Local News Congestion pricing, explained By Michael Garofalo Taxi fare hikes could be a portent of more charges to come for Manhattan car-users 2/19/2019 Comments
Local News Holes in plan to limit tower voids By Michael Garofalo A city proposal aims to close a key zoning loophole — but some reformers say further action is needed 2/19/2019 Comments
Local News A life of her own By emily Higginbotham A young woman had to flee a restrictive religious community, and her own family, to find a future 2/19/2019 Comments
Local News The eternal orphanage BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN A Yorkville priest and the head of an elite private school thrash out a plan to memorialize a beloved vestige of a 19th-century chapel — even as its inevitable disappearance looms 2/19/2019 Comments
Local News From cold streets to warm hearts by harvey cohen How David Jones and the Bowery Mission give hope to the homeless 2/22/2019 Comments
Columns\Op-Ed Amazon lesson: No more closed doors by arlene kayatt Civics and the City and Amazon — It happened on February 14th, but as Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney opined, “It was not the Valentine that New York needed.” Amazon pulled out of the deal that would have brought their HQ2 and... 2/20/2019 Comments
Local News Enough already! Pass the New York health act! By Colette Swietnicki We don’t need any more studies, we need health care for all 2/20/2019 Comments
City Arts News Honoring Jackie Robinson By Lorraine Duffy Merkl An exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York features Look magazine photos of the baseball legend and his family — many never seen before 2/19/2019 Comments
Local News Once upon a community board meeting by Michelle Naim Don’t mess with the District 9 seniors 2/18/2019 Comments
Local News St. Mark’s Comics closing after 36 years By Jason Cohen A staple of the East Village community will be shuttering its doors before construction begins on a planned office building 2/19/2019 Comments
Local News Embrace the spirit of Parkland By Jon Friedman Last May, I went to a rooftop party on West 72nd Street, prepared to skewer my fellow pretentious New York City literati. Instead, I quickly forgot about the poseurs and came away awestruck at two of the unexpected guests: David Hogg and Cameron Kasky. They stand for as much... 2/14/2019 Comments
Local News Is it really just nervous stomach? By Jessica Gelman, MS, RDN, CDN Intestinal health issues may not be fun to talk about, but they can have a major impact on quality of life 2/14/2019 Comments
Columns\Op-Ed Rx for all: caring communication By Bette Dewing “I’m just so sorry this happened to you,” said Dr. Sarah Flannery. She meant the freak accident which brought me to the Lenox Hill Hospital emergency room. Details later, but this column is about caring communication, and how much it’s needed in the medical... 2/13/2019 Comments
Local News You wrote a book? So publish it! By Meredith Kurz “Upper East Siders delight in cubits of closets, while Upper West Siders measure it in board lengths of bookshelves.” —Anonymous 2/14/2019 Comments
Local News The shop that saved kittens BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN After 54 years and a celebrated track record for animal rescue work, Petland Discounts is expected to close all its stores and face a possible sale or liquidation by April 2/12/2019 Comments
Local News Déjà vu on the West Side BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN Gale Brewer was first elected to the City Council in 2001 and moved up to borough president 12 years later. As the term limits clock ticks, friends and supporters say, she is now contemplating a reprise. 2/12/2019 Comments
City Arts News Old masters in a new light By Mary Gregory The Met’s gorgeous show of Dutch treasures turns an overwhelming cache of riches into a jewel box of wonders 2/12/2019 Comments
Local News L train street changes in flux By Michael Garofalo As city prepares for subway line’s “slowdown” rather than full shutdown, the fate of long-planned mitigation measures is unclear 2/12/2019 Comments
Local News Blood, snakes and square knots by David Noonan Going to Boy Scout camp in the first half of the 1960s was a raw and exhilarating experience. It was also kind of nuts. We didn’t play tennis or softball. We didn’t have coed cookouts with girls from all-girl camps. We didn’t sleep in cabins with electricity and... 2/12/2019 Comments
Local News NYPD to bolster sex crimes unit By Michael Garofalo As reported rapes increase, the department to add investigators in Special Victims Division 2/12/2019 Comments
Local News How FIT students get into NYFW’s exclusive shows By emily mason They wait on line for fashion week sign-ups, work as “pacers” or dressers and clamor for sneak peeks behind the scenes 2/11/2019 Comments
Local News Sex after sixty Hormonal and physical issues and a “partner gap” may present problems. But the effects of aging are often amenable to treatment 2/7/2019 Comments
Local News Singing with strangers By Meredith Kurz There’s music everywhere in Manhattan, and you can join in 2/7/2019 Comments
Local News UWS sibs sing their way to the top By Michelle Naim The Bailens, who grew up in a musical household, are winning fans with their heartfelt sound 2/7/2019 Comments
Local News Born purple, and funny By Joshua Nasser Leanne Velednitsky is a New York-based actor, writer and comedian. She graduated from NYU Tisch’s Experimental Theatre Wing in 2016, and has studied sketch/improv at UCB and the Magnet. She’s worked at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and the digital comedy company Above... 2/6/2019 Comments
Local News Friendship across the generations by lorraine duffy merkl “Millennials,” muttered the man behind me in line at Fairway on 86th Street, questioning the work ethic of the young cashier daring to go on her break and leaving customers to wait all of a minute for her replacement to start ringing up. The impatience with different age... 2/6/2019 Comments
Columns\Op-Ed No justice without bail reform By Arlene Kayatt Bail’s out — The importance of criminal justice reform hasn’t been lost on the Upper East Side. What seemed to me to be an impromptu message — a Thursday email for a Saturday event — resulted in a large turnout at the Criminal... 2/6/2019 Comments
Local News Traffic jam on the ballot BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN They’re not exactly the magnificent 17. But the overcrowded public advocate’s race features plenty of liberal activists, some with rap sheets — and an upstart Republican who just might eke out a win 2/5/2019 Comments
Local News “In a word, it’s a horror.” By Emily Higginbotham Two elite Jesuit schools confront painful revelations about priests from their past 2/5/2019 Comments
City Arts News The woman who pioneered abstract painting By Val Castronovo Hilma af Klint was ahead of her time, and of all the men who followed in her footsteps 2/5/2019 Comments
Local News After the non-march for disabled women by gail eisenberg What does Jennifer Bartlett want? Disability justice. When does she want it? Now. 2/4/2019 Comments
Local News Rally to protect Roosevelt Park by richard barr Billie Jean King was featured speaker at Saturday event on steps of the AMNH 2/4/2019 Comments