Health Inspector “Rats” on City Scofflaws
By George Capsis “The Board of Health is at the door,” announced Polly. With anxiety, I quickly shuffled to discover a nice young Chinese American […]
When to Consider Collecting Social Security
By Max Leifer, Esq. Determining when to collect social security benefits depends on many individual factors. The correct answer is your individual circumstances. If you […]
Fighting for the Minds of Children
By George Capsis I was idly watching channel 13 when I became aware of a video of children in Middle Eastern dress, single filing into […]
Who Really Writes the Editorials for The New York Times?
By George Capsis I asked this question when, on December 14, I read a Times editorial actually endorsing a plan by two investment real estate […]
Gail Brewer Says “Yes—But” to Emerald City
By George Capsis Gail Brewer, our Manhattan Borough President, answered The Times editorial endorsing the selling of Pier 40 air rights for $100 million to […]
From the United Nations through the West “Village” to Upstate
By Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper I live in both the Village and Upstate. Unlike Aesop’s two friends, the city mouse and the country mouse, I […]
Empire State Building Shows the World How to Go Green
By Leslie Adatto I write about rooftops in NYC and have been welcomed at hundreds of rooftops across the five boroughs—everything from 19th century living […]
The Cost of Being a Woman
By Commissioner Julie Menin It has been nearly 100 years since women have had the right to vote. However, it is no secret that women […]
A Cry From Paris
By Marc Levy Like so many across the world, I can’t stop thinking of those who have lost their lives this sad November—in an […]
Public Comment Period for Pier 55
By Deborah J. Glick As you may know, Hudson River Park Trust, in partnership with the Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation, is proposing the […]
Glick Pleads to Stop Pier 55 Environmental Assault
By George Capsis Deborah Glick, who represents us in the State Assembly, is concerned about the environmental trauma that will be caused by driving […]
Mrs. Green’s Has Opened!
By George Capsis For over a year the large store space that use to house Duane Read on Hudson and Bank has displayed cheery signs […]
Why Iranian Activists Speak English
By George Capsis Senator Schumer lost it for me when he came out against the Iran agreement. Yes, he is Jewish, but he is also […]
Update on My Arrest
by Arthur Z. Schwartz There have been a few developments on the legal front concerning my arrest back in mid-July. Attorney General Schneiderman turned over […]
Rudin Family Turns Back on AIDS Memorial Organizers
By Jim Fouratt The Park at 7th Ave South and Greenwich Avenue that was to have been the AIDS Memorial Park across the Street from […]
The Shah is Falling
By George Capsis “You gotta go to Iran for Campbell’s Soup” was the demand by a Chase guy who I never thought of as out-ranking […]
Mrs. Greens: Organic Veggies and Picket Lines
By Arthur Z. Schwartz We are about to learn in the West Village that wholesome food doesn’t automatically come with wholesome treatment of employees. Mrs. […]
My Arrest. It Wasn’t Fair and It Wasn’t Fun.
By Arthur Schwartz Taken in handcuffs from the 6th precinct out onto 10th Street, Arthur Schwartz experienced the searing humiliation of eyes asking “what […]