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 […]
Spring Can’t Come Soon Enough
Every year about this time, right after the Super Bowl (which was a snooze this year), I tell my wife this gloom and doom of […]
Diller Island Update
At last year’s State of the State, Cuomo allocated $50 million in funds for the waterfront park, which has been under segment-by-segment construction for more […]
14th Street Busway. No? Maybe?
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Sometimes government drives all of us crazy. Even as someone who plays a role in government, and often finds himself in […]
Landmarking Bureaucracy
Dear George, Are homeowners of Greenwich Village now being targeted by the Department of Housing and Preservation Development (HPD)? As of September 2018, a certificate […]
Man’s Best Friend
Dear George Capsis, My neighborhood a few nights ago reminded me of being in a pre-election period, a time when candidates fill the streets with signs […]
Enough with the Bike Lanes!
There has been a continual reduction in street parking on lower Fifth Avenue. Within the last two years over 40 parking spaces have been lost […]
No More Gas Stations
I really feel for my fellow Villagers with their SUVs and Merc’s having only one gas station left—the one on 8th Avenue. I remember when Houston […]
“The Last One Left”
Hi George, This letter is in response to Brian Pape’s Then & Now article “The Last One Left,” WestView Feb. 2019 issue. Although we could […]
Google Calling?
To Anonymous: Our editors appreciate our readers’ letters, including the “Defense of Google” letter from Anonymous (Feb. 2019 issue), regarding the January 2019 article “Why […]
Housing Solution
Dear WestView: After writing over a half dozen articles on the need for housing on Elizabeth Street based on facts and figures, I’ve finally come […]
Bring Back Our Hospital
Dear George, The gamut with its nuances (ER in hospitals, stand-alone ERs, Emergency Centers, Urgent Care Centers, etc., and more, probably more, on the horizon), […]
Letter to George Capsis: WestView News
Dear George, It seems you and the WestView News are being punished by Northwell Health Greenwich Village (LHGV) for stating the fact that its facility […]
Weed Greed
By Stanley Wlodyka “What’s up man—you smoke?” When asked if his menu contained items besides marijuana, he offered, “I might be able to get some […]
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 […]