Gov. Andrew Cuomo meets with military officials at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, where a temporary FEMA hospital is being set up. ( Photo: Don Pollard- Office of Gov. Anrew M. Cuomo via Flickr) Our New Reality Not long ago, New York as it is now would have been unimaginable: Times Square without tourists. Empty streets and subway... News 24 Mar 2020 | 11:01
Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a coronavirus briefing at the Javits Center on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Behind him are boxes of medical supplies. ( Photo: Don Pollard/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) 'America's Governor' Steps Up Andrew Cuomo has become America’s Governor. Since he has begun holding daily press conferences about the coronavirus pandemic,... Voices 23 Mar 2020 | 11:03
My 10 Ways of Keeping Busy While Sheltering in Place Are you going stir crazy? Are you helping to "flatten the curve?" Are you "sheltering" yourself wisely? Yes, COVID-19 has... Voices 19 Mar 2020 | 12:38
The Media's Impossible Job The media have an impossible job right now. Put simply, it is doing their job. The coronavirus scare has overtaken every other... Voices 09 Mar 2020 | 09:58
On Wednesday, March 4, Mayor Bill de Blasio convened a fourth Coronavirus preparedness tabletop exercise with Deputy Mayors, Commissioners and leadership from across the Administration. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office via Flickr) Promote Tolerance in a Time of Xenophobia A Chinese college student in one of my classes this semester appeared to be fighting back tears as she recounted an episode... Voices 28 Feb 2020 | 01:14
A shot from the SNL cold open after the New Hampshire Primary. ( Photo: Saturday Night Live via YouTube) The Democrats' Gift to SNL The Democratic presidential candidates debated one another last week in Las Vegas and often acted so boorish, childish and... Voices 20 Feb 2020 | 12:30
MIchael Bloomberg, seen here in his Super Bowl ad, is spending millions and targeting the Super Tuesday primaries. ( Photo: Courtesy Mike Bloomberg 2020 via YouTube) The Bloomberg Method I have to smile as I watch America trying to make sense of Michael Bloomberg’s insurgent presidential run. Journalists and... News 07 Feb 2020 | 12:15
David Carr, seen here at a conference in 2014, set the standard for media criticism at the New York Times. ( Photo: Stephen McCarthy / Sportsfile / Web Summit via Flickr) Can Ben Smith Fill David Carr's Shoes at the Times? Ben Smith, who is leaving as editor of BuzzFeed to become the media critic for The New York Times, faces several mammoth... Voices 03 Feb 2020 | 03:43
John Purcell (right) with his Stuyvesant Town neighbor Allan Kreda. ( Photo: Allan Kreda) 'The Mayor of Stuyvesant Town' Will Be Missed Whenever I bumped into John Purcell in our local Starbucks, on First Ave. and East 17th St., I knew that the chance meeting... Voices 20 Jan 2020 | 12:38
The author with some of his students. ( Photo: Courtesy of Jon Friedman) Bridging the Gen Z Gap A few years ago, I was leading a group discussion in my college class about a subject that made the ears of my freshman students... Education Guide 17 Jan 2020 | 03:46
David Stern transformed the NBA from a struggling business to a global sports empire. ( Photo: Taki Lau via Flickr) Stern and Larsen: Two for the Road Chances are, David Stern and Don Larsen crossed paths over the years. New York sports icons have a way of understanding the... Voices 03 Jan 2020 | 12:07
Resolution No. 8: Cheer hard for Derek Jeter at his Hall of Fame induction ( Photo: mccarmona23 via flickr) A Neurotic NY Sports Fan's 2020 Resolutions It's the time of year when we all tell ourselves the most fanciful, life-affirming lies and dress them up as "New Year's... Voices 29 Dec 2019 | 04:54
Eli in action against the Seattle Seahawks, October 2011. ( Photo: Mike Lizzi via Flickr) Thank You, Eli My beloved New York Football Giants will not make the playoffs again, in another dreadful season. The once-proud franchise... Voices 20 Dec 2019 | 02:51
Gerrit Cole's new home in the Bronx. ( Photo: Erica Schoonmaker via Flickr) That Yankees Deal is Not Insane Yes, the New York Yankees paid an obscene, unfathomable sum of $324 million for nine years to Gerrit Cole. But it makes perfect... Voices 11 Dec 2019 | 11:18
Will Mr. Met still be smiling in October 2020? ( Photo: Dave Winer via Flickr) Mets Fans Get Their Wish – A New Owner My pal Stu, who turns 64 on Dec. 13, couldn't help but express mixed feelings when he heard the big news about the baseball... News 09 Dec 2019 | 12:48
