Beth Israel Hospital Has Been Saved
By Siggy Raible It’s mid-August and we Manhattanites with no summer retreat are living in the city during the dog days of summer…you know, “those […]
A Tale of Two Economies
By Siggy Raible “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” So begins Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities, […]
Embrace the Absurd
By Siggy Raible | The New York Times reported on January 10, 2021 that Elon Musk “is now the world’s richest person thanks to a […]
The Dignity of Work
By Siggy Raible I am retired now and have been for almost eight years. But when I worked I found what I did to “earn […]
New York City: A Tale of Two Cities – Billionaire’s Row and Habitat’s Habitat
By Siggy Raible Last week I spent some time visiting with a good friend; she’s 96 years strong, lives alone in her rent-stabilized apartment in […]
Letter to George Capsis: WestView News
Dear George, It seems you and the WestView News are being punished by Northwell Health Greenwich Village (LHGV) for stating the fact that its facility […]
Doctors and Diagnosis—Short an Operating Room
By Siggy Raible What follows is one reader’s very accurate portrait of a typical emergency situation. What seems to be left out in talking about […]