The Trump Win and Our Lives
By Arthur Z. Schwartz I will not bore you with another piece about how awful Donald Trump is or is going to be. You can […]
December May Bring City Council Approval of St. John’s/Pier 40 Deal—Or Not
The following is a defense of the plan to build a 1,500-apartment complex opposite Pier 40. Prefacing it are George Capsis’ comments. I do not […]
Chelsea Art Gallery Supports Senior Artists
By Susan Skoorka Dedicated to giving older artists the opportunity to exhibit their work and engage in professional discourse, the Carter Burden Gallery (CBG) is […]
Governor Cuomo Vetoes Key Zoning Bill
By Andreea Ioana Pantor Historically, development projects spearheaded by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), on MTA-owned property, have been exempt from local zoning ordinances if […]
Hudson River Park TDR: Where is the Plan?
By Barry Benepe “Save the pier,” pleaded a group urging the City Council to save Pier 40 with its hulking four-story 3500-space parking garage enclosing […]
The Best of Food Shopping in the West Village
By Caroline Benveniste The Village, like the rest of the City, has seen a spate of food store closings (also reported in the New York […]
Tragedies in War (Part One)
By Isa Covo Wars are never forgotten. They are taught in schools, written about in books, and frequently pictured in movies. But wars are not […]
Healthy and Happy Holidays
By Joy Pape, FNP-C CDE CILC Do you want to be healthy and enjoy the holidays? Of course! What we all need are strategies to […]
Prison for Slumlord
By Emil Chynn As I’ve grown older, I have increasingly begun to believe that there is something to “karma”—slumlord Steven Croman’s recent criminal arrest being […]
On Hudson Street, What’s in Store for the Empty Store?
By Allyn Freeman The surprising closing of Mrs. Green’s at 585 Hudson Street, after being open for a few months, presents an opportunity for other […]
Peanut Allergy: Not a Trifling Matter
By M. Zakir Sabry, MD I love peanuts—salted, plain, spiced, honey-glazed—you name it. I love them all. I have peanut butter in my fridge, mixed […]
St. Vincent’s Triangle Gets a New Memorial
By Brian J. Pape The West Village’s St. Vincent’s Triangle Park will soon welcome a new AIDS memorial on the site where a hospital facility […]
Tragedies in War (Part One)
By Isa Covo Wars are never forgotten. They are taught in schools, written about in books, and frequently pictured in movies. But wars are not […]
The Law Treats One of Its Own
By George Capsis “I am going on trial tomorrow,” came the email from Attorney Arthur Schwartz, who had removed landlord surveillance cameras from the front […]
Parks Are Good, Housing is Better
By Alec Pruchnicki The Medicaid-supported Robert Lott Assisted Living Facility, where I have my medical practice, often gets pleas from applicants who need low-income housing […]
Planning for Added Hospital Floors: A Cautionary Tale
Hey, we can always build more floors… Mount Sinai spokespersons offered dotted lines above the proposed 14th Street 70-bed hospital to indicate that they were […]
Weak Enforcement Lets Hospital Call the Shots
By George Capsis Just before we went to press, Carol Yost, who is very good at catching stuff, sent me an email from Anthony Feliciano, […]
A Taste of Fame
By George Capsis Silence. My phone was dead—completely dead, not a sound. I decided to continue working with that background irritation. Then I thought: What […]