Leadership in the Plague Years This virus is spreading so quickly that it outstrips our ability to keep up with events or lessons that might help us. So... Voices 26 Mar 2020 | 11:24
Photo: Fred Plotkin In Praise of Mani Market Kudos to Mani Market at 697 Columbus Avenue and West 94 Street in Manhattan. While many people in this area who should know... Voices 23 Mar 2020 | 11:22
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
Here's to Dancing and Clean Streets And the children shall lead - With all the kerfuffle and beyond these days, it was nice to see that the younger – really... Voices 16 Mar 2020 | 11:44
'Gossip Girl' with Selfies Nothing says high school like a "Gossip Girl" reboot. On the heels of New York City parents relying to independent secondary... Voices 12 Mar 2020 | 12:02
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
A big, fat bodega cat, on duty. ( Photo: Matt MacGillivray via Flickr) Bodega Cats and a Rezoning Misstep Rezoning happens - I'm hoping that CB8's zoning committee's vote to reject the Mansion Restaurant's application for a rezoning... Voices 02 Mar 2020 | 11:46
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
On the New York Roller Coaster “One day I was a grungy East Village NYU grad, and the next, a neo-geisha glam girl.” Like each of the four main characters... News 20 Feb 2020 | 04:35
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
Our Favorite Billionaire Grassroots billionaire - NY has no shortage of millionaires - and some billionaires. And there's nothing new about rich New... Voices 17 Feb 2020 | 02:34
Newbies of New York 277 people move out of New York’s metro area every day, according to Bloomberg News. "Katy Keene," a new series on The CW,... Voices 13 Feb 2020 | 02:18
On Valentines and Halftime Shows “You make me smile with my heart” As some of you know, those words are from the ever timeless “My Funny Valentine.” And yes,... Voices 10 Feb 2020 | 12:10
The author with her husband, Neil. ( Photo courtesy of Lorraine Duffy Merkl) Giving Up Flowers for V-Day I no longer measure love in rose petals. My husband Neil and I have been together almost forty years. In that time, our Valentine’s... Voices 06 Feb 2020 | 10:21
Scaffold Art, Empty Storefronts and Oversized Strollers Scaffolding chic - Is it graffiti or is it street art - those newly painted supports holding up some scaffolding structures... Voices 03 Feb 2020 | 03:12
