Priorities: Health and Sustainability

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Emily Wang’s interest both in healthy food and maximizing sustainability in daily life goes back to her teenage years growing up in Michigan. These priorities developed through her graduation from Columbia in 2022 and...

Master Jazz Piano Player and Mentor

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Play Jazz Piano NYC: The name of the sessions alone evokes cinematic images: In a corner of the room, there’s a piano. A person nonchalantly pulls a chair up, lightly “tickles the ivories” with one hand, and then launches into a...

Recovery is as Important as Training

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Sam Morjaria, DPT, owner of Park North Physical Therapy at 2804 Broadway doesn’t want to bash social media, but he said that there’s plenty to suggest, anecdotally, that the images of young sports heroes who earn hundreds of thousands...

Literary Imagination of Longtime UWSer Celebrated by B&N in its 1st Live-Taped Podcast

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Writer Ed Park will be interviewed about his new book Same Bed Different Dreams, for a live taped podcast next Thursday, November 9th at 7:00pm at the Upper West Side Barnes and Noble at 2289 Broadway. Park’s work has been...

Skateboarding Cool & the Shop

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Nothing quite like the thrill of building up speed, flipping high in the air and then landing balanced surely on your skateboard as you skate on.  Christopher Vidal, a long-time skateboarder and more recent skateboard entrepreneur said,...

Duplexing Penthouses: Upside-Down Plan or Not?

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Architect Aaron Dussair, Executive VP of Pembrooke & Ives, has long mastered the challenge of working with as many as 40 stakeholders. He explained that beyond the input of the design/architectural team, those who weigh in on...