A New Lifeline for those Suffering from Heart Disease
By Alfio Carroccio, MD and Stavros Mountantonakis, MD With over six million Americans suffering from heart failure, it’s possible that every one of us knows […]
How to Improve Accessibility in Your Home
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP The Aging in Place Guide for Building Owners offers a wide range of recommendations for renovations and improvements that […]
The Many Lives of the YMCA on West Street
By Brian J. Pape, AIA The History: 550 West 20th Street, just north of the Meatpacking District, was originally built as a YMCA in 1931, […]
West Village Skyscraper Gets Financing
By Brian J. Pape, AIA The first ever skyscraper in the West Village, at an “unprecedented” height of 450’, is planned for the full block […]
134 Charles Street Gets New Use
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Just two blocks from the Hudson River, between Greenwich and Washington Streets, and about 15 minutes’ walk from the nearest […]
95 Morton Street Gets New Owner
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Following up on a previous report on the extensive repairs to 95 Morton Street, also known as 617 Washington Street, […]
I’ve Never Seen the Brooklyn Bridge So Clean!
By Brian J Pape, AIA New York is a city of islands: Manhattan, Staten, Ellis, Governors, Roosevelt, Randall’s, Riker, Long, Coney, and the list goes […]
450 Washington Gets More Than a Facelift
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Repent. Rent. Repeat. That was the message emblazoned on the west side of 450 Washington Street, a 12-story residential building […]
OPINION: Dan Goldman Isn’t Our Congressman Yet!
By Arthur Z. Schwartz On August 23rd residents of Greenwich Village, Soho, Tribeca, Brooklyn Heights, and Park Slope went to bed being told that a […]
Over 200 Years After Its Creation, the Historic New York Eye and Ear Infirmary is Now Under Attack
By Joseph Burkart, Chairman Emeritus of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Two hundred and two years ago, two visionary young New York physicians, […]
Save New York Eye and Ear!
By Arthur Z. Schwartz It wasn’t but five years ago that Mt. Sinai Hospital announced plans to shut down its 600-bed Beth Israel Hospital subsidiary […]
A Day in the Park with Sophia
By Sophia Astor As dawn lit up the sky behind One Fifth Avenue, and water began sputtering from the fountain, Washington Square Park came to […]
The Price of a Lie and the Lance of Truth
By Roberta Russell To keep our social lives well-oiled and running smoothly, most of us resort to deception in varying degrees. The purpose of deception […]
A View from the Inside
Grifter Finally Evicted from West Village Houses By Arthur Z. Schwartz Heidie Russell has had to live with a horrific intruder in her apartment on […]
Maggie B’s Quick Click
I’LL MISS IT…. THE COLORFUL POLITICAL SCENE IN ABINGDON SQUARE ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. Photo by Maggie Berkvist.
Postcards to Voters Rally for the Midterms!
By Sarah O’Neill Back in 2018, PostcardsToVoters.org volunteers across the country mailed over 395,000 handwritten remember-to-vote postcards to Democrats in New York for the September […]
Mom & Pops Suffer Loss of St. Vincent’s
Interview with Caravansary co-owner Bill Johnstone, July 2010 (Continued) By Kathryn Adisman Q: What was here before you? A: Actress Louise Drevers ran a knitting […]
The WestView News Petition to Build a New St. Vincent’s Hospital
By Roger Paradiso I recently visited a fantastic hospital on the Upper East Side. It’s called Memorial Sloan Kettering. The outpatient wing, which is bigger […]