Students have only recovered about one third of what they lost during the pandemic, according to the latest studies. Source: The Educational Opportunity Project, Stanford University and the Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University As Pandemic Deficits Persist Should Kids Hit Summer School Instead of Summer Camp? “Zoom school.” The sound of it still sends chills up the spine of some parents and, more unfortunately, some students are... Voices 11 Apr 2024 | 11:57
Open Hearts volunteers named Alina and Marilyn at a drive on the Upper West Side to gather supplies for babies of asylum seekers. The Open Hearts donation drive now nearing its final days on the East Side,. Photo: Courtesy Open Hearts. Helping Our Youngest New Neighbors Having lived in New York for 35 years, I have always believed that my city is a generous and welcoming place, one ultimately... Voices 01 Apr 2024 | 04:07
Jamie Gass and Christ Sinacola are the authors of “Restoring the City on the Hill.” Photo: Amazon Education Is Failing America’s Future by Forgetting Its Past Last year, eighth grade test scores in civics and U.S. history hit record lows. The decline didn’t start with pandemic school... Voices 04 Feb 2024 | 04:58
Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose scuffled after a the Reds left fielder took out the Mets shortstop trying to break up a double play in the third game of the National League Championship series at Shea Stadium in 1973, igniting the most famous benches clearing brawl in MLB history. Photo: Pintrest Farewell to Bud Harrelson, A Classy Leader on NY Mets Mets shortstop Buddy Harrelson, who just passed away at the age of 79, was my idol. As a 10-year-old in the New York area... Voices 15 Jan 2024 | 12:52
Fort Hamilton, which had troops housed in temporary shelter in World Wars I and II, is the last operational Department of Defense fort in the five boroughs, housing an Army Reserve unit and a NY National Guard Army unit. Photo: Brian Berger Gimme Shelter: Why Not Here? If there’s one thing nearly all New Yorkers can agree upon, it’s that the city and federal government have not handled the... Voices 27 Dec 2023 | 09:03
War Trudges On and On and On...Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers and Ukraine The recent death of Daniel Ellsberg offers an opportunity to recall what leaking The Pentagon Papers accomplished and ask... Evergreen 11 Jul 2023 | 10:46
Derek Jeter bats against the Mets at Citi Field in May 2014. Photo by Matthew D. Britt, via Flickr Always a Yankee Legend How time plays tricks on us all, eh? After all, it seems like only yesterday when a skinny, 20-year-old shortstop from Kalamazoo,... Voices 29 Aug 2021 | 12:27
With fears of COVID, the precautions taken by the Graceland Museum in Memphis are quick to answer pandemic questions for every visitor. Photo: Ralph Spielman Beyond the Northeast: A Pandemic Car Trip to Tennessee For New Yorkers, the pandemic had made traveling outside the Northeast virtually impossible. Different comfort levels have... News 14 Apr 2021 | 09:20
Governor Mario Cuomo at a rally in 1991. Photo: Sgt. Tracy Santee, USAF, via Wikimedia Commons The Cuomos and the ‘Non-Aggression Pact’ With Governor Andrew Cuomo under so much scrutiny lately, concerning his personal, governmental and political behavior, it’s... Voices 26 Mar 2021 | 10:59
Photo: Karen Camela Watson Convenience Does Not Happiness Make: The Unexpected Strain of Buying Groceries Online Ordering groceries is the hardest thing for me. Leaves me emotionally exhausted, eyes closed, head back after each feat.... Voices 17 Feb 2021 | 02:10
The author at her Florida desk. Photo courtesy of Bethany Kandel Taking a ‘Workcation’ I’m sitting on my balcony watching the ocean waves lap up on miles of sandy beach. Seagulls swoop down looking for tonight’s... Home 17 Feb 2021 | 11:15
Nick Krkuti, one of the owners of Uncle Paul’s Pizza. Photo courtesy of Uncle Paul’s Pizza New Year’s Resolutions Head to Uncle Paul’s Pizza on Vanderbilt Ave - Fortunately, Uncle Paul’s Pizza is alive and making pizza and a full menu... Voices 03 Jan 2021 | 08:12
Photo courtesy of Mona Finston The Unspoken Benefits of the Much-Maligned Mask I recall my very first face mask as if it were constructed yesterday. I cut up a thick teal colored cotton tee-shirt and... Voices 24 Dec 2020 | 11:30
Times Square, April 2020. Photo: Hrag Vartanian, via Flickr Figures of City Speech Thanks to COVID-19, there are some New York-centric references that just no longer apply. Some can be shelved temporarily,... Voices 15 Dec 2020 | 04:03
Outdoor dining. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via Flickr Kicked to the Curb News of the indoor dining shutdown has put New Yorkers on tenterhooks about the all-but-imminent closures of other non-essential... Voices 09 Dec 2020 | 11:57
