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Sidewalk cut before and after shoveling. Photos: Lindsey Cormack
Sidewalk cut before and after shoveling. Photos: Lindsey Cormack

Sidewalk Snow Removal is an Intersectional Issue

By Patrick Bobilin, Lindsey Cormack and Zaki Molvi

Making cities more walkable and easier to navigate should be a goal of...

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19 Feb 2021 | 12:58
Photo: Karen Camela Watson
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....

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17 Feb 2021 | 02:10
Designer Tony Di Spigna created this image in response to the UN’s call for messaging to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Image courtesy of Tony Di Spigna
Designer Tony Di Spigna created this image in response to the UN’s call for messaging to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Image courtesy of Tony Di Spigna

A Vaccine Link Spiel

Vax denier - The vaccine search process for those eligible is daunting. After going online and getting the link for making...

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14 Feb 2021 | 05:39
Restaurant Row, abnormally quiet, on a matinee day. Photo: Leida Snow
Restaurant Row, abnormally quiet, on a matinee day. Photo: Leida Snow

Joe Allen Gone, Joe Allen’s Closed

It was never about the menu. The highest praise restaurant critic Mimi Sheraton could muster was that “the food wasn’t too...

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12 Feb 2021 | 12:22
The author’s apartment door. Photo: Deborah Fenker
The author’s apartment door. Photo: Deborah Fenker

“Bah, Lovebug!”

“It’s a made up holiday.”

“I buy my wife flowers when I want to ... not when some florist tells me to.”

“We celebrate our...

Voices
07 Feb 2021 | 05:20

Seen on the Streets

City street power - District 5’s City Council candidates are making the rounds, collecting endorsements from local Dem clubs,...

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31 Jan 2021 | 04:55
“Resembling a cross between a choir boy and a beatnik, Mr. Dylan has a cherubic look and a mop of tousled hair he partly covers with a Huck Finn black corduroy cap,” wrote Robert Shelton, music critic for The New York Times. Photo: Jon Friedman
“Resembling a cross between a choir boy and a beatnik, Mr. Dylan has a cherubic look and a mop of tousled hair he partly covers with a Huck Finn black corduroy cap,” wrote Robert Shelton, music critic for The New York Times. Photo: Jon Friedman

When Bob Dylan Came to New York City

Sixty years ago, the times were a-changin’.

On Jan. 20, 1961, the dashing John F. Kennedy placed his hand on a Bible and duly...

Voices
27 Jan 2021 | 03:49
Along the East River. Photo: Jon Friedman
Along the East River. Photo: Jon Friedman

‘The Sea Was Angry My Friends’

The words in the headline, belong, of course, to George Constanza, in the Seinfeld episode known as “The Marine Biologist.”...

Voices
19 Jan 2021 | 12:59
From left to right: Rebecca Weintraub, mom Sarah Steiner, Grandpa Henry Steiner after voting together in 2018 election. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Weintraub
From left to right: Rebecca Weintraub, mom Sarah Steiner, Grandpa Henry Steiner after voting together in 2018 election. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Weintraub

A Mother Connection, a Pizza Correction

The Mom connection - The next generation of UES political leaders in the Democratic Party is evident on the club level....

Voices
17 Jan 2021 | 06:23
Photo via Amazon.com
Photo via Amazon.com

On Grudge-Holding and Forgiveness

In an effort to begin 2021 anew, I want “Let it go” to be my theme song, because for me, grudge-holding is an Olympic event...

Voices
18 Jan 2021 | 11:22
Waiting for baby Suarez. Photo courtesy of Mandy Suarez
Waiting for baby Suarez. Photo courtesy of Mandy Suarez

Setting Intentions for 2021

As we embark on a New Year, I love to use this as an opportunity to reflect on the year that was and set intentions for the...

Voices
06 Jan 2021 | 09:47
Nick Krkuti, one of the owners of Uncle Paul’s Pizza. Photo courtesy of Uncle Paul’s Pizza
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
“Don’t worry,” my sister told me. “Sababa loves everyone.” Photo: Jaden Satenstein
“Don’t worry,” my sister told me. “Sababa loves everyone.” Photo: Jaden Satenstein

How My Quarantine Pup Finally Made Me a Dog Lover

I was always a bit hesitant around dogs. My parents say my aversion started back when I was five years old and a big one...

Voices
02 Jan 2021 | 11:47
Photo courtesy of Mona Finston
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
New York Stock Exchange, Dec. 16, 2020. Photo: Anthony Quintano, via Flickr
New York Stock Exchange, Dec. 16, 2020. Photo: Anthony Quintano, via Flickr

Wall Street Can Spare a Nickel

Right now, New York City and New York state are waiting for a federal bailout that may or may not happen in the first quarter...

Voices
22 Dec 2020 | 01:05
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