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September Letters to the Editor
It is such a pleasure each month to open my VillageView and see what surprises D. Silverman has for us. He lightens the dark and casts shadows on the light and pulls us into discovery of our treasured Village
People with Disabilities Will Take on Transportation Alternatives
Nearly every person I know who is blind or has low vision, or is a senior citizen as well as many who use mobility devices, have stories to tell about being struck or grazed by speeding cyclists.
Welcoming Words
I believe many people are interested in more deeply understanding and celebrating who and what the Village was and is now as well as what we are becoming. It appears to me that VV is already adding its own resources to that possibility.
PRAISE FOR VILLAGE VIEW!
A pal just snail mailed me both February and March issues of The Village View. Love the name and positioning of the paper! Content is really strong and helpful to our community.
E-BIKE FEARS
I am over 90, in good health, and I love living in Greenwich Village. For over 50 years, I have enjoyed walking the sidewalks of the Village. But I am resigned to the fact that I will not die a natural death. No, I will have been mowed down by an e-bike. They own the sidewalks. They have missed me by inches. It’s only a matter of time.
notary service CHANGE
Many legal documents including wills, powers of attorney, contracts, leases, court documents, deed transfers and many more require that they be notarized. Notarization involves verifying a signer’s identity, their willingness to sign without intimidation and their awareness of the document’s contents. Getting legal documents notarized is an important process for those reasons.
SENIOR ID TO PURCHASE ALCOHOL?
On Friday, March 10, I took a bottle of wine to the checkout counter and I was refused service. They asked for a Drivers License for ID. I don’t have a Drivers License. I showed them my Reduced Fare MTA MetroCard Photo ID Pass but that wasn’t good enough. I showed them my Medicare Social Security card and that wasn’t good enough either. Because of a new system they claim they needed to scan a Drivers License which shows my birth age. I told them my birth date but that wasn’t good enough.
When the NYCDOT and the Bike Lobby Marry
COUNTER-POINT OPINION RE: When the NYCDOT and the Bike Lobby Marry, advertisement on page 24 of the March 2023 edition. Dear Editors, I appreciate how our community media provide a forum for diverse ideas or opinions, as Village View is doing. The advertisement by Kimon Retzos is a case in point. I wish to express my counter-points. Greenwich...
Artists who Care, regarding Tiles for America and 9/11 memorial corner
To those who do not know me well, I am the director of Artists Who Care (AWC). My organization has been leading the campaign to return all tiles illegally taken by Dusty Berke.
A Native’s View
A Native's View Dear Editor: Let there be no doubt about it. Greenwich Village is a unique place in this dysfunctional world. It has always stood apart—and been quietly envied. If "individualism" ever had a designated spot on Earth, it is Greenwich Village. I write these words from afar, but only in a geographic sense. 153 West 11th Street is...
14th Street busway
In your last issue you published two letters on the subject of the 14th St. Busway, one of them from me.
I so welcome your new newspaper
I so welcome your new newspaper because the last two issues of WestView News were such a deviation from the one I had enjoyed for ten years
Jefferson Finds a Home
Thank you for your wonderful coverage of Maggie Berkvist. I want to update your readers on her cat, Jefferson. After I heard of Maggie’s death from one of her Bank Street neighbors, my husband, Geoffrey Knox, and I adopted him on December 13th via Micheline Gaulin of Left Bank. He is a most wonderful cat and has quickly gotten used to our house...
Praise for New Paper!
I so welcome your new newspaper because the last two issues of WestView News were such a deviation from the one I had enjoyed for ten years
Busway not the cause of the empty storefronts.
Dear Editor, Interesting reporting in the January issue regarding the restrictions on vehicular traffic on 14th Street. According to the article on page 11, we are led to believe that the "14th Street Busway" directly resulted in seven retail vacancies between 5th and 6th Ave. It takes some kind of journalism —conveniently disregarding other...
To the Editor
To the Editor In your January issue, Arthur Z. Schwartz tries to persuade us that the 14th Street Busway “has turned 14th Street into a desolate street.” His entire evidence for this theory consists of four photographs of vacant retail properties. Let me suggest that Mr. Schwartz now turn his attention to Greenwich Ave., which has traffic in both...
The NEW WestView??? Pizzagate Exposed
Wow. You people are pathetic. This “New” Westview “team” wants to kill a voice in the village, Dusty Berke, so badly that you make a whole new newspaper helmed by Arthur Schwartz to do it???
Tiles for America Bus
Congratulations on the rebirth of Westview and your recommitment to covering our neighborhood and local affairs! I am enjoying your meaty December issue and look forward to future editions…READ MORE