Amy Poeppel, who only published her first novel at age 50, just published her fourth book, “The Sweet Spot,” and is already hard at work on her fifth novel. Photo: George Baier IV ( George Baier IV) This Greenwich Village Novelist Is in “The Sweet Spot” of her writing career Amy Poeppel is not a high maintenance writer. The Dallas, TX native said that she doesn’t need much when it comes time to... News 13 Mar 2023 | 12:42
The Alleva Dairy, which has been a staple of Little Italy at the corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets for 130 years, was in danger of closing its doors forever, but now has an eleventh hour deal to relocate to Lyndhurst NJ–about 11 miles away on the other side of the Holland Tunnel. Photo: Angela Barbuti 130-Yr-Old Cheese Store in Little Italy Is Saved by a Last Minute Deal But Has to Move to NJ They are calling it a “miracle on Mulberry Street.” On March 1, Alleva Dairy, the oldest cheese shop in America, closed its... News 03 Mar 2023 | 11:03
Greenwich Village resident Melissa Darow advises patients on not only eating habits but lifestyle practices like nightly routines, self-care and exercise in her role as a dietician at Nao Medical. The city wide health care chain added nutrition to its core services early last year when Darow joined. Photo: Rachel Eun Ko, Nao Medical ( RACHEL EUN KO) Giving New Yorkers Food for Thought: Nutrition Plays Bigger Role in Health Care Registered dietician nutritionist Melissa Darlow dishes on her work at Nao Medical, her milk of choice and the benefits of... News 08 Feb 2023 | 07:05
Wendy Hilliard, a hall of fame gymnast, started her eponymously named foundation in 1996 at the Harlem Armory. It has since gone on to offer over 25,000 urban kids free or low cost gymnastic classes. Photo: The Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation Bringing Gymnastics to Harlem Wendy Hilliard saw the need to diversify the sport of gymnastics and took it upon herself to fill the gap in her adopted... News 06 Feb 2023 | 02:21
Junior’s cheesecake. Photo courtesy of Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery Let Them Eat Cheesecake Alan Rosen’s earliest memories of Junior’s Restaurant & Bakery are being behind the bakery counter at their original Brooklyn... News 19 Dec 2022 | 10:20
Jolie Dudley with her dog Knope. Photo: David Kirchner She Brings Together the Canine Community for Comedy After quarantine, Jolie Dudley empathized with the separation anxiety her dog was experiencing, since during the COVID pandemic,... News 12 Dec 2022 | 10:30
Jane Ira Bloom. Photo: Brigitte Lacombe Immersed in a World of Jazz and Space Jane Ira Bloom began playing the saxophone at age 9 and said she choose the instrument because it was shiny. “It’s a fact.... News 05 Dec 2022 | 10:10
Hot Air ballooning at dawn in Cappadocia, Türkiye while filming for the new 10th season of “Travels with Darley.” Photo: Chad Davis In the City and On the Road with PBS’ Darley Newman Darley Newman moved back to New York in Dec. 2018 and when the pandemic hit and she couldn’t travel, she used the time to... News 28 Nov 2022 | 11:37
Patrick Schmidt at Lady Blue cocktail bar. Photo: Phil O’Brien at W42ST Magazine It’s All Peachy Keen in Hell’s Kitchen In the current state of the restaurant industry in New York City, “everything has to be an experience and a story, having... News 14 Nov 2022 | 09:54
Dean Fusto, Head of School for The School of the Blessed Sacrament. Photo: Allison Chernutan ‘The Face of the School Out in the Community’ This June, Dean Fusto took on the role of Head of School at the School of the Blessed Sacrament. The private Catholic school... News 31 Oct 2022 | 10:31
Rose Levy Beranbaum. Photo: Matthew Septimus The Sweet Success of Rose Levy Beranbaum Rose Levy Beranbaum’s foray into dessert making came when she went off to college and tasted her first home-baked cake. Although... News 17 Oct 2022 | 02:53
Malcolm J. Merriweather, Music Director/Conductor of The Dessoff Choirs and newly appointed Director of New York Philharmonic Choir. Photo: Stephanie Berger Listening to His Musicians When he was growing up singing in the children’s choir at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Buffalo, Malcolm J. Merriweather could... News 03 Oct 2022 | 09:06
The Kardashians cookies. Photo courtesy of Funny Face Bakery The New York Cookies That Put Smiles on Everyone’s Faces Although the cookies at Funny Face Bakery make people smile, some are so touching that they cause customers to tear up in... News 26 Sep 2022 | 01:31
Bernard Menner’s routes cruise the East River and New York Harbor. Photo: NYC Ferry What Floats This Captain’s Boat It wasn’t always smooth sailing for this skipper — but he tested the waters and now he’s at the helm. Brooklyn native Bernard... News 16 Sep 2022 | 09:10
Amanda Ricken Simonetta (right) with Sheila Jaffe and Darryl McDaniels. Photo: Miriam Lissak One Happy Camper Went on to Change the Lives of Many Others As a child growing up in Woodstock, New York, Amanda Ricken Simonetta was “a complete and total camp fanatic.” From the age... News 12 Sep 2022 | 11:32
