Governor Andrew Cuomo updates New Yorkers on New York State’s COVID-19 response, October 18, 2020. Photo: Don Pollard / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Cuomo and the COVID Challenge At the end of grueling days battling the pandemic, Andrew Cuomo would lay in bed and discuss with his father the decisions... News 19 Oct 2020 | 02:09
Lucy Lang wants to succeed her former boss, District Attorney Cyrus Vance. Photo courtesy of Lucy Lang A Reform Election As a 39-year-old mother of two, Lucy Lang said there’s never exactly a right time for her to run for elected office. Throw... News 19 Oct 2020 | 01:21
Daphne Rubin-Vega. Photo courtesy of “Live at the Lortel.” A Season of Love for the Arts Although the return of theater can seem beyond reach, there are artists who are reminding us that nothing can stop stories... News 18 Oct 2020 | 05:49
Polio vaccine clinic, 1956. Photo courtesy of Mississippi Department of Archives and History, via Wikimedia Commons Tracking the Vaccine Timeline Given the modern guidelines for developing and introducing a safe and effective modern vaccine, coming up with a new one... News 17 Oct 2020 | 03:33
Amy Cooper in a screenshot of Christian Cooper’s video on his Facebook page. A Second 911 Birdwatcher Call The white woman who called the police on a Black birdwatcher in Central Park back in May was arraigned remotely in Manhattan... News 16 Oct 2020 | 06:39
Damien Kelly teaches an online guitar lesson. Photo courtesy of Damien and Jessica Kelly Teaching the Power of Music Damien Kelly has always loved music. From his childhood in Ireland, to his studies at the Manhattan School of Music, to his... News 14 Oct 2020 | 11:14
Women’s Rights Pioneers statue in Central Park. Photo: Oscar Kim Bauman The Politics of Monuments In June 2018, First Lady Chirlane McCray announced the She Built NYC project. The project, backed by the city’s Department... News 13 Oct 2020 | 02:20
Candidate Lou Puliafito. Photo: Tony Correa Studios Aiming to Disrupt the Status Quo When Lou Puliafito looks around at the Upper East Side, where he was born and raised and where he continues to live and work... News 12 Oct 2020 | 10:05
Waiting for a train before COVID. Photo courtesy of Carlos Aguasaco ‘The Process of Becoming a New Yorker’ Colombian poet Carlos Aguasaco, associate professor of Latin American Cultural Studies at The City College of New York, is... Home 09 Oct 2020 | 02:57
Leon Feingold with the House of Good Deeds bus. Photo: Deborah Fenker The House of Good Deeds “Good thoughts, good words, good deeds,” Freddie Mercury’s father reportedly said. This quote is perhaps what made the House... News 08 Oct 2020 | 03:35
Photo: Steven Strasser Real Estate Wakes Up New York real estate is waking up! The slow beginnings of revival have characterized the third quarter of New York City’s... News 06 Oct 2020 | 10:34
Exterior on Lexington Ave. Photo courtesy of Kitchen Arts & Letters Famous Bookstore Fighting to Stay Alive A staple on the Upper East Side for nearly 40 years, Kitchen Arts & Letters, like many other businesses, has struggled to... News 05 Oct 2020 | 11:23
Asphalt Green pool. Photo: Charles Smith Asphalt Green Pool Reopens On Wednesday September 30, Asphalt Green, the beloved Upper East Side swimming center, was able to reopen its lanes after... News 04 Oct 2020 | 06:31
Dan Miller and Kyle Dontoh of Open New York at a press conference at the Lucerne Hotel in September. Photo: Alexis Gelber Grassroots Group Eyes Progress Amid Lucerne Activism At one of the recent press conferences about the Lucerne homeless shelter saga on the Upper West Side, the crowd included... News 04 Oct 2020 | 04:22
