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Electeds Show Support for Community
Since 2018, when news of the sale of the ABC campus first made headlines, LANDMARK WEST! began envisioning what might be built on their 2.4-acre site if it were to be redeveloped. After print mailings, a webpage, and countless emails, phone calls, and presentations to...
Read Me a Story
By Claudie Benjamin Evoking the joy of having a story read to you as a child, Selected Shorts are literary performances that, since 1985, have been wowing audiences at the Symphony Space Theater located at 2537 Broadway at 95th Street. The innovative format involves a...
Openly Facing Issues
By Claudie Benjamin Richard Sussman, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW is very familiar with the commonly shared resolve to start the new year right by openly facing and addressing preoccupying issues. He maintains offices at 235 West 76th Street and in Weston,...
Remaining Positive in the Penalty Box
By LANDMARK WEST! “This place is so small you have to go outside to change your mind.” American Author, Nelson DeMille Of course, this quote was written by a native New Yorker. With toll collectors losing their booths to EZ Pass and MTA...
Stylish Clarity
By Claudie Benjamin Style and optics technology merge in Optician Awilda Sosa’s approach to her career. She’s been at it for over 40 years, always with the enthusiasm of someone new to the profession. Her warm, engaging personality is part of her customers’ ongoing...
Romantic Wedding Images Imbued with Dramatic Fashion Photography Style
By Claudie Benjamin In these times when turbulence sees no limits, the joy and hope that comes with weddings is hugely encouraging. And, more than ever, chronicling these celebrations is meaningful, not only for family and friends but as a reminder for future...
Sweet Celebration
By Claudie Benjamin A celebratory dessert recipe for the holidays? Tiramisu tastes as good as it looks. It’s made of easy-to-find ingredients: eggs, sugars, lady-finger biscuits, mascarpone, coffee, and cocoa. It promises and delivers an outstanding reward with every...
It’s All in the Family at Bob’s Your Uncle
by Sarah McCullyIt’s easy to feel welcome at Bob’s Your Uncle. I’ll admit to some bias here; it’s been my regular bar since moving to the area four years ago. I head inside on a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon to meet with some longtime bartenders, and pull up a...
BIDding on Columbus
By LANDMARK WEST! In Chapter 9, The Need for Small Blocks of Jane Jacobs’ 1961 The Death and Life of Great American Cities, she decries the Upper West Side’s Columbus Avenue for “its own kind of monotony—endless stores and a depressing predominance of commercial...
Defeating the Winter Blues at The Sunshinery
By Megan Fitzpatrick Two years since her store first opened, Jennifer Simoni of The Sunshinery, is bringing new light to the neighborhood, not just through her curated products and welcoming personality but also filling this space which had been vacant for a while...
