The Wegmans supermarket chain, which opened its first NYC store on Astor Place (above) in 2023, will be getting some new sister operations: the Next Door sushi restaurant and an UWS location later this year. ( Photo: courtesy of Wegmans) Wegmans Gets an UWS Sibling; Menin Gets a UES Competitor A complete unknown Hard to imagine that there would be any real surprises coming out of the local City Council District 4... Voices 27 Apr 2025 | 07:34
Sarah Palin, for the second time, lost a defamation lawsuit she had filed against the New York Times. ( Photo: Bruce Tuten/Wikimedia Commons) Palin Verdict Gives NYT Some Good News in Tumultuous Media Landscape The embattled news media industry received a dash of good news on April 22 when a jury found that the New York Times didn’t... Voices 27 Apr 2025 | 06:53
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
Mayor Eric Adams shakes hands with the Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy before embarking on a two stop subway “tour” on the B Line on April 4. Duffy, who had earlier called the subway system a “shithole” apparently did not change his tune after the ride with hizzoner. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) MTA’s Lieber Vs Trump’s Transport Sec Duffy On April 4, US Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, rode our subway system on a mysterious ride with Mayor Eric Adams,... Voices 17 Apr 2025 | 03:18
Letters to the Editor Dear Letters Editor: I just love Marc Bilgrey’s droll and spot-on cartoon snapshots of so many aspects of life in New York... Voices 21 Apr 2025 | 11:20
Correction/Clarification The number of people who marched in the anti-Trump, anti-Elon Musk rally that marched from Bryant Park to Madison Square... News 14 Apr 2025 | 12:58
Judge Shahabuddeen “Shah” Ally (in bowtie) with supporter Ravi Batra at the judges’ kickoff reception held at Saar, a newly opened Indian bistro at 241 W. 51st St. ( Photo: Tony Hoffman) Three NY Supreme Court Judge Seats are Up for Grabs in November Election The race is on. Not for Mayor. Or Comptroller. Or City Council. But to fill the three open seats on NY County’s Supreme come... Voices 14 Apr 2025 | 12:46
The building One57, at 157 W. 57th St., sits on what is known as Billionaires’ Row in midtown Manhattan. The writer calls it a $2.3 billion “ghost building” since the vast majority of owners, who fork over $6,200 per square foot for one of the 92 units inside, rarely use their apartment. ( Photo: Kidfly 182/Wikimedia Commons) As Billionaires Grow Wealthier, Where Does That Leave the Rest of Us? Every spring, Forbes takes great pleasure in a bit of billionaire porn, revealing the state of affairs for the rich of this... Voices 13 Apr 2025 | 02:46
A crowd estimated at over 1,500 people marched from Bryant Park to Madison Square Park on April 5 as part of nationwide “Hands Off” demonstrations protesting policies of the Trump administration. ( Photo: Philip Maier) Thousands Protest Trump Policies at ‘Hands Off’ Demonstration in Midtown Thousands crowded the Bryant Park area on a cold, drizzly day April 5 as part of the nationwide “Hands Off” protest against... Voices 07 Apr 2025 | 12:23
Fans on board a Redbird nostalgia train to Citi Field on Opening Day, April 4. ( Photo: MTA Photos via Flickr) Vintage Train Rides for Mets Opening Day, but Fans Learn No #7 Express This Season East side, West side, everybody’s coming down, to meet the M-E-T-S Mets, of New York town. On April 4, happy Mets fans boarded... Voices 06 Apr 2025 | 04:18
Marilyn Mars’s virtual classes on how to declutter are offered through the Marlene Meyerson JCC ( Photo: Courtesy Marilyn Mars) How to Toss That Clutter Drawers jam-packed? Closets overflowing? File cabinets crammed full? It’s a common plight of Upper West Siders, whose compact... Voices 01 Apr 2025 | 04:06
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
Now in its 16th season, the Chelsea Music Festival is set for June 20 to June 28. ( Photo: Chelsea Music Festival) How Nightlife, Art and Food All Mingle in Chelsea Chelsea has become a pot of boiling culture, effortlessly meshing art with dining and nightlife, drawing in locals and tourists... Voices 30 Mar 2025 | 03:47
Peter Costiglio (third from left) and wife of 54 years, Barbara, to his right with their nine grandchildren at a family gathering in a restaurant in White Plains, NY, following a high school graduation ceremony for one of his grandchidren in June, 2023. ( Photo: Courtesy Paul Costiglio) Farewell to Peter Costiglio, PR Giant and True Gentleman The news came with a jolt. Peter Costiglio, veteran PR maven that I had dealt with for 40 years covering the media industry... News 24 Mar 2025 | 02:31
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
