Buffalo Horn, Gold & Titanium: Classy Frames for Finely Made Lenses
By Claudie Benjamin For some, elegantly simple eyeglass frames made of titanium or real gold might seem a bit “de trop”. But, not so much at all if you compare the look and quality of eyeglasses to a luxury car purchase of say, a BMW or a Mercedes suggests...
A Fine Cup of Tea: Relaxing and Restorative
By Claudie Benjamin Though New York City is where she worked for two decades in corporate finance, this one-time resident of the Ansonia, who has most recently been living upstate with her artist husband and children, Elina Medvedeva brings an enticing undefined...
Young, Health-Conscious & Entrepreneurial
By Claudie Benjamin 24 year old Moe Nagi is part owner of the newly opened Hungry & Healthy Marketplace on West 72nd Street. Moe started college in Fresno CA and is completing his degree remotely at NJ City University. Moe’s father Najid, also a partner, plays a...
Painting The Town Red
By Claudie Benjamin Fabulous vivid reds, oranges along with fluorescent turquoise and yellows are nail salon owner Susie Chang’s picks for fall 2021 mani-pedis. But, some customers prefer the more subtle, traditional seasonal neutrals, dark plum and greige for...
Container seating is latest innovation at Beer Culture
By Claudie Benjamin The latest and likely coolest late July arrival on West 72nd Street was the drop off of a shipping container in front of Gebhard’s Beer Culture at #228. Matt Gebhard and Manager Lindsay Ronchi were thrilled with the innovation spurred by the...
Boutique High Quality Eyelid Surgery
By Claudie Benjamin Explaining her ongoing passion for her surgical subspecialty, Oculoplastic Surgery, Debra Kroll, MD, a Board-Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery...
West 66th Street Appeal: How We Will Beat the Voids
West 66th Street Appeal: How We Will Beat the Voids Long, long ago, in a land (not so) far, far away… In January of 2015 LW! began monitoring the development at 50 West 66th St. and challenging the loopholes that resulted in its design. This was never a fight...
Vail’s View of the UWS Valley
By Claudie Benjamin Architect Thomas Vail grew up on a dairy farm in Westchester, NY, where his family had lived for eight generations