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Ten Blocks Makes a Difference, and so does Debby Hirshman

By LANDMARK WEST! Debby Hirshman enters the diner from behind me, and arrives smiling—both of us simultaneously looking forward and back. As we lock eyes in one of the mirrored portions of the otherwise carpeted walls of Café 82 and sit in a hunter-green...

A Musical Connection: Senior Cantor Shayna De Lowe

Central Park West, Spirit of the City, Upper West Side

By Megan Fitzpatrick I catch Shayna’s attention in the golden-hued lobby of the historic synagogue of Congregation Rodeph Sholom, walking past a myriad of smiling children beaming with excitement on a Friday morning. She has just finished her morning Shabbat...

Succeeding on the “Wrong” Side of Broadway

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Everyone knows, according to Danny Koch, owner of Town Shop at 2270 Broadway, that there is a good side and a bad side of Broadway on the Upper West Side. His family business was located on the “good” west side of the avenue since...

Priorities: Health and Sustainability

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Emily Wang’s interest both in healthy food and maximizing sustainability in daily life goes back to her teenage years growing up in Michigan. These priorities developed through her graduation from Columbia in 2022 and...

Master Jazz Piano Player and Mentor

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Play Jazz Piano NYC: The name of the sessions alone evokes cinematic images: In a corner of the room, there’s a piano. A person nonchalantly pulls a chair up, lightly “tickles the ivories” with one hand, and then launches into a...

Ten Blocks Makes a Difference, and so does Debby Hirshman

A Musical Connection: Senior Cantor Shayna De Lowe

Succeeding on the “Wrong” Side of Broadway

Priorities: Health and Sustainability

Master Jazz Piano Player and Mentor

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