WestView News grew into a monthly paper which residents of the West Village (as far east as 5th Avenue, and as far south as Washington Square Village) looked forward to. WestView had local stories no one else had. It fought hard to keep St Vincent’s Hospital from closing, played an important role in keeping Beth Israel Hospital open, served as a forum for the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, had local listings, pieces on the arts, local fashion, and historical pieces about local architecture