“…It’s Superbird!”
By Keith Michael After shaking out my umbrella, I slide the patio door closed with a shudder. Surprise, surprise, for this spring, it’s raining! The […]
In and Out
At the end of April, The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets reported that Brookfield Properties was purchasing seven storefronts on Bleecker Street, all […]
Panic Attack First Aid Kit
By Christina Raccuia Fear overwhelms us all sometimes. We feel like we’re going to die. It’s an overwhelming feeling of impending doom and we don’t […]
Like a Dancer’s Brow: Buddhists and Brahmins Debate the Self
By James Marks A Five-Session Course: Thursdays, 6pm to 7:30, May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28 Presented in the third floor Mae West Community […]
Is Class War in the Village About to Begin over Senior Housing?
The fierce battle between the squatting Moms of Soho vs. seniors seeking affordable housing in CB2 has moved to the next step. The Mayor seems […]
Hudson River Park Hits 20: How the Pier 40 Fight Brought Us Hudson River Park
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Friends of Hudson River Park will soon be holding its 20th Anniversary Fundraiser with a minimum price of $2000 per ticket. […]
Mt. Sinai’s Plan for Our Community
By Penny Mintz On May 22, 2018, members of the Community Coalition to Save Beth Israel (CCBI) met with two staff members from the office […]
LPC: New Rules Promote Secrecy
By Andrew Berman The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has proposed a broad set of changes to its rules governing how applications for changes to […]
Then & Now: Rhinelander Row
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Rhinelander Row is the eleven homes of three-storied, wooden-balconies built by landowner William Rhinelander in 1848, also known as […]
The Washington Square Music Festival: Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence
By Peggy Friedman, Executive Director Sixty years of free music concerts is an anniversary worth celebrating! On Tuesday June 5 at 8 pm the Washington […]
A Village Summer Without Helen Ann Lally — and YNO
By Paul Critchlow Summer has finally arrived in the West Village, but for many residents, no season will be the same without Helen Ann Lally. […]
Don’t Just Sit There, Resist – Part III: How Will Dems F_ _k It Up This Time?
By Alec Pruchnicki Do not divide your forces in the face of a superior enemy — Military axiom Although the Republicans completely control many state […]
Come for the Art, Stay for the Apartment
By Katie Keith When Leslie Lalehzar overheard a woman inquiring why all the galleries in Chelsea were closed, she kindly informed her it was because […]
West Village Houses Rally for Preservation
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP The WestView News April, 2017 issue began a series on West Village Houses, an affordable housing cooperative under the […]
Ruth Berk, Village Cabaret Singer and Owner, Dies at 94
Funeral – Sunday June 10 – 11AM – Greenwich Village Funeral Home Ruth Berk, who would have turned 95 in August, passed this morning at […]
The Spirit of WestView
By Barry Benepe I wrote my first article for WestView just over ten years ago in March 2008. It explored the need to calm traffic […]
Lady in the Black Bag
Anybody who lives near Charles Street is familiar with a large, black bag forever hooked onto the door of the Charles Street Synagogue. But not […]
No Plants for Kiddies
One of the charming innovations introduced by Charles Street Association President, Margie Dienstag, was to invite the block’s children to plant, but this year the […]