Looking to Ancient Greek Democracy in the 2020 Election Season
By Anastasia Kaliabakos As November 3rd descends upon the United States, Americans are growing ever more aware of the importance of voting and democracy in […]
Neighborhood Cleanup with Candidate Erik Bottcher
By Bob Cooley Every Sunday at 11:30 a.m. volunteers gather at the NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle (Seventh and Greenwich Avenues) to […]
A Source of Hope During Troubled Times
By Erik Bottcher 2020 will be remembered as a year that delivered a seemingly endless parade of nightmares. There is no shortage of reasons to […]
Little Island Progress Update
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Barry Diller’s “Little Island” aka Pier 55, aka Diller’s Island, is scheduled to open next spring 2021, after 7 […]
Police Explain Their Actions to Community Members
By Frank Quinn After an eight-month hiatus due to the pandemic, the 6th Precinct Community Council convened a virtual meeting on October 21st. Newly installed […]
In the Eye of the Beholder? Graffiti on West Village Buildings
By Brian J Pape, Aia, Leed-Ap Protest street art appeared everywhere during the months of civil rights protests in many cities, when plywood seemed to […]
Why Am I Running?
BECAUSE OUR CITY NEEDS VISION By Arthur Schwartz Our City is a mess! Our Community is a mess! WestView readers for the past ten years […]
Historic Salmagundi Art Club on Fifth Avenue hosts 42nd Annual Open Exhibition November 9-20
Last year’s exhibit included works by WestView News’ Dusty Berke and Karen Rempel. This year’s exhibit again includes work by Karen Rempel in the Parlor. […]
Letters
Google Excludes Xavier Mission’s “Grab and Go” from Community Grants Through WestView, I wish to thank Xavier Mission at St. Francis Xavier Church on West […]
Mia Says
Mia Says: Government should be a soft glove to protect what has been achieved and to allow building better. Photo © Joel Gordon.
Obscene Graffiti Scars Village
By George Capsis In 1917 the City ruthlessly cut through the handsome historic townhouses of the Village to run the 7th Avenue subway through it […]
Village Voters Show Enthusiasm, Patience, Hope in First Day of Early Voting
By Bob Cooley In what leaders and many citizens have called “a fight for the soul of our nation,”West Villagers and New Yorkers turned out […]