Who or what is Gladys Glover?
By Claudie Benjamin Loopholes have been the name of the billboard game from the 1940s when government policy was enacted to limit this form of advertising within the city and along highways. But, although many billboards were not taken down in Columbus Circle, as one...
Ever-expanding and Kaleidoscopic Change
By Claudie Benjamin Columbus Circle has been a moving target for decades with its character and the geography of its traffic routes changing over time. In the early 1940s, artist Henry E. Schnakenberg (1892-1970) who then lived on West End Avenue, captured the...
Think Local First: The Ukrainian Cathedral of St. Volodymyr in NY
LW! Supports our Ukrainian Neighbors and Friends The ongoing aggressions in the Ukrainian region have underscored the interconnected nature of our lives and the fragility of our collective whole as humans. While headlines sometimes feel far away, there are always...