Play Emerges as Important Factor in Early Childhood Arts Education
By Joe Salas That children benefit from early and sustained access to music and arts education has been widely known. Music education helps develop language […]
Giving is Ancient — The Need is New
By Graeme Napier The Open Door was a characteristic West Village response to HIV/AIDS. It was located where the Psychotherapy and Spirituality Institute is—in the […]
Health of the Hudson
By Isabelle Stinnette We may not always notice it, but New Yorkers live along waterways that mix saltwater from the ocean with the fresh water […]
My Friend Eric Schneiderman
By Arthur Z. Schwartz On April 10, 2017, I texted a politician whose thoughts about running for Governor had been cut short by Cynthia Nixon’s […]
Broadway Hit: Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women
By Robert Heide Three Tall Women is the play that won Edward Albee his third Pulitzer Prize for playwriting when it was first produced off-Broadway […]
The Untold Love Story of the Birth of Hollywood
By John Bredin Born on Mott St., Blanche Walsh was America’s first movie star. She also played a key role in my family story. I’m […]
So, You’ve Been Away
By Gordon Hughes The other morning I was enjoying a cup of coffee at Cafe Panino Mucho Gusto, when of all things, I ran into […]
Bridges in the Sky
By Ananth Sampathkumar and Mary Chandrahasan About two decades ago, we were first introduced to skybridges. Cesar Pelli, the famed Argentine American Architect, was explaining […]
Clarifying My Maternal Ancestry
By Allyn Freeman Last November, I ordered a DNA kit from My Heritage, an assay that would disclose my DNA along the matrilineal line from […]
June 6th — 50 Years Since RFK’s Death
On June 6, 1968, a year of intense turmoil in the U.S. and in the world, our country, still reeling from the assassination of Martin […]
14th Street Closure: MTA Talks, DOT Balks
By Arthur Z. Schwartz It was apparent to anyone attending the “Town Hall” meeting held at the New School on May 9 that the L […]
Panic Attack First Aid Kit
By Christina Raccuia Fear overwhelms us all sometimes. We feel like we’re going to die. It’s an overwhelming feeling of impending doom and we don’t […]
Like a Dancer’s Brow: Buddhists and Brahmins Debate the Self
By James Marks A Five-Session Course: Thursdays, 6pm to 7:30, May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28 Presented in the third floor Mae West Community […]
Is Class War in the Village About to Begin over Senior Housing?
The fierce battle between the squatting Moms of Soho vs. seniors seeking affordable housing in CB2 has moved to the next step. The Mayor seems […]
Hudson River Park Hits 20: How the Pier 40 Fight Brought Us Hudson River Park
By Arthur Z. Schwartz Friends of Hudson River Park will soon be holding its 20th Anniversary Fundraiser with a minimum price of $2000 per ticket. […]
Mt. Sinai’s Plan for Our Community
By Penny Mintz On May 22, 2018, members of the Community Coalition to Save Beth Israel (CCBI) met with two staff members from the office […]
LPC: New Rules Promote Secrecy
By Andrew Berman The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has proposed a broad set of changes to its rules governing how applications for changes to […]
Then & Now: Rhinelander Row
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Rhinelander Row is the eleven homes of three-storied, wooden-balconies built by landowner William Rhinelander in 1848, also known as […]