Two cops on patrol in mid-town Manhattan. Photo: Ken Frydman Time to Re-Impose Tougher Physical Fitness Standards for New Cops Forget the new NYPD dress code banning shorts, turtlenecks and mismatched shoelaces for cops. How about the department instead... Voices 03 May 2024 | 04:46
Keith Powers still has a year and half left before his term limited run ends at the conclusion of 2025 but Stuyvesant Town resident Ben Wetzler has already tossed his hat into the ring to succeed Powers. Photo: NYC Council. Some City Council Races for 2025 Already Starting to Take Shape on East Side Campaigning Like Its 2025–Yes, you read it right. 2025 electioneering’s underway even though 2024 elections are not yet history... Voices 29 Apr 2024 | 03:06
Madison Square Garden will be rocking this playoff season with both Knicks and Rangers in the hunt for a championship. Photo: Wikimedia Commons As Rangers and Knicks Start Post Season Journey, Can Either Win a Championship? New York sports fans haven’t experienced this kind of rapture from their hockey and basketball teams since 1994. That year,... Voices 19 Apr 2024 | 01:27
Criminal Trial of Donald Trump Attracts Only a Small Crowd of His Supporters The protestors turning out to support former president Donald Trump were small in number. So far the most dramatic event... Voices 29 Apr 2024 | 02:16
A photo on the wall of the Kovners’ apartment on W. 67th captures the time when Barack Obama stopped by for a fundraiser. Photo: Courtesy of Sarah and Victor Kovner Sarah and Victor Kovner: A Couple that Defines Long-Time Dem Activism in the City Not long after my husband and I moved to New York from Los Angeles in 1983, a couple named Sarah and Victor Kovner—long -time... Voices 29 Apr 2024 | 01:29
Baya Bar, a health food place featuring acai bowls and smoothies moved into a former framing store on Third Ave. near 91st. St. Meanwhile, the popular South African bar next door with the rhyming name, Kaia Wine Bar, which has been there for years seems to be bereft of any signage on its storefront or door, aside from an occasional chalk board out front on non-rainy days. How is one to know about the delightful staff and offerings inside? Photo: Arlene Kayatt. Judge Engoron Turns Out to Support Honorees at Annual Gala of Jewish Lawyers Guild All rise -The Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea was packed with New York State judges, justices, lawyers, colleagues at the... Voices 12 Apr 2024 | 06:03
Call for Action for New York Legislators to Address Growing Plastics Waste Problem Nothing tastes better in plastic. I’ll take my champagne in a glass flute, give me a can for my beer, a glass bottle for... Voices 12 Apr 2024 | 04:11
Students have only recovered about one third of what they lost during the pandemic, according to the latest studies. Source: The Educational Opportunity Project, Stanford University and the Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University As Pandemic Deficits Persist Should Kids Hit Summer School Instead of Summer Camp? “Zoom school.” The sound of it still sends chills up the spine of some parents and, more unfortunately, some students are... Voices 11 Apr 2024 | 11:57
Evette Zayas (right), founder of Cake Burgers in East Harlem, with a regular customer named Ray who won cupcakes in a raffle at the neighborhood store. Photo: Cake Burgers Small Biz Owners are Resilient, but Need More Resources to Thrive In November 2019, after a long career in public service, I took a leap towards a dream job: running my own eatery. The thought... Voices 10 Apr 2024 | 04:17
Golfing fan Tim McCann, an all County golfer in high school, recalls how 25 years ago this April, he managed to sneak onto the Augusta National Golf Course just as The Masters had wrapped up. And here’s the proof as he’s seen here teeing off on the storied 12th hole. Photo: Courtesy Tim McCann How An Avid Amateur Golfer Infiltrated Augusta National Course on Masters Weekend What is it about Augusta National that inspires awe whenever the golf course is mentioned to anybody remotely familiar with... Voices 04 Apr 2024 | 12:18
Lighthouse Guild volunteer Thomas LaCalla (right) assists client Derek Suarez (left) with 2024 tax preparation. Photo: Lighthouse Guild Help Available for Visually Impaired to Navigate Tax Season Tax day is April 15. This time of the year can be stressful for anyone, but for individuals who are blind or visually impaired,... Voices 08 Apr 2024 | 10:08
Letters to the Editor 04.04.24 Dear Letters Editor: Dear Letters Editor: You can judge the moral character of a person by the company they keep. Former... Voices 01 Apr 2024 | 01:19
Synagogue on West End Ave and W. 100th St. that was site of an anti-Semitic attack against two orthodox Jewish men on March 9 was the scene of a rally on March 24 calling for tougher penalties for hate crimes. Photo: Google Street views Columnist Calls for Tougher Hate Crime Laws There are more Jews in New York City than anywhere outside Israel. As long as we’ve all lived here, the Upper West Side has... Voices 01 Apr 2024 | 12:51
Assembly woman Rebecca Seawright (left) joined Governor Kathy Hochul in a ceremony in Albnay honoring Upper East Side community activist Amy Scwartz (right). Hochul Honors Civic Activist Amy Schwartz in Albany Celebrating Amy–Upper East Sider Amy Schwartz was honored by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislative Women’s... News 29 Mar 2024 | 04:19
Open Hearts volunteers named Alina and Marilyn at a drive on the Upper West Side to gather supplies for babies of asylum seekers. The Open Hearts donation drive now nearing its final days on the East Side,. Photo: Courtesy Open Hearts. Helping Our Youngest New Neighbors Having lived in New York for 35 years, I have always believed that my city is a generous and welcoming place, one ultimately... Voices 01 Apr 2024 | 04:07