major film festivals in New York City. Each one deserves your attention. I highlight them because in […]
WestView Letter June 2015: May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 To the Editor: I was both surprised and disappointed at the recent article concerning Westbeth in WestView. Surprised because I have always […]
The Law As I See It. Westbeth Must Be the Center of Affordable Housing
The story of Westbeth could fill up a volume. The Landmarks Preservation Commission’s designation of Westbeth as a landmark in 2011 is twenty-four single spaced […]
Teddy Capsis Ends with a Double
Teddy Capsis helped his Chaminade High School team (19 wins and 3 losses) win the 2015 CHSAA Championship over St. Dominic’s 10-0 on May 25, […]
Corruption? Leadership Needed!
I grew up in the Bronx. We didn’t expect a whole lot of heroic leadership from people holding elected office there when I was young. […]
Study of Temperament
NYU Medical’s 1956 longitudinal research team—including Stella Chess, MD; Dr. Alexander Thomas (married to Chess); along with others—was key in a pioneering study of temperament […]
Chinese Buy the Waldorf
A Chinese company just bought the Waldorf Astoria hotel for $1.95 billion. It is the highest price ever paid for a hotel at $1.4 million […]