Erik Bottcher (right) is running for City Council in District 3. Photo courtesy of Erik Bottcher’s campaign. In Praise of Public Service Campaigning and caring - Kudos and a shout-out for candidate Erik Bottcher who is out campaigning in a hotly contested City... Voices 28 Feb 2021 | 02:37
Sidewalk cut before and after shoveling. Photos: Lindsey Cormack Sidewalk Snow Removal is an Intersectional Issue By Patrick Bobilin, Lindsey Cormack and Zaki Molvi Making cities more walkable and easier to navigate should be a goal of... Voices 19 Feb 2021 | 12:58
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
Designer Tony Di Spigna created this image in response to the UN’s call for messaging to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Image courtesy of Tony Di Spigna A Vaccine Link Spiel Vax denier - The vaccine search process for those eligible is daunting. After going online and getting the link for making... Voices 14 Feb 2021 | 05:39
Restaurant Row, abnormally quiet, on a matinee day. Photo: Leida Snow Joe Allen Gone, Joe Allen’s Closed It was never about the menu. The highest praise restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton could muster was that “the food wasn’t too... Voices 12 Feb 2021 | 12:22
The author’s apartment door. Photo: Deborah Fenker “Bah, Lovebug!” “It’s a made up holiday.” “I buy my wife flowers when I want to ... not when some florist tells me to.” “We celebrate our... Voices 07 Feb 2021 | 05:20
Seen on the Streets City street power - District 5’s City Council candidates are making the rounds, collecting endorsements from local Dem clubs,... Voices 31 Jan 2021 | 04:55
“Resembling a cross between a choir boy and a beatnik, Mr. Dylan has a cherubic look and a mop of tousled hair he partly covers with a Huck Finn black corduroy cap,” wrote Robert Shelton, music critic for The New York Times. Photo: Jon Friedman When Bob Dylan Came to New York City Sixty years ago, the times were a-changin’. On Jan. 20, 1961, the dashing John F. Kennedy placed his hand on a Bible and duly... Voices 27 Jan 2021 | 03:49
Along the East River. Photo: Jon Friedman ‘The Sea Was Angry My Friends’ The words in the headline, belong, of course, to George Constanza, in the Seinfeld episode known as “The Marine Biologist.”... Voices 19 Jan 2021 | 12:59
From left to right: Rebecca Weintraub, mom Sarah Steiner, Grandpa Henry Steiner after voting together in 2018 election. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Weintraub A Mother Connection, a Pizza Correction The Mom connection - The next generation of UES political leaders in the Democratic Party is evident on the club level.... Voices 17 Jan 2021 | 06:23
Photo via Amazon.com On Grudge-Holding and Forgiveness In an effort to begin 2021 anew, I want “Let it go” to be my theme song, because for me, grudge-holding is an Olympic event... Voices 18 Jan 2021 | 11:22
Waiting for baby Suarez. Photo courtesy of Mandy Suarez Setting Intentions for 2021 As we embark on a New Year, I love to use this as an opportunity to reflect on the year that was and set intentions for the... Voices 06 Jan 2021 | 09:47
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
“Don’t worry,” my sister told me. “Sababa loves everyone.” Photo: Jaden Satenstein How My Quarantine Pup Finally Made Me a Dog Lover I was always a bit hesitant around dogs. My parents say my aversion started back when I was five years old and a big one... Voices 02 Jan 2021 | 11:47
