Travel Diamonds and White Tunics Wear Well in Winter

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Winter is on the way, and the prospect of chilly winds, ice, and snow brings a longing for warmer destinations: the Caribbean, Mexico, or perhaps Greece. And, if you pursue that train of thought and book flights and hotels, next may come the...

Succeeding on the “Wrong” Side of Broadway

Boulevard, Broadway

By Claudie Benjamin Everyone knows, according to Danny Koch, owner of Town Shop at 2270 Broadway, that there is a good side and a bad side of Broadway on the Upper West Side. His family business was located on the “good” west side of the avenue since...

Priorities: Health and Sustainability

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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

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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

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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

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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...