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Firefighting is His Battleground
By Claudie Benjamin Soaring, contemporary buildings made of glass and steel that look so light they might fly away are no match in terms of the fire resistance of an older skyscraper like the Empire State Building built 1930-1931. Fire resistance of the newer...
Monday was Washday
By Claudie Benjamin Talk about finds on the Upper West Side: Twenty- four years ago, Tiga McLoyd, Real Estate entrepreneur and a broker with Corcoran, took chance by the horns. His risk materialized as gold in the form of a 900 sq. one-bedroom apartment with a view at...
Front Porch
By Claudie Benjamin Richard Tucker Park on West 66th Street, with its lush planters and plantings and inviting seating, is a notable example of the transformation over the past three decades of this section of the Upper West Side. The park sits directly across the...
Cool. Cooler, Coolest
By Claudie Benjamin A key to keeping food fresh, whether for humans or pets, is refrigeration and freezer technology. One example among millions of businesses and home occupants that depend daily on refrigeration is Just Food for Dogs (JFFD) at 2025 Broadway. More...
Sophisticated Fires
By Claudie Benjamin A December 18, 2015, New York Times article, “In New York, the Fireplace Flickers,” by C. J. Hughes, discussed the ban on wood-burning fireplaces in new construction. “New York joined a...
Constant Traveler Loves Rain
By Claudie Benjamin As you can imagine, you travel a lot when you’re building a global business. And, when that business is umbrellas, you love rain. These are essentials of Freddy Marcos’ life as the co-founder with Nathan Janovich of their start-up RentBrella. Based...
Books and Bouquets
By Claudie Benjamin "Meadowesque" is the term florist Molly Oliver Culvers uses to describe the current trend in wedding bouquets. This means, she explained, the use of flora like grasses and agrostemma (lavender, purple, and white flowers also known as corncockle...
Thoughtful Revitalization
By Claudie Benjamin Ian Olsen joined the Broadway Mall Association as Director of Horticulture in the final week of October 2023. Almost immediately, he was on the phone, on the computer, and in meetings, getting his hands dirty in the soil of the avenue medians known...
Fan of the M104, M57, M72 and M5
By Claudie Benjamin Lea Anastasio uses a walker and rides the M104 all the time. She’s also a fan of the M57, M72, and M5. Just the other day, she got on the kneeling ramp of the M104 at the bus stop located between 73-74th Streets and Broadway in front of the entry...
Hip Hop on Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Hip Hop may trace its origin to the early 1970s by African Americans and Afro-Caribbean immigrants in the Bronx, but Angel Kaba became involved in this specific genre of dance as a young woman living in Brussels, Belgium. She had been studying...
