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Art, Yoga, and Meditation: Encouraging Creative Kids
By Claudie Benjamin “When one door closes, another opens” is an expression that resonates deeply for Sebastian Alappat. He repeatedly finds ways to turn challenges into successes. Sebastian is the founder of SPARK, a children's yoga, art, and meditation business that...
LPC’s Business Express: THIS THURSDAY
In order to better serve NYC's recovery, the LPC launched a new initiative this summer called "Business Express". Occurring the THIRD THURSDAY of every month, business owners can now set up consultations with LPC staff for added guidance through their applications. ...
Good, Better, Best
By Claudie Benjamin When did you decide to change careers? “It’s funny,” says Helene Godin, Founder and CEO of By the Way Bakery. “I remember the exact moment. I was working at Bloomberg and I thought ‘I’m done.’” It was 2010. She had been working as a corporate...
New Medical Office Team Approach to Patient Care
By Claudie Benjamin Medical Offices of Manhattan just opened at 112 West 72nd Street offering specialists in cardiology--Manhattan Cardiology, (its cardiology department), primary care, internal medicine, and gastroenterology. Primary Care Specialist and Medical...
Catering Your Celebration
By Claudie Benjamin There are those who miss chatting with their dinner guests because the commotion in the kitchen and serving consumes all of their time and energy. Later, after appreciative guests depart, hosts collapse on the couch, wistfully regretting not having...
The Much-Loved Dorilton
By Claudie Benjamin Constructed in 1902, the Dorilton is definitely over-the-top gilded age style. But, the key to its enduring splendor is in the details. And beyond that, it’s immeasurable how much the building staff’s dedication to the building and the...
Art Forges the Way
By Claudie Benjamin “I love my country, but we were pushed between the Afghan mujahideen (armed Islamist rebel groups) and the communists.” This is how Jamaluddin Azin (Ran) explains a life-changing decision in 1990 to leave his native Kabul with his wife and two...
Talent and Happenstance
By Claudie Benjamin Meredith Bernstein's literary agency office is filled with natural light and looks out to the ornate detailing of the Ansonia and the traffic on Broadway. She’s deliberately decorated the space to have a Parisian flair. Paintings hang on the walls...
Orange Stands for Lox
By Claudie Benjamin Have you spotted the new Zabar’s disposable coffee cup? Look around on any street of the UWS and you’ll likely see someone carrying their cup of hot brew. The thing that actually makes you want to have your own is not only the enticing aroma but...
A Pink Hammer
By Claudie Benjamin “If you come in asking for a pink hammer, it’s likely that two more people will come in asking for pink hammers,” says BasicsPlus Store Manager Rafael Villar. He explains the hardware store’s commitment to flexibility and to being in sync...
