Governor Kathy Hochul and William Hochul with Mirso Lekic (center) at Tudor City Steakhouse. Photo courtesy of Tudor City Steakhouse Highlights of a Political Season Mother knows best – Congratulations to Russell Squire who was re-elected to a second term as Chair of Community Board 8.... Voices 18 Nov 2022 | 09:34
Newly-arrived refugees in Port Authority. Photo: Dale Paperno The Look The look. I am beginning to recognize it after only one week of volunteering with Team TLC/NYC helping refugees. I am calling... Voices 16 Nov 2022 | 11:59
Aaron Judge at bat. Photo: Jon Friedman What if the Yankees Didn’t Re-Sign Aaron Judge? Right now, the most pressing question among New York sports fans is: Should the Yankees re-sign Aaron Judge? No disrespect... Voices 09 Nov 2022 | 12:20
Striders coach Nereida Munoz. Photo: New York Road Runners NOT the Ladies Who Lunch “Meet me at the Plaza,” my daughter texted me. Coming from the West Side it was about a one-mile walk. My Long Island City... Voices 09 Nov 2022 | 11:47
Poster for Max Marie’s performance at The Delancey. Photo: Diana Yee NY Life – Court by Day, Club by Night She sings the songs and writes them, too – She’s Max Marie, a NYC-based independent artist whose soulful energetic pop sound... Voices 06 Nov 2022 | 01:47
Joan Baez and Bob Dylan performing at the March on Washington in August 1963. Photo: Rowland Scherman, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Enduring Power of Bob Dylan’s ‘Hard Rain’ Sixty years ago, Russia was causing global paranoia and observers fretted that the planet was on the verge of a third world... Voices 26 Oct 2022 | 12:20
The author in Florida. Photo courtesy of Mona Finston Stick a Wick on It It seemed like only yesterday, probably because it was just yesterday, that I was enjoying the cool breezes; the crisp weather... Voices 26 Oct 2022 | 10:56
Mayor Eric Adams at City Hall on Monday, January 24, 2022. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Climate Change and A Festival of Light Ten years ago, 44 New Yorkers lost their lives when Hurricane Sandy hit. We suffered a weeklong blackout in downtown Manhattan,... Voices 26 Oct 2022 | 10:33
CB8 District Manager Will Brightbill, Manhattan Parks Commissioner Anthony Perez, CB6 Chair Kyle Athayde, CB8 Parks Committee Co-Chair Judy Schneider, Council Member Julie Menin, Economic Development Corp. Senior VP Kathryn Prybylski and Roosevelt Island Operation Corp. Planning Director Prince Shah in front of the new sign for Andrew Haswell Green Park. Photo: NYC Parks/Daniel Avila ( Daniel Avila) Signs of the Times A sign of distinction – A distinctive sign was unveiled for Andrew Haswell Green Park earlier this month by various officials... Voices 23 Oct 2022 | 07:35
Bethany Kandel and her husband, Gary Fishman, with sons Ryan (as Cyclops) and Jared (as a pumpkin). Photo courtesy of Bethany Kandel My Kids are Grown and I Miss Halloween My kids are grown and I miss Halloween. It used to be so much fun. It’s not just the door-to-door sugar fest of trick-or-treating... Voices 21 Oct 2022 | 09:05
Christine Donovan (right) with former Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2009. Photo courtesy of Mary Covington Living One’s Dreams in New York Restaurant opportunity in Turtle Bay – Back in January of this year the Parks Dept. issued a Request for Proposals (RFP)... Voices 09 Oct 2022 | 06:54
Cover of “The Matchmaker’s Gift.” Photo via Amazon.com Have You Met Your Match? You don’t have to be Jewish to appreciate “The Matchmaker’s Gift,” you just have to have a grandmother you love and admire.... Voices 06 Oct 2022 | 11:07
Bus sign indicates how to find out arrival times. Photo: Meredith Kurz Cheap and Chic: I Was a Bus Snob Until I Wasn’t On a humid Lower East Side July afternoon my gussied-up friends and I needed to get uptown. The thought of climbing down... Voices 27 Sep 2022 | 03:00
Myrna Socol Eisenberg’s painting, “Yellow Sky at Dawn.” Photo courtesy of Arlene Kayatt Remembering Those Who Made New York Another street, another naming – The northwest corner of East 29th St. at First Ave. is being co-named for Dr. May Edward... Voices 25 Sep 2022 | 02:45
Screen shot of the author in “Can’t Stop the Music.” Photo courtesy of Mona Finston Extra Exasperation The other day I flipped on the TV and saw that the original version of “Going in Style” was on, staring George Burns, Art... Voices 19 Sep 2022 | 11:56
