Letter from Moscow
A small grey sparrow, making a sharp turn on his left wing, landed on the edge of a round table at which I was sitting, […]
Science from Away: Cut the Junk
I saw a poster on the subway with the title “Cut the Junk,” with a chocolate donut making the “C”, a hamburger on a bun […]
Bicycle Friendly Cities: Paris and Amsterdam
Paris and Amsterdam have one thing in common – both have affirmative policies toward the bicycle as a preferred mode of travel. In other ways […]
West Village Original: Sybil Sage
This month’s West Village Original is writer and artist Sybil Sage. One of the first women to write for TV comedies, she lists “The Mary […]
Month of the Sparrow
Millie, my corgi, twists and shouts in the air as we cross West Street toward the river. Her back leg is fine again (thank you […]
Keith Haring: Painting For Our Future
As the leaves change color, the pool is emptied of water, the children have cleared out, but what remains is the unmistakably powerful imagery of […]
Letter from India: What Ails the Oracle of the Coracle?
The Cauvery River is a mossy, green monster that crawls across two states in Southern India. In parts, it is dammed, in others, it curves […]
Leveled For A Law School
When asked to describe the Village, many people will point out quirky street patterns, bohemian literary and jazz clubs, and small-scale houses. This description is […]
The QUAD
Portrait of a Neighborhood Movie House I was on my way to the subway at 12th Street and Seventh Avenue when I was flooded with […]
Things I Should Be Thankful For In 2012
Health. I’m healthy all right, as in when people say “what a healthy baby you have.” I’m so healthy I can barely fit into my […]
Stuff It
SnackBar A Thanksgiving supper scene in this city can just as easily be Hopperesque as it can be Rockwellian. I’m not going to wear my […]
Homeless Newsletter Hits 25th Year
Joan McAllister comments on a quarter century problem with no solution Approximately 25 years ago, New York City was surprised to find itself facing a […]
East Village Historic District Approved
Historic District Protections in Neighborhood Increased Tenfold On October 9, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission approved an East Village Historic District. The district […]
More Than Two: The Bi-Partisan Crusade Against Third Parties
Hempstead has long been a town divided in two. During the American Revolution, the municipality was split between the liberal “North Hempstead” and the Loyalist […]
The Sweeping Man
My young daughter called him the Sweeping Man, because often when we would walk by the house at 235 West 11th Street, he would be […]
Building out into the waters: NYC background notes
New York City history is fascinating from many perspectives. How it has expanded by building out into the surrounding waters is an evolving story, for […]
Food Studies, Cooking and Kitchen Chats
“So, do you cook?” Until a few years ago, I often found myself trying to respond constructively to this question, which was the usual segue […]
Flavor from Salt and Fat
In the USA, salt and fat take on a bad rap for being the enemies of our diet, but in fact they are much of […]