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From the looming expansion of New York University, to the acclaimed development of the High Line and Hudson Riverfront Park, the displacement of hundreds of rent controlled apartments, to the unnecessary closure of St. Vincent’s Hospital–which left 500,000 Downtown New Yorkers, tourists and daily commuters without an emergency room–our dedicated writers and photographers report, review and analyze
From the looming expansion of New York University, to the acclaimed development of the High Line and Hudson Riverfront Park, the displacement of hundreds of rent controlled apartments, to the unnecessary closure of St. Vincent’s Hospital–which left 500,000 Downtown New Yorkers, tourists and daily commuters without an emergency room–our dedicated writers and photographers report, review and analyze
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The April edition of the WestView News is at newsstands and online Highlights this month include our video interview with Mayoral candidate Ray McGuire, vaccinations increasing locally, graffiti cleanup in the West Village, and much more. Click to read the online edition: http://westviewnews.org
Photo: Bob Cooley
Meet the 2021 District 3 NY City Council Candidates. See the full interviews on www.WestViewNews.org
The March Issue of WestView News is out!
See our video interviews with the District 3 City Council Candidates, and All things Greenwich VIllage.
http://westviewnews.org/
The December articles will be available online soon. In the meantime, you can download a digital copy of the paper here:http://westviewnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WESTVIEWDECEMBER-FINAL-.pdf
The March Issue of WestView News is out!
Lenox Health Greenwich Village just built a new Vaccination Unit with 20 nurses' stations that will serve our community starting very soon (potentially next week).
Feel free to leave questions or comments.
http://westviewnews.org/2021/01/26/lenox-health-greenwich-village-to-ramp-up-local-vaccinations/web-admin/
By Bob Cooley “Tomorrow, I will lay out our vaccination plan to correct course and meet our goal of 100 million shots at the end of my first 100 days as president,” stated President-Elect Joe Biden in his January 14 address. Lenox Health Greenwich Village is racing to finish a new vaccina...
The staff of WestView News wish you and yours very merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Photo courtesy: Bob Cooley
The December 2020 issue of WestView News is now Online...
http://westviewnews.org/
The December articles will be available online soon. In the meantime, you can download a digital copy of the paper here:http://westviewnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WESTVIEWDECEMBER-FINAL-.pdf
Our newspaper had a wonderful endorsement from Sarah Jessica Parker on her Instagram account. She shared a copy of the April issue of WestView News with her six million followers, and has always been a wonderfully supportive neighbor. Thank you @sarahjessicaparker!
To quote SJP:
"I don't know WHAT we would do without our small but mighty @westviewnews. Now more than ever. They are keeping us informed, finding ways to support our small businesses and making certain our seniors and most vulnerable neighbors have all the information they need to feel safe. I read every issue cover to cover every month. In regular times we count on the WestView indefatigable staff. In these scary and irregular times they are a beacon for their devoted readers. In its 15-year history of advocacy and reporting this is their best issue ever. And it's free for all those in the community. I'm so proud of them. And I thank them. Yay for local papers!
X, SJ"
To view the website,
visit westviewnews.org
The West Village is an extraordinary place as much for its physical landmarks as for its living ones. WestView contributor Stanley Wlodyka profiles 95 year old Vija Vetra, celebrated for bridging the East and West through dance. Spoiler Alert: she's still moving and grooving!
http://westviewnews.org/2019/01/visions-of-vija-a-villagers-journey/
By Stanley Wlodyka Almost 90 years ago, Vija Vetra peeked through a hole in the wall of a dance studio where ballet classes were taught. Who knows which adolescent boy had carved out the peephole, looking to stoke the fire kindled by adolescent hormones, watching the girls plié and rond de jambe th...
