Front Porch

Front Porch

By Claudie Benjamin Richard Tucker Park on West 66th Street, with its lush planters and plantings and inviting seating, is a notable example of the transformation over the past three decades of this section of the Upper West Side. The park sits directly across...
Cool. Cooler, Coolest

Cool. Cooler, Coolest

By Claudie Benjamin A key to keeping food fresh, whether for humans or pets, is refrigeration and freezer technology. One example among millions of businesses and home occupants that depend daily on refrigeration is Just Food for Dogs (JFFD) at 2025...
Sophisticated Fires

Sophisticated Fires

By Claudie Benjamin A December 18, 2015, New York Times article, “In New York, the Fireplace Flickers,” by C. J. Hughes, discussed the ban on wood-burning fireplaces in new construction. “New York joined a handful of other American cities...
Constant Traveler Loves Rain

Constant Traveler Loves Rain

By Claudie Benjamin As you can imagine, you travel a lot when you’re building a global business. And, when that business is umbrellas, you love rain. These are essentials of Freddy Marcos’ life as the co-founder with Nathan Janovich of their start-up...
Books and Bouquets

Books and Bouquets

By Claudie Benjamin “Meadowesque” is the term florist Molly Oliver Culvers uses to describe the current trend in wedding bouquets. This means, she explained, the use of flora like grasses and agrostemma (lavender, purple, and white flowers also known...