News

Fate of Beth Israel still in courts, by Phyllis Eckhaus

Fate of Beth Israel still in courts, by Phyllis Eckhaus

“If this hospital closes, people will die.”   So declared attorney Arthur Schwartz to New York State Supreme Court Justice...

November 22, 2024
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Bleecker and Christopher rebuild approved, by Jack Tateronis

Bleecker and Christopher rebuild approved, by Jack Tateronis

The Landmarks Preservation Committee has approved the design proposal for the vacant lot at 327 Bleecker Street following a public...

November 22, 2024
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Music

Music Column: Wiggly Air, by Kurt Gottschalk 

Music Column: Wiggly Air, by Kurt Gottschalk 

  The beginning of another new age. The year that’s just passed might go down in history as the one...

January 5, 2024
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Feature Story

Community gardeners rally at City Hall, by George Fiala

Community gardeners rally at City Hall, by George Fiala

Just last summer, a global NGO named Food Tank wrote about community gardens in their newsletter. "Urban agriculture offers a...

November 22, 2024
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Book Serialization: Fishes,Purple Tiny… a Sixties Tale,  by Bob Racioppo

Book Serialization: Fishes,Purple Tiny… a Sixties Tale, by Bob Racioppo

Introduction “Fishes, Purple,Tiny…a “60s tale” is a somewhat anthropological snapshot of a time before the digital revolution of computers and...

February 12, 2024
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Fragments of life, Short Stories by Joe Caccamo

Fragments of life, Short Stories by Joe Caccamo

THE RACE IS ON I moved to Venice yesterday.  A woman smiled at me as I walked into Café Gratitude. ...

February 11, 2024
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Inspiration for Combating Winter Loneliness …or Finding Yourself in Combat, by Joe Caccamo

Inspiration for Combating Winter Loneliness …or Finding Yourself in Combat, by Joe Caccamo

The blank page I begin to fill with these words reminds me of the emptier streets, shops and restaurants in...

January 4, 2024
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Arts

A visitation on East 7th Street, by Stephen DiLauro

A visitation on East 7th Street, by Stephen DiLauro

I opened my eyes and there was a face, a spirit face, hovering inches above my face. It had no...

November 22, 2024
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Revisiting Reubens and Breughel and more, by Lee Klein

Revisiting Reubens and Breughel and more, by Lee Klein

Cecily Brown’s work is in the order of delicious maximalism and has by no means ever been an easy read....

November 22, 2024
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Seeing great art free in downtown Manhattan, by Stephen DiLauro

Seeing great art free in downtown Manhattan, by Stephen DiLauro

Susan Swartz’s exhibition is enjoying an extended stay at Georges Berges Gallery in SoHo. Visitors will be able to view...

November 22, 2024
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Wiggly Air, by Kurt Gottschalk

Wiggly Air, by Kurt Gottschalk

Something in 4/4 time. Late last year, Robert Fripp—the lynchpin between ambient music and prog rock—appeared on an episode of...

February 11, 2024
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