The last straw

by lorraine duffy merkl

Decades ago, my husband Neil and I had one of our first dates at The Mad Hatter which once reigned the UES restaurant scene on Second Avenue at 78th. When we were served our drinks, the first thing Neil did was remove the straw. He noticed me looking horrified, as though he had just...

Politicking for "people's lawyer" post

BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN

Three women court the clubhouse vote, showcase legal and people skills, usher the battle for attorney general into an East Side church

Bid to block Amsterdam tower fails

BY MICHAEL GAROFALO

Board of Standards and Appeals rules in favor of 200 Amsterdam developer; opponents likely to turn to courts in fight to block tower

Silverstein buys ABC's UWS HQ

BY MICHAEL GAROFALO

Network to move downtown; major new development on West 66th Street likely

Helping disabled adults find work

By michael rock

The JCC’s “Just One Job” program assists those in their 20s and 30s in developing skills for employment

In the city, big pharma’s got competition

BY MICHAEL DEsANTIS

Independently owned apothecaries cater to clientele

Drawing board

BY MARc bilgREY

Telemedicine in the city

How virtual connections to medical professionals can help New Yorkers deal with certain health issues

Wallace Stevens makes his mark, again

By ALIZAH SALARIO

Honoring the great poet outside of his Chelsea home, where he wrote some of his legendary works

Crime watch

BY JERRY DANZIGTheft Caught on Camera, BUT BIKE GOES MISSINGVideo surveillance footage showed just how easily thieves steal motorcycles. At 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, a 31-year-old man parked his motorcycle in front of 180 Riverside Blvd. When he...

Bernstein’s ‘MASS’ echoes through the decades

BY MARK NIMAR

Messages of subversion and hope from his 1971 piece have a contemporary flavor

Why I'm not ashamed to move back in with my parents

by matt rosenblum

I didn't grow up in NYC, but my parents moved to West 96th Street from Livingston, NJ, a few years ago while I was in college. Most people are amused that my parents moved into the city after living in the suburbs for 20 years. Don't most families follow the opposite...

The essential Giacometti

At the Guggenheim, the work of one of the 20th century’s greatest sculptors is on the ramps for the summer

Drawing board

BY PETER PEREIRA

Interviewing for doggy day care

by Sushmita Roy

At the newly rebranded AKC Canine Retreat, every animal gets a behavioral evaluation

In the pits, on Broadway

BY MARK NIMAR

The clarinetist Todd Palmer has accompanied performances of “South Pacific,” “Sunset Boulevard,” “The King and I” and now “My Fair Lady”

Crafting a Kennedy legacy

A new play about a proposed sculpture of JFK and his son sparks debate about art history and historical accuracy

Park stairs repair to cost $2 million

BY RICHARD KHAVKINE

Steps leading to soccer field at 102nd Street have been fenced off since 2015

Tweet welcome from the Fed

A “DearJohninNYC” campaign gives the new boss from San Francisco a crash course in New York — and proves central bankers can have a sense of humor

Sanctuaries are for saving

BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN

Two hallowed houses of worship on the UWS are getting a new lease on life with funding from a landmarks advocacy group

Crime watch

Trio Threatens WomanThree men are being sought for threatening a young woman and then stealing her cellphone, police said. At 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 26, a 31-year-old woman was standing with a male friend in front of 330 West 95th St. when three men approached them...

Opulence on display

BY MARY GREGORY

A virtual visit to Versailles

Crime watch

BY JERRY DANZIGGucci BootyWith summer heating up, shoplifters are turning their sights to designer sunglasses. At 1:57 p.m. on Thursday, June 21, three unknown men entered the Bloomingdale’s Outlet at 2085 Broadway and removed 21 pairs of Gucci...

Help and hope

by harvey cohen

Lisa Honig Buksbaum has a mission to alleviate the suffering of others

Creating community

by stephan russo

The all-volunteer Bloomingdale Aging in Place provides UWS seniors with an active social life and a sense of civic involvement

Airing it out

Theasa Tuohy draws on her own experiences, and on her mother’s, in her new novel

When dining is too darn loud

By arline L. bronzaft, Ph.D.

Why the Health Department should rate restaurant sound levels

Remembering Conan Freud

by tom allon

After a distinguished career in city government, one of New York’s brightest lights succumbs to a 9/11-related illness

L train shutdown plans

By Michael Garofalo

DOT plans major reconfiguration of 14th Street to accommodate “extraordinary volume of buses” during subway closure

Peril in the parks

BY DOUGLAS FEIDEN

Amid the magnificence of Manhattan’s green spaces, there is also decay, dilapidation and deterioration, a new report finds

Drawing board

BY MARC BILgREY

Feeling the love on Broadway

by christopher moore

Six months after a fire, neighbors welcome back an old-style diner

New Yorkers rally against Trump policies

BY NATASHA ROY

Thousands cross Brooklyn Bridge in protest of administration’s immigration tactics

Visiting Agnes Gund’s studio

BY MARY GREGORY

MoMA’s glimpse at a great patron’s impact