Rosanna Russo, who took over Lunella’s, the restaurant started by her parents on Mulberry St., is also the head of the Little Italy Merchant’s Association. Photo: Angela Barbuti Woman Behind Little Italy’s Merchants Association In Midst of San Gennaro Festival Rossana Russo’s rich history in Little Italy dates back to when her parents, both Italian natives, settled on Grand Street... News 18 Sep 2023 | 11:18
Playwright Al Tapper (left) Steve Ditmyer, the director, of “Bettinger’s Luggage.” Photo: Joan Pelzer Spreading Neighborly Love & Diversity on a Stage Playwright Helped Create Playwright, composer and lyricist Albert M. Tapper penned his first non-musical “Bettinger’s Luggage,” with a specific message... News 28 Aug 2023 | 03:31
Chef Brando de Oliveira applies some olive oil at Bond 45 restaurant. ( Liz Clayman / Liz Clayman) Veteran Chef Brings Classical Training–and Grandma’s Meatball Recipe–to Iconic Manhattan Restaurants Fireman Hospitality Group’s corporate executive chef Brando De Oliveira oversees its 12 restaurants, which include Café Fiorello,... News 21 Aug 2023 | 12:21
The Harbor Lights Cruise of the Circle Line is one of the compan’s most popular offerings. ( Photo: New York Cruise Lines) Seeing the City By Sea: Circle Line Considering ‘Love Boat’ Cruises Around Manhattan Phil Whitney found his dream job on the Hudson. The senior vice president of sales and marketing at New York Cruise Lines,... News 02 Aug 2023 | 04:33
Dana Steingold headshot ( Photo: Justin Patterson ) From Aspiring Actress to Broadway Star: Dana Steingold’s Journey to ‘The Cottage’” Dana Steingold said the key to success for a small Broadway ensemble like “The Cottage” is to spend a lot of time together... News 24 Jul 2023 | 01:29
Fiona Davis is setting her seventh novel, “The Spectacular” around Radio City Music Hall. Photo: Deborah Feingold Photography High Kicking Thriller Inspired by Secret Rooms of Radio City Music Hall The idea to set “The Spectacular” at Radio City Music Hall came about after a former Rockette, now in her mid-80s, sent... News 19 Jun 2023 | 10:58
Tangela Richter, an exec VP at Wells Fargo, volunteers as a board member of God’s Love We Deliver and the Dance Theater of Harlem. Photo: Courtesy of Tangela Richter WESTY 2023 Honoree: Banking Exec Finds New Ways to Balance Work with Charity When asked how she balances her job, family and volunteering, Tangela Richter said, “I question sometimes why I take on another... People 05 May 2023 | 01:20
Bonnie Segler co-autor of The American Way. Photo: Courtesy Bonnie Segler Marilyn Monroe’s White Dress Billowed into Book about NYC and German History When Bonnie Siegler was cleaning out her late grandfather Jules Schulback’s Upper East Side apartment in 2004, she happened... News 24 Apr 2023 | 12:35
Elizabeth Yilmaz-Dobrow takes a bow in a posed ballet shot. Photo: Richard Calmes Ballet Dancer’s Journey from GA to the Met Opera Stage At just 11 years old, Elizabeth Yilmaz-Dobrow was already enamored with New York. The Georgia native came to the city for... News 10 Apr 2023 | 01:38
Oceanic Feelings, by sailor, navigator and polar explorer Reid Stowe–his first solo exhibit at the Chase Contemporary gallery at 413 W. Broadway in SOHO–features medium and large scale art works inspired by his years at sea. Photo: Chase Contemporary Seafaring artist Reid Stowe solos around globe...and into new Soho Exhibit At just 5 years old, Reid Stowe predicted his future career as a painter and sailor. “I had big pieces of paper and I drew... News 29 Mar 2023 | 06:28
Amy Poeppel, who only published her first novel at age 50, just published her fourth book, “The Sweet Spot,” and is already hard at work on her fifth novel. Photo: George Baier IV ( George Baier IV) This Greenwich Village Novelist Is in “The Sweet Spot” of her writing career Amy Poeppel is not a high maintenance writer. The Dallas, TX native said that she doesn’t need much when it comes time to... News 13 Mar 2023 | 12:42
The Alleva Dairy, which has been a staple of Little Italy at the corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets for 130 years, was in danger of closing its doors forever, but now has an eleventh hour deal to relocate to Lyndhurst NJ–about 11 miles away on the other side of the Holland Tunnel. Photo: Angela Barbuti 130-Yr-Old Cheese Store in Little Italy Is Saved by a Last Minute Deal But Has to Move to NJ They are calling it a “miracle on Mulberry Street.” On March 1, Alleva Dairy, the oldest cheese shop in America, closed its... News 03 Mar 2023 | 11:03
Greenwich Village resident Melissa Darow advises patients on not only eating habits but lifestyle practices like nightly routines, self-care and exercise in her role as a dietician at Nao Medical. The city wide health care chain added nutrition to its core services early last year when Darow joined. Photo: Rachel Eun Ko, Nao Medical ( RACHEL EUN KO) Giving New Yorkers Food for Thought: Nutrition Plays Bigger Role in Health Care Registered dietician nutritionist Melissa Darlow dishes on her work at Nao Medical, her milk of choice and the benefits of... News 08 Feb 2023 | 07:05
Wendy Hilliard, a hall of fame gymnast, started her eponymously named foundation in 1996 at the Harlem Armory. It has since gone on to offer over 25,000 urban kids free or low cost gymnastic classes. Photo: The Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation Bringing Gymnastics to Harlem Wendy Hilliard saw the need to diversify the sport of gymnastics and took it upon herself to fill the gap in her adopted... News 06 Feb 2023 | 02:21
Junior’s cheesecake. Photo courtesy of Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery Let Them Eat Cheesecake Alan Rosen’s earliest memories of Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery are being behind the bakery counter at their original Brooklyn... News 19 Dec 2022 | 10:20
