Review of “Walk on the Wild Side: The Folk Scene, Before and After Bob Dylan”
By Anthony Paradiso On Saturday, September 18th, I went on a walking tour organized by the “Village Trip Festival.” The tour took me on a […]
Sigmund Freud and the Birth of Public Relations
By Bruce Poli Edward L. Bernays Sigmund Freud, “Uncle Sigi” to Bernays In the early 1940s my mother had lunch with Edward L. Bernays, nephew […]
When No Place Is Home
By Kieran Loughney While on an errand one sweltering summer day, I observed a woman covered in thick layers of soiled and tattered clothing crouched […]
Superhero XIII: The Hazards and Happinesses of the Short Sublet
By Robert Kroll Those of you, and I mean both of you, who regularly follow this series of columns on the meaning and essence of […]
Possible Roadmap to Block a Cure for AIDS
By Kambiz Shekdar, Ph.D. According to the group US Inventor, large companies can use the Patent Trial Appeals Group (PTAB) process to challenge innovations that […]
Notes From Away: Sentinel of Democracy
By Tom Lamia On January 6 of this year, during the course of the chaos taking place below, one can only think that the saddest […]
Sliwa for Mayor: NYC’s Guardian Angel?
By Anastasia Kaliabakos As a native New Yorker born in 2002, I have been witness to the leadership of two mayors: Michael Bloomberg and Bill […]
Thieves Easily Walk Through Electronic Doors
By George Capsis I got a call: a young-sounding male voice that said he was my grandson, had been in an automobile accident the night […]
Back in the Theatre District
By Gordon Hughes It’s about time. On August 18, 2021 I was back in Gotham for the first time in almost a year and a […]
The Digital Age or the End of the World as We Knew It
By Roger Paradiso Some say the digital age had its beginning with the transistor, which belonged to the analog age. Remember transistor radios? I remember […]
Ramati, the Local Shoe Brand that is Changing Fashion’s Carbon Footprint One Step at a Time
By Karilyn Prisco As a fashion stylist I am constantly being introduced to new brands, trends and products. My love for fashion and my consumer […]
DOT Fails Enforcement of Open Restaurants
By Brian J. Pape, AIA,LEED-AP In a damning report issued by Council Speaker Cory Johnson’s office in August, the long-standing safety rules for street rights-of-way […]
Brass Bands: Sounds and Smiles on a Summer Night
By Ede Rothaus Wafting through the hot, still, and damp air of an August summer night in Manhattan: the unmistakable melody of La Vie en […]
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 […]
Why I Have Great Expectations for Eric Adams
By Arthur Schwartz For the last seven years New York City has suffered through one of the most ineffectual Mayors in its history. That even […]
The Children’s Free Opera
By Michael Feldman Recently, Terry Stoller, writing for the Westbeth, “Profiles in Art” series, interviewed me about my life’s work, which naturally centered on St […]
Salvador Peter Tomas Sang His Farewell Aria at 101
By J. Taylor Basker Operas often have tragic endings. Some of their greatest music has been written for characters who are dying. Death is seen […]
The Best Secret About Property Insurance Claims That You Need to Know
By Brian Evans, CEO Eastern Public, LLC, http://www.EasternPublic.com When the little newspaper that could suffered water damage, first from a suddenly leaky sink drain, and […]