Blood Center rendering, via the office of George M. Janes. Blood Center Concession: Too Little, Too Late? Last week, during a marathon City Council hearing, the developers pushing a rezoning effort for the New York Blood Center... News 24 Oct 2021 | 02:18
Outreach effort in Times Square. Photo: Center for Court Innovation Navigating ‘Quality of Life’ Crimes in Times Square In the depths of our winter of COVID-19, Lauren A. Curatolo and her colleagues ventured into a disturbingly derelict Times... News 24 Oct 2021 | 11:39
Jomo Williams, candidate for City Council in District 7. Photo: Agha Haider Raza BLM on the Ballot At first glance, wearing a black tie and pants with a white shirt, Jomo Williams is reminiscent of a lawyer from England.... News 24 Oct 2021 | 10:22
Cover image of Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres for “Amici e Rivali” album. Photo: Shervin Lainez ‘Two Tenors’ Engage in a Duel of the High C’s In the twentieth century, the music world experienced a Rossini Renaissance that broadened our perception of Gioachino Rossini... News 20 Oct 2021 | 09:53
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (center) with Council Member-elect Lincoln Restler and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez. Photo courtesy of Maloney’s campaign Maloney Kicks Off Campaign New York politicians came out in full force for Rep. Carolyn Maloney at her campaign kickoff at the Williamsburg Hotel in... News 19 Oct 2021 | 03:02
City Council District 5 candidate Mark Foley. Photo courtesy of Foley’s campaign Foley’s Bid for City Council When the city’s attention was fixed on the Democratic Party primary races last year, Upper East Side resident Mark Foley... News 18 Oct 2021 | 11:41
Delivery biker near East 77th Street. Photo: Gaby Messino Street Fatalities are Up, and Delivery People are the Ones in Danger In the first nine months of 2021, ten delivery cyclists have died. That is three more than all the delivery biker deaths... News 17 Oct 2021 | 09:57
Ana Villafañe as Roxie in “Chicago.” Photo: Julieta Cervantes This Roxie Rocks Broadway’s Reopening As one of Broadway’s brightest leading ladies, Ana Villafañe’s path to stardom has been unconventional, shattering many longstanding... News 16 Oct 2021 | 02:40
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney. Photo courtesy of Maloney’s campaign Krueger Backs Maloney for Re-Election New York State Sen. Liz Krueger endorsed fellow Upper East Sider Rep. Carolyn Maloney on Thursday in her campaign for re-election,... News 14 Oct 2021 | 03:19
Composer Terence Blanchard taking a curtain call following the performance of his opera “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” which opened the Metropolitan Opera’s 2021-22 season. Photo: Rose Callahan / Met Opera Terence Blanchard Brings in the New At around seven o’clock on a recent chilly Friday night, composer Terence Blanchard, wearing a crimson suit over leather... News 14 Oct 2021 | 02:09
The main gallery, Air, makes for interesting perceptions, between all the mirrored surfaces, and four of the five New York City boroughs at your feet. Designed by Kenzo Digital. Photo: Ralph Spielman Manhattan Reaches a New Plateau When developer SL Green opened the 77-story One Vanderbilt skyscraper last year, they saved the best for last. The 1401-foot-tall... News 14 Oct 2021 | 02:13
Civic activist Helene Goldfarb receiving a shot. Photo courtesy of Office of Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright New Dates for Free Booster and Third Shots at Seawright’s Office Longtime civic activist and retired Hunter College High School science teacher Helene Goldfarb recently celebrated her 92nd... News 12 Oct 2021 | 02:57
Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks at the FDNY Memorial Day ceremony to commemorate FDNY members who passed away in the past year on active duty. At Firemen’s Memorial, October 6, 2021. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Restoring the Firemen’s Memorial Located at Riverside Drive and West 100th Street, the Firemen’s Memorial of New York City has a quiet and poignant grandeur.... News 11 Oct 2021 | 09:55
Laine Wascher training a client, Yelitza Huerta, in Central Park last week. Photo: Shantila Lee ‘Disabilities Exist To Be Overcome’ In the summer of 2018, Laine Wascher was at a gym in San Francisco training Chongyuan, a client of his for three months.... News 12 Oct 2021 | 10:14
