War Trudges On and On and On...Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers and Ukraine The recent death of Daniel Ellsberg offers an opportunity to recall what leaking The Pentagon Papers accomplished and ask... Voices 11 Jul 2023 | 10:46
Derek Jeter bats against the Mets at Citi Field in May 2014. Photo by Matthew D. Britt, via Flickr Always a Yankee Legend How time plays tricks on us all, eh? After all, it seems like only yesterday when a skinny, 20-year-old shortstop from Kalamazoo,... Voices 29 Aug 2021 | 12:27
With fears of COVID, the precautions taken by the Graceland Museum in Memphis are quick to answer pandemic questions for every visitor. Photo: Ralph Spielman Beyond the Northeast: A Pandemic Car Trip to Tennessee For New Yorkers, the pandemic had made traveling outside the Northeast virtually impossible. Different comfort levels have... News 14 Apr 2021 | 09:20
Governor Mario Cuomo at a rally in 1991. Photo: Sgt. Tracy Santee, USAF, via Wikimedia Commons The Cuomos and the ‘Non-Aggression Pact’ With Governor Andrew Cuomo under so much scrutiny lately, concerning his personal, governmental and political behavior, it’s... Voices 26 Mar 2021 | 10:59
Photo: Karen Camela Watson Convenience Does Not Happiness Make: The Unexpected Strain of Buying Groceries Online Ordering groceries is the hardest thing for me. Leaves me emotionally exhausted, eyes closed, head back after each feat.... Voices 17 Feb 2021 | 02:10
The author at her Florida desk. Photo courtesy of Bethany Kandel Taking a ‘Workcation’ I’m sitting on my balcony watching the ocean waves lap up on miles of sandy beach. Seagulls swoop down looking for tonight’s... Home 17 Feb 2021 | 11:15
Nick Krkuti, one of the owners of Uncle Paul’s Pizza. Photo courtesy of Uncle Paul’s Pizza New Year’s Resolutions Head to Uncle Paul’s Pizza on Vanderbilt Ave - Fortunately, Uncle Paul’s Pizza is alive and making pizza and a full menu... Voices 03 Jan 2021 | 08:12
Photo courtesy of Mona Finston The Unspoken Benefits of the Much-Maligned Mask I recall my very first face mask as if it were constructed yesterday. I cut up a thick teal colored cotton tee-shirt and... Voices 24 Dec 2020 | 11:30
Times Square, April 2020. Photo: Hrag Vartanian, via Flickr Figures of City Speech Thanks to COVID-19, there are some New York-centric references that just no longer apply. Some can be shelved temporarily,... News 15 Dec 2020 | 04:03
Outdoor dining. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via Flickr Kicked to the Curb News of the indoor dining shutdown has put New Yorkers on tenterhooks about the all-but-imminent closures of other non-essential... Voices 09 Dec 2020 | 11:57
Sable’s Smoked Fish. Photo courtesy of Sable’s Smoked Fish. Desperately Seeking Sable’s It seemed like forever. And it was. Closed for three months, after 30 years at the same location, Sable’s the Upper Eeast... News 06 Dec 2020 | 02:36
David Dinkins and Rudolph Giuliani at the Mayoral debate in November 1989. | Photo by Sergio Flores/AP/Shutterstock via City & State A Tale of Two Mayors In the award-winning Broadway musical “Hamilton,” there is a haunting song performed by a few of the Founding Fathers: “Who... Voices 04 Dec 2020 | 10:18
Rep. Carolyn Maloney. Photo: U.S. House Office of Photography We Need to Crack Down on Anonymous Shell Companies For nearly 30 years, a 36-story office building in the heart of midtown Manhattan — around the corner from Radio City Music... Voices 12 Nov 2020 | 10:44
The author (right) with her daughter. Photo courtesy of Lorraine Duffy Merkl Boomer Mom vs. the Modern Office Even with 40 years as a New York City professional, I cannot help my 23-year-old daughter Meg, who’s recently gone back to... Voices 30 Oct 2020 | 09:54
Midday in Soho in early May. Photo: Nancy Ploeger COVID-19 and the City Soundscape I have been writing about sound and noise for many years, but I can honestly say I have not heard so much interest in sound... Voices 07 Oct 2020 | 02:16
