French high school students placed U.S. and French flags at the graves of 4,153 WWI American soldiers buried in the St. Mihiel American Military Cemetery located in Thiaucourt, France, Sept. 20, 2018. The local students placed the flags in preparation for the Centennial Commemoration of the WWI Battle for Saint-Mihiel Salient. ( Sgt. 1st Class Corey Beal) Honoring Veterans Means Supporting Their Recovery This week, as we celebrated Veterans Day, there was reason to feel hopeful. For the first time in years, overdose deaths... Voices 08 Nov 2025 | 08:44
Wall Street investor and MSNBC commentator Steve Rattner says there are many warning signals going off on the US economy right now and it may not be the best time for experimenting in government. ( Photo: Eric Schwartzman) Rattner Warns Mamdani Mayoralty Could Be Economically Risky Steven Rattner, an MSNBC commentator and the chairman of investment firm Willet Partners, saw some worrying signals about... Voices 03 Nov 2025 | 10:01
Barbara Jaffe, a retired NYS Supreme Court justice, wants the public to understand that judges are generally barred from defending themselves against accusations, even those based on misinformation. ( Photo: Courtesy Barbara Jaffe) Judges Face Rising Threats but Are Barred from Responding Threats leveled against judges and their families are becoming increasingly prevalent. Federal judges were targeted 457 times... Voices 18 Oct 2025 | 09:19
Melanie Griffith (left), Robert Redford, and Sonia Braga promoting 1988’s Milagro Beanfield War at the Cannes Film Festival. ( Photo: Georges Biard) Remembering ‘Bob’ Redford I had two things in common with Robert Redford. One, we were both born in Santa Monica. Two, we both loved my father. Yes,... Voices 17 Sep 2025 | 11:11
Woman on a trapeze performs above the crowd at The Box, the edgy downtown nightclub that has rotating acts. ( Photo: Pinterest.com) Absurd Survey Says New York Ranks Only 8th-‘Kinkiest’ in Nation It’s preposterous. A recently released survey says New York ranks only No. 8 in the nation in terms of “kinkiness.” We beg... Voices 12 Sep 2025 | 01:51
The Transport Workers Union, which represents carriage-horse drivers, has put City Council Member Erik Bottcher in its crosshairs because of his campaign to ban the carriages. One weapon: this newspaper ad showing a faked image implying that the council member values horses more than the homeless. ( Photo: NY Post Ad by Transport Workers) Union Targets Council Member, and His Battle Against Carriage Horses, Using Faked Ad Images The image is jarring: a smiling member of the City Council, Erik Bottcher, who represents Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and a... News 20 Aug 2025 | 06:49
Gabriel Megahey at Ernie O’Malley’s Pub on July 9, where he gave an exclusive interview to us about the Trump administration’s bid to deport him. Our scoop was big news in Ireland, but several publications on the Emeral Isle intially “borrowed” (plagiarized?) our quotes without proper attribution. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Voices Irish Media “Borrows” Quotes from Our IRA Scoop We got the word that three noteworthy Irish Republicans who were active during the Provisional IRA’s campaign against Britan,... Voices 28 Jul 2025 | 07:00
Zohran Mamdani Speaking at a Democratic Socialists of America meeting at the Church of the Village in NYC in November 2024. ( Photo: Bingjiefu He/Wikimedia Commons) Opinion: Zohran Mamdani Being Unfairly Branded For those who’ve been on a media blackout, New York City’s Democrats last week overwhelmingly nominated a candidate who just... Voices 30 Jun 2025 | 01:19
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (center) joins President Donald Trump at a Cabinet meeting in the White House, April 10. ( Photo: Molly Roberts/The White House) RFK’s War on Fluoride Rings Alarm With NYC Health Officials and Dental Experts New York City’s world-renowned tap water protects teeth as it quenches thirst, thanks to the fluoride it contains. But there’s... Voices 18 Apr 2025 | 11:43
Photo of Bobby Darin performing. Darin’s own television show began when he hosted a summer replacement program for “The Dean Martin Show.” ( Photo: NBC Television) A Personal Bobby Darin Memory I must confess. Although I have been reviewing theater for a decade or so by now, rarely have I looked so forward to a show... News 09 Apr 2025 | 09:23
A small force of 14 federal agents pursuing the billions ripped off from the US Government during the pandemic was shut down by DOGE on March 28. The agency had already recovered more than three times its annual budget and had nearly a 100 percent conviction rate against fraud perpetrators in federal court. ( Photo: Wikimedia commons) Agency That Successfully Prosecuted Pandemic Fraud Is Casualty of Trump’s Cuts A little-known agency of the US Government was shuttered last week. It went largely unnoticed amidst the deluge of reports... Voices 31 Mar 2025 | 01:19
Sandra Lindsay, an intensive care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was one of the first in the nation to raise her hand to take the BioNTech/Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, delivered by Michelle Chester, DNP. ( Photo: Northwell Health) Communicating the Pandemic (Part 2) How you perform in a crisis is all about what you prepared before the crisis Preparing for the next pandemic includes many... Voices 23 Mar 2025 | 10:12
A photo taken at approximately 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2020, looking down a deserted 42nd Street just over a week after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. ( Photo: Vladislav Grubman/Wikimedia Commons) Communicating the Pandemic (Part 1) I still remember the chill I felt watching Dr. Demetre Daskalakis in that video. “It’s already here,” he was saying, like... Voices 23 Mar 2025 | 06:32
The choir at Brick Prebyterian Church at its Lessons & Carols tradition on Dec. 22. ( Photo: Katie Jo O’Neal) Finding inspiration in Brick Presbyterian Church’s Christmas Lessons & Carols The Upper East Side has a variety of holiday traditions from those of many faiths. And with each faith comes its own musical... Voices 27 Dec 2024 | 02:19
Joe Biden (left) generated controversy by pardoning son Hunter who had pleaded guilty to tax evasion and was convicted for lying about being a drug addict on a federal gun application form. Hunter could have faced prison time. ( Photo: Joe Biden/Official Portrait; Hunter Biden/Government of India via Wikimedia Commons) Joe Biden Just Plain Lied to Us By Pardoning Hunter We are forever searching for heroes. It is the American way. It is part of our national religion. We celebrate those we think... Voices 13 Dec 2024 | 02:14
