Lewis Eisenberg’s calling card. Photo courtesy of Lewis Eisenberg 2022’s Good – and Grim – News Happy return – 2022’s here and I’m happy to report that things – well, some things – are looking good. First, Roma’s, the... Voices 16 Jan 2022 | 06:54
Letters to the Editor WE NEED A NEW FOCUS ON THE MENTALLY ILL I heard both the new governor and the new mayor mention in speeches that homeless... Voices 07 Jan 2022 | 11:21
The author’s Grandpa Max. Photo courtesy of Mona Finston My Kingdom for a Slice of Salami As the clock struck 12:00 midnight on December 31, my head was flooded with memories. I’m not one to look back often. To... Voices 05 Jan 2022 | 01:19
Katy Morgan in 1996. Photo courtesy of Barbara Wilcox A Golden Year’s Remembrance 2021 was Our Town’s 50th year of publishing, and during its golden year I’ve written about the early days and those who were... Voices 30 Dec 2021 | 06:06
A group of Physicians for a National Health Program advocates at a recent demonstration. Photo courtesy of PNHP Health Care Delivery at a Crossroads Health care delivery, like our democracy, is now at a crossroads between social progress and, alternately, chaos. The Direct... Voices 22 Dec 2021 | 09:26
Trash on an Upper East Side Street. Photo: Patricia C. Bishof An Angel Once in a while one comes across an angel. This angel did not drop out from the sky nor walk on water, but rather strolls... Voices 21 Dec 2021 | 12:47
Chef Hakan Akbar at Tudor City Steakhouse. Photo courtesy of Tudor City Steakhouse Times Squared: A NY New Year’s Eve 2022’s upon us. The past two years have been rough and tumble and tough so it’s time to look forward to some celebration.... Voices 17 Dec 2021 | 12:17
Cover for “West Side Story” soundtrack CD. Photo via Amazon.com Why ‘West Side Story’ Flopped - at the Box Office As the kindly professor, I asked my students what they were planning to do over their winter break. A few looked forward to... Voices 15 Dec 2021 | 05:18
DVD cover of “Broadcast News.” Photo via Amazon.com COVID’s Impact on a Christmas Ritual For us all, COVID has injected nonstop fear and paranoia into our lives. The news of the variants on the scene intensifies... Voices 10 Dec 2021 | 04:36
Pages from “Understood Betsy” by Dorothy Canfeld Fisher. Photo: Tim Greene The Book: My Favorite Childhood Stories My husband, Tim, and I are almost finished unpacking our belongings after we moved. Memories of things past are contained... Voices 07 Dec 2021 | 01:05
Photo courtesy of ChabadLES ‘Tis the Season Chanukah and beyond - Just in time to buy an old world or new-fangled menorah, Rabbi Yisroel and his wife Chani Stone opened... Voices 04 Dec 2021 | 06:02
Max Scherzer pitching in the top of the sixth inning from Nationals vs. Reds at Nationals Park, May 25th, 2021 Photo: Patrick Rouin / All-Pro Reels Photography, via Flickr How Max Scherzer Enables the Mets to Thwart the Yankees With the signing of Hall of Fame-bound Max Scherzer, the New York Mets have done more than acquire an ace starting pitcher,... Voices 02 Dec 2021 | 12:12
Dive 106 on Amsterdam Ave. has a heated outdoor shed. Photo: Gerry Khermouch How About a City-Sponsored Design Contest for a ‘Moveable Feast’? If necessity is the mother of invention, is it possible that the gnarly problem of what to do with all those outdoor dining... Voices 22 Nov 2021 | 04:13
Jacques Brasserie. Photo: Paul Gelsobello Studio, via jacquesbrasserie.com What’s in a Name? Naming names - Quirky restaurant names can be fun. It’s the misleading ones that bother. A restaurant named Barking Dog gives... Voices 19 Nov 2021 | 02:23
Screenshot of Steve Somers and Jerry Seinfeld broadcast on YouTube Steve Somers, WFAN’s ‘Schmoozer,’ Signs off After 34 Years Steve Somers, who signed off from WFAN on Nov. 15, left a legacy unmatched in the annals of the radio ecosystem of New York.... Voices 15 Nov 2021 | 08:41
