Decisions by Default
By George Capsis On Wednesday October 20, The New York Times ran an article outlining a plan to save the corroding, 15-acre Pier 40 by […]
We Need to Make the Pier 40 Deal Our Deal
By Arthur Z. Schwartz On October 22, we all opened The New York Times and found out what only a select few knew up to […]
Landmarking Memories
By George Capsis “Come, they are going to have a meeting at PS 3 on the redevelopment of Gansevoort Street” offered Nelly Godfrey and sweetened […]
Briefly Noted: Democratic Clubs Get Together for $15 Minimum Wage
The monthly routine for the Village Independent Democrats and the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club changed in October as they held a joint meeting and forum […]
Briefly Noted: Transit Funding
For a couple of weeks in early October, the Transport Workers Union (TWU), which I am co-General Counsel of, took out a series of […]
Briefly Noted: Developments Related To My Arrest
On October 15, the District Attorney appeared with me and my lawyer, James Roth, in Supreme Court, a date set for the grand larceny charges […]
Briefly Noted: Let’s Go Out! Released
By Westview Editors Westview News would like to congratulate our own Keith Michael on the release of his new book Let’s Go Out! A Birder’s […]
Why Republicans Want Bernie to Win
By George Capsis The front page of the Times reported that half of all the money spent so far to support Democratic and Republican candidates […]
The Media Is Prematurely Burying Bernie Sanders.
By Arthur Z. Schwartz After the October 12 Democratic Presidential Debate, The New York Times declared Hillary Clinton the “hands down” winner. She wasn’t knocked […]
WestViews: Lenox Health Responds
To the Editor: I would like to point out a couple of inaccuracies in George Capsis’ op-ed, “Can Saving Lives Be Profitable”? (Published October 2015) […]
Westviews: Urgent Care Limitations
Hi George, The two of you are talking past each other. Your article mixed national problems (the closing of hospitals and emergency rooms, hospitals […]
Westviews: Good Urgent Care is Not Enough
My comments on the 7th Avenue and 13th Street medical facility—which has been recently renamed Lenox Health Greenwich Village to suggest, I suppose, it is […]
Westviews: The Building That Wasn’t There
Dear Robert, Thank you for your thoughtful and intelligent response to “35XV: The Invisible Building” (WestView News, September 2015). As the introductory doggerel adapted […]
Westviews: “Enclosed is $10 To Tell My Story”
George Capsis: This is Pete Campione, a 92-year-old fan of all your good work putting out the West Village news. I was a high […]
Wesetviews: Come on Down
Dear Editor I was made aware of a story in the WestView News about my band The Undigables. I want to thank you and […]
Westviews: WVN Reader on the West Coast
Catherine, My father was a research engineer at the Bell Labs on West St. during the 30s to 60s. I am writing my memoirs and […]
Westviews: Making the Streets Safer
Dear George, I have checked the north side of Barrow Street between Hudson and Greenwich Streets multiple times over the last couple of weeks, and […]
Westviews: Breathtaking Response
Dear Mr. Capsis, I have been enjoying WestViews News for many years, and it is usually well written and edited. But in the last paragraph […]