Rebounding as Clothes are Dry Cleaned Again

Rebounding as Clothes are Dry Cleaned Again

By Claudie Benjamin Joseph Lee graduated from Rutgers University as a communications major. The financial crisis of 2008 made jobs scarce. Joseph was lucky that his father, Albert Lee, had the well-established J’s Cleaners dry cleaning business with...
Upper West Side’s Diner Expert

Upper West Side’s Diner Expert

By Claudie Benjamin The ultra-vintage Metro Diner at 2641 Broadway at the northwest corner of 100th Street was used four times as the setting for episodes of Pose. The groundbreaking FX TV musical series ran for four seasons, and focused on NYC’s...
Hidden Gem

Hidden Gem

By Claudie Benjamin On occasion, Phyllis Samitz Cohen, Director of Public Art at the Municipal Art Society, stopped at Ben & Jerry’s at 2720 Broadway, the northeast corner of 104th Street and Broadway. More than savoring a chocolate mint ice cream, her...
Lush Roses and Comfortable Old Shoes

Lush Roses and Comfortable Old Shoes

By Claudie Benjamin As President of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, Peg Breen’s professional domain focuses heavily on bricks, mortar, stone, and policy related to conservation, history, and progress.  Flowers provide a perfect balance, offering...
Movies that Spoke to His Soul

Movies that Spoke to His Soul

By Claudie Benjamin Dan and Toby Talbot defined what many Upper West Siders enjoyed most about going to the movies for decades.  The couple ran the New Yorker [2409 Broadway, demolished], the Cinema Studio [1931 Broadway, demolished], the (individually...