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...
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...
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...