Brrrr... the chill in the air, that frost on the pavement. "No sir! No gracias. I am staying in!" Well, just wait til you read WestView contributor Jane Heil Usyk's top 10 Winter activities, and you'll be bounding out the door.
http://westviewnews.org/2019/01/10-ways-village-seniors-cope-with-winter-blues/
By Jane Heil Usyk I really hate winter. It’s so cold! And besides that, it’s often slippery, and slushy, and wet. I could stay in all winter, except I need my walking exercise, and I have to get groceries, and go to the library, and watch movies, mail bills, and do a number of other
It's awards season and our nominees have been wearing their red carpet best all year long. WestView's resident avian Keith Michael and his faithful pup Miss Millie the corgi host the 13th Annual Bird of the Year Awards!
http://westviewnews.org/2019/01/bird-of-the-year-2018/
By Keith Michael As the National Audubon Society wraps up this Year of the Bird 2018—bringing international attention to the plight of countless bird species and the effects of climate change for us all—it is time, once again, here in the West Village, to celebrate our local ecosystem with the 1...
Everyone is talking about Amazon's impending colony in Long Island City, but WestView Architectural Editor Brian J. Pape wants you to look closer to home. Tech companies have some major plans in your slice of the Big Apple.
http://westviewnews.org/2019/01/why-do-google-and-hi-tech-firms-expand-in-the-lower-westside/
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP For those who have lived or worked in our area, the answer is obvious; we love the charm, character, mish-mosh of building styles and sizes, and the crazy streets, like nowhere else in the city. But are we loving it to death? Landmarked properties and districts help so...
Tomorrow night! Come one, come all to the start of the new At St. Veronica's concert series. Hosted by WestView News, tomorrow night's program is entitled "A Sense of Place". Find out more and RSVP online at www.AtStVeronicas.org
WestView News Presents: Music at St. Veronica's Saturday (November 3, 2018) 149 Christopher Street 7:00 PM Get TicketsMake a Donation ; The Program Sense of Place Felix Mendelssohn- The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Overture — Intermission— Antonin Dvorak- Czech Suite Felix Mendelssohn– Symphony ...
Tails always wagging, it's obvious that dogs have deep wisdom to share with us human folk. Check out what Mia, the WestView mascot, has to say this month!
http://westviewnews.org/2018/10/mia-says-17/
Mia Says: It is easier to hate than to love, making love more precious and longer lasting. Photo by Dusty Berke.
Did someone just turn down the thermostat around here?! Suddenly, there's a chill in the air. Fall has arrived. It's the perfect time to get nice and cozy indoors, and where better than a movie theater? The Oscar bait is tasty this year and Jim Forrat will let you in on the most delectable treats in his monthly column Reel
Deal:
http://westviewnews.org/2018/09/jim-fouratts-reel-deal-movies-matter-3/
Awards season has arrived! A deluge of quality films will fall almost daily between September 1st and December 31st. In order to qualify for consideration of an Oscar, a film must run one week in New York City and Los Angeles. So you could buckle yourself into a theater seat for the next three month...
It’s easy to take for granted something we see pretty much every day. As Villagers, the things we pass by without a second thought can very likely have deep cultural, social and political significance on an international scale. So it is with Christopher Park! What memories of this iconic slice of green space have you had through the years?
http://westviewnews.org/2018/05/quick-current-history-christopher-park/
By Scotty Elyanow Christopher Park, the triangular park located at the intersection of West 4th, Grove, and Christopher Streets with Seventh Avenue to the West and Waverly Place to the East was created back on April 5th, 1837 due to demand for an open space from the local residents after overcrowdin...
It all starts in the Village! Though that’s not 100% the case, it’s astounding how much cultural phenomena sprouted in the Village’s fertile creative soil. Playwright Robert Heidi takes you into a timewarp, back when the Caffé Cino was the arbiter of all things hip, the coolest of the cool, and the source of wonderfully weird vibes that would go on to take the theatrical world by storm. What other fads and phases had their start in the Village. Tell us some trivia in the comments section below!
http://westviewnews.org/2018/05/celebrating-legacy-joe-cinos-legendary-caffe-cino-coffee-house-theater/
By Robert Heide On Sunday, April 22nd at 6 p.m., 50 years after the closing of the legendary coffee house theater Caffe Cino on Cornelia Street in Greenwich Village, now officially considered the first off off Broadway theater, a panel convened, moderated by theatre critic, Charles Isherwood. The pa...
Something draws a crowd on Bleeker Street, ask two of the bystanders and you get two very different stories. The same, it seems, is true about West Villager Cynthia Nixon’s bid for Governor of New York. WestView contributors Alec Pruchnicki and Arthur Z. Schwartz go head to head on her candidacy. What do you think- “Yay” or “Nay” on the actress turned activist?
-Photo courtesy of Cynthia Nixon for New York
http://westviewnews.org/2018/05/two-takes-cynthia/
It was a gloomy Saturday, but these gals kept dancing at the 12th Annual Dance Parade New York (which went down 5th Ave and turned right at Astor Place). Thanks to them and all our readers who attended last night's Atstveronicas concert, the sun came out to shine today. Looks like Spring has sprung! How will you enjoy the lovely weather?
It's tomorrow night! WestView News is proud to present another concert at the Church of Saint Veronica on Saturday, May 19th at 7pm. We love getting to know our readers, so we hope to see you there. It’s all for you! This time come and enjoy Bach’s renowned Brandenburg Concerti. The acoustics in the church are heavenly. Can we count on your attendance?
Get your free tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/westview-news-presents-music-at-st-veronicas-tickets-45861557152?aff=eac2
You are cordially invited to the May concert of Music at St. Veronica's! This time round, you'll enjoy Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, widely regarded as one of the best compositions of the Baroque era. History of the Concert Series: The Church of St. Veronica, a 130 year-old Catholic church on Cristo...
The 3,600 steel piles that support Pier 40 are more corroded than the teeth of a kid locked in a candy shop! WestView Publisher George Capsis explains what Hudson River Park President Madelyn Wils plans to do to save it. Hint: it's no simple trip to the dentist...
http://westviewnews.org/2018/05/ready-write-checks-save-pier-40/
By George Capsis Oh wow, a Crain’s New York article from April 24th quotes Hudson River Park Trust engineer, Steven Perker on just how they are going to encase the 3,600 corroded steel piles now shakily holding up the 15 acres of Pier 40 (the largest pier in the Hudson) to allow it to provide
May the 4th be with you! Through the years, Star Wars fanatics have made May 4th an international holiday celebrating all things Star Wars. This, because, it sounds very much like the salutation made by one Jedi (the good guys) to another: "May the force be with you." Take heed of the advice given by the greatest Jedi Master of them all, Yoda, and visit Hudson Park Library (66 Leroy Street) at 1pm today to take advantage of the free Internet for Beginners class!
Today's the day! Excited to see all of you @ the At St. Veronica's concert series- the church (closed since July of 2017) is gorgeous and, as the rehearsals proved, the music is spectacular! Very Spring-ey 🌻🐞⚘
Church of St. Veronica (149 Christopher Street) @ 3pm. Check out some of the memories you've already created:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-66fUdpbDQ&feature=youtu.be
A monthly concert series at the Church of Saint Veronica's, dedicated to serving and creating community. Created by George Capsis, publisher of WestView News.
Catherine Revland dives deep into the 5Pointz case, where a group of street artists were awarded $6.75 million in February. The case is currently in appeal, but is already being lauded as a landmark case that will provide precedent for future artist rights issues. Find out all about it after the jump: http://westviewnews.org/2018/04/5pointz-decision-part-2-tuesday-morning-massacre/
Ramsey Clarke served as the U.S. Attorney General between 1967 and 1969, under the Johnson Administration. During that time, he supervised the drafting of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Bruce Poli recently caught up with Clarke to reflect on that period in American history, as well as the current political climate. Read Part 1 of this fascinating article in the March issue of WestView News: http://bit.ly/2FpWdJT
“The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy.”—Ramsey Clark By Bruce Poli Ask me why I live in the West Village, and I might say, “Because people like Ramsey Clark live here.” Considered one of America’s most liberal Attorney Generals, Ramsey Clark, who served in t...
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It was a gloomy Saturday, but these gals kept dancing at the 12th Annual Dance Parade New York (which went down 5th Ave and turned right at Astor Place). Thanks to them and all our readers who attended last night's Atstveronicas concert, the sun came out to shine today. Looks like Spring has sprung! How will you enjoy the lovely weather?
