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Smashing a cake, a formal sitting with Grandma or stoop-sitting
By Claudie Benjamin Big Apple Portraits located at 143 West 72nd Street is all about celebrating family. The studio specializes in a wide variety of family portraits in custom studio settings designed and constructed by principal photographer Harmonie Soyk....
Make the Pain Go Away
By Claudie Benjamin When considering massage for stress or pain relief, it makes sense that the cause of discomfort may be more complex than you think. Yes, an experienced massage therapist like Satu Ferentz, LMT, knows where to and how to press on an aching...
Subtle Details Enhance a Classy Showpiece
By Claudie Benjamin In NYC, an apartment with outdoor space can refer to access to a fire escape, or a rickety rooftop. It could also describe the luxury of having a well-appointed deck or a penthouse extravaganza. Another option has been created on Amsterdam Avenue...
Word of Mouth: D2 Design & Works
By Claudie Benjamin Not entirely by chance, but sometimes long considered plans are spurred into action while on a walk to take advantage of beautiful weather or during conversation over a good meal. That’s what happened a number of years ago when an Upper West...
Space for Creatives
By Claudie Benjamin One day in 1982, Patricia Ripley, co-owner of Creative Energy Exercise Studios at 133 West 72nd Street and former manager of the Lotte Berk Method (an Upper East Side exercise salon) stopped in for a bite at Captain Nemo, a seafood restaurant...
Teaching Spanish virtually, on a jet and on 72nd Street
By Claudie Benjamin 20 years ago when Michael R. Bloomberg was first running for New York City Mayor, he recognized a need to learn some conversational Spanish to gain credibility with the city’s significant population of Latino voters. The teacher he chose was Juan...
Nutrition and your Pet
By Claudie Benjamin Just as humans have become increasingly concerned about nutrition over the past 30 years, this trend follows for dogs and cats. Sophia Angelakis has owned and managed pet food and supply centers in NYC over these decades and has developed definite...
Losing Those Covid 29lbs
By Claudie Benjamin Getting the most from personal training means clients need to set personal goals. And, now as emerging from the pandemic defines the current era, expert fitness trainers like Penny Smart, are committed to encouraging clients to set goals so they...
A Bit of Glitter Shine
By Claudie Benjamin On a balmy spring day Ruth and Scott Bienstock are standing at the open doorway of Outlette, their jewelry store at 220 Columbus Avenue. Locals stop by to chat or wave hello as they go by. This is totally Columbus Avenue's small...
Crème Brûlée enrobed chocolates & Ruby Bars
By Claudie Benjamin Kee's Chocolates are the creme de la creme of chocolate morsels and bars. These handmade chocolates that have secret recipes created by Kee Ling Tong are sold in a tiny store at 228 Columbus Avenue opened in October 2019. Kee tends to speak...
