Sweet, Healthy and Beachy

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Whether you’re 80 or eight, a sweet every so often (or even daily) is tempting.  Adding a health component such as açaí berries ups the appeal. If you ask Misha Punwani, a member of the family that owns 12 Playa Bowls in...

Love on the Upper West Side

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Is any romance more poignant than the love and fate shared by Isidor and Ida Straus? Think of Ida’s last minute decision to give up her Titanic lifeboat seat to a younger person. The consequence? She perished with her husband as the...

Coming to CB7: Deliveristas Rest Stop

Advocacy, Broadway, Community Board 7, open space

Mayor Adams and Parks Concessions seek to provide three Deliveristas hubs using State funding secured by US Senator Chuck Schumer. The approximately $1M will go to convert (3) abandoned* newsstands into an amenity for these workers who do not have access to...

Encouraging Self-awareness and Communication Skills

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Hand-in-hand groups of adorable, young children joyfully head out every good-weather day for Riverside Park accompanied by their teachers. The very youngest–the infants are carried in chest wraps or conveyed in strollers. Play-based child...

James Baldwin Residence

Black History Month, Individual Landmark

  By Megan Fitzpatrick On the first day of Black History Month, we’re taking a deep dive into 137 West 71st Street – an Individual Landmark! This rather unremarkable-looking building has quite a history behind it. 137 West 71st Street was designated...