West 72nd Street
By Claudie Benjamin Thursday Sugar Bar Open Mic nights have remained vibrant these past months. Undaunted by Covid challenges and restrictions, these exuberant sessions of talk, music and video clips have gained thousands of viewers via Facebook. Singer Songwriter...
West 72nd Street
By Claudie Benjamin For many though not all people, these pandemic months have been mired in high tension and lethargy. There’s a sense of lost time where one day slips into the other. Productivity wanes as anxiety rises and usable energy sinks, along with your...
adaptive reuse
By Claudie Benjamin Welcome Home, or Ten Tiny Snapshots of WP, presented by WP Theater, is an original work of theater in the form of an audio tour celebrating WP’s past, present and future, and grapples with the question–what does it mean to return to...
9th Ave. Elevated
By Claudie Benjamin For some, elegantly simple eyeglass frames made of titanium or real gold might seem a bit “de trop”. But, not so much at all if you compare the look and quality of eyeglasses to a luxury car purchase of say, a BMW or a Mercedes suggests...
West 72nd Street
By Claudie Benjamin Though New York City is where she worked for two decades in corporate finance, this one-time resident of the Ansonia, who has most recently been living upstate with her artist husband and children, Elina Medvedeva brings an enticing undefined...