Photo via clipart-library.com Speaking Up in the Neighborhood We have all types here on the Upper West Side, including those who are shy about public speaking. I used to be one of them.... Voices 12 Aug 2022 | 10:26
Family photo: Paul Newman with Harold Willens. Photo courtesy of Michele Willens Paul Newman: Having Yet Another Moment They were longtime Upper East Siders, though many think of Connecticut as the favored home of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.... Voices 25 Jul 2022 | 09:16
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright at Gov. Kathy Hochul’s bill signing event for the first step in a constitutional amendment. Photo courtesy of the Office of Rebecca Seawright Fighting Against a ‘Supreme Setback’ Stunned, devastated, fearful, and outraged were just some of the reactions shared with me on that Friday in June when the... Voices 13 Jul 2022 | 03:41
The author’s local subway stop. Photo courtesy of India Brown Why I Love the Subway The 36 lines of the New York subway system have long served as the arteries of the city, beloved by locals and tourists alike... Voices 05 Jul 2022 | 02:16
District Leader Rebecca Weintraub on the Upper East Side. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Weintraub New York State Needs an Equality Amendment Before the end of this year’s state legislative session, lawmakers took important steps to shore up abortion access in New... Voices 26 Jun 2022 | 05:07
The author with her splint. “Blue Dog with Apple” painting in background used with permission of artist Daniel Kessler. Photo: Mona Finston Face-Plant on First Avenue This week I received a notice from AARP asking if I was “Worried About Falling?” I was not too worried about falling down... Voices 26 Jun 2022 | 09:28
The author on Park Avenue. Photo courtesy of Michael Zisser Community Dissonance: From Jackson Heights to the UES My wife and I recently moved from Jackson Heights to the Upper East Side for several reasons: being within walking distance... Voices 22 Jun 2022 | 11:27
A Haddon matrix for car crashes looks at the pre-event, crash and post-crash factors. Photo courtesy of Dr. Lisa Stone A New Approach to Gun Violence How is an active shooter like a car crash? In the 1960s, an alarming increase in deaths related to car crashes led to the... Voices 08 Jun 2022 | 08:47
Charlotte showing how she’s cleaned up the subways as mayor. Ilustrator: Ena Hodzic. Photo courtesy of Lese Dunton If I Were Mayor: Ideas From the City’s Most Innovative Leaders I had the honor of meeting the most imaginative and innovative new leaders of New York. They are forward-thinking, creative... Voices 21 May 2022 | 05:44
Ambulance in the rain. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via Flickr Ambulance Sirens: A Reckoning As a physician living in New York City, my frustration with the extremely high decibel level of virtually every ambulance... Voices 27 Apr 2022 | 10:47
A new positive home test. Photo: Michael Oreskes Doctor’s Rx: Stop Testing Stop testing, said the doctor, it will be fine. In my chronicle of these plague years this may well have been the most memorable,... News 26 Apr 2022 | 10:52
Danced-through shoes. Photo: Tania Cade Dancing Through the Pandemic When the city shut down in March 2020, so ended my newfound passion for going social dancing. I had only discovered this... Voices 12 Apr 2022 | 02:01
Construction on March 20. Photo: Lauren Trapanotto The Noise from East 90th Street If you live near 424 East 90th Street, you’ve probably had a migraine since December from the multiple hydraulic jackhammers... Voices 27 Mar 2022 | 01:14
Matthew O’Reilly at camp. Photo: Rob Foldy Ninjas in the Night As our counselors yell at us to wake up early in the morning for a daunting canoe trip across the vastness of the lake, we... Camp Guide 07 Mar 2022 | 10:04
H.D. Wright alongside representatives from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Finland, the UNHCR, Unicef, and the European Union. Photo courtesy of H.D. Wright The Power of the Youth Voice In American society, there is an unfortunate propensity to elevate the opinions of established “experts,” while excluding... Voices 01 Mar 2022 | 01:51
