Betsy Bober Polivy on the 8th Street and MacDougal sign pole surrounded by business owners. The photo was taken when the Manhattan Sideways website won the 2017 “Best of Manhattan.” Photo: Manhattan Sideways (sideways.nyc) Sidestepping Her Way Through Manhattan For Betsy Bober Polivy, what started as an ambitious itinerary turned into a cherished experience. After raising her family... News 21 Nov 2020 | 10:48
Volunteers and mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan (next to sign) stopped by the Lucerne on Nov. 1 to hand out clothing, food and toiletries. Photo: UWS Open Hearts Initiavie, via Twitter Lucerne Now: Reflections on a Divided Community The case began with important questions about who decides how we share our crowded urban space. But by the time Justice Debra... News 21 Nov 2020 | 10:07
On Wednesday, Nov. 18 at City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the closing of the city’s schools. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Anger as Schools Close Again Anger and frustration are growing among the parents of students who are now left in remote learning limbo after the city... News 20 Nov 2020 | 02:15
Classicist Emily Wilson, the first female translator of “The Odyssey,” read portions of Homer’s historic work aboard a NY Waterway ferry cruising the Hudson River in 2018. Photo: Aslan Chalom Poets House Suspends Operations One of the country’s leading literary community and educational centers, Poets House, is suspending operations because of... News 19 Nov 2020 | 12:23
Dr. Ronald Tamler. Photo courtesy of Mount Sinai Health System Telehealth: How to Get the Most Out of Your Virtual Doctor Visit Back in the spring, when physician offices were closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual doctor visits took off.... Home 19 Nov 2020 | 12:01
Tasca’s bar features a varied liquor and wine collection. Photo: Liz Clayman New Restaurant Tasca Unites Cultures and Communities Jay Espinal’s childhood revolved around food. As a young boy, he would pass the time in the Latin restaurants his parents... News 18 Nov 2020 | 01:50
SustainABLE Start team (left to right): Nina Hissnauer (Head of Communications); Olivia Wang (Vice President); Chloe Trujillo (Founder/President); Samantha Salcedo (Head of Development and Finance) Photo: Ana Hissnauer, via sustainablestartny on Instagram The ‘Spark Tank’ Entrepreneurs Each year, the Dwight School hosts its own version of the entrepreneurial TV show “Shark Tank” among its students. “Spark... Home 17 Nov 2020 | 01:03
(Left to right): Jack Cioffi, MD, president of ColumbiaDoctors; Laureen Hill, MD, senior vice president and chief operating officer at NYP/CUIMC; Donna Lynne DrPH, CUIMC and chief executive officer, ColumbiaDoctors; Council Member Mark Levine; Anil Rustgi, MD, interim executive vice president and dean of the faculties of health sciences and medicine, CUIMC; David Buchholz, senior founding medical director for primary care at Columbia. Photo: Eileen Barrosso Columbia Primary Care Opens New UWS Location On Friday, Nov 13, Columbia Primary Care practice welcomed limited guests for a socially distanced ribbon-cutting ceremony.... News 17 Nov 2020 | 12:26
L. Joy Williams is a political strategist who participated in the civic action discussion on Thursday evening. Photo courtesy of Women Creating Change Keep Up the Momentum, Advocates Urge Voters On Thursday evening, New Yorkers logged into a virtual event titled “Civic Action After the Election: What’s Next?” It was... News 13 Nov 2020 | 11:36
Blake Spahn of Dwight School. Photo: Mike Sheehan During a Dimly Lit Time, His School’s Bright Sparks Shine A graduate of Dwight School himself, Blake Spahn’s passion for its mission to “ignite the spark of genius” in every student... News 09 Nov 2020 | 08:32
H&M in Times Square. Photo: Evando Thompson Manhattan Under Plywood Anticipating protests over the presidential election outcome early last week, Manhattan businesses boarded up storefronts... News 06 Nov 2020 | 03:35
Student doctors (left to right) Adal Abonamah, Avraham Marcucci and Rachel Gabriel. Photo courtesy of Touro College ‘The Community We Call Home’ Donning masks and gloves, 76 student doctor volunteers and faculty from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem engaged... News 05 Nov 2020 | 03:52
A voting sign indicates where the line begins at the Jackie Robinson Complex in East Harlem. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Marymount College Added as Early Voting Site Following the threat of litigation, New York City’s Board of Elections agreed Thursday evening to open Marymount Manhattan... News 29 Oct 2020 | 07:03
The Hunter College High School courtyard at lunchtime in pre-pandemic days. Photo: Claire Whitehouse, via Flickr A Troubled Reopening at the ‘Brick Prison’ Hunter College High School usually makes the news for something more positive. The rigorous Upper East Side high school boasts... News 29 Oct 2020 | 01:43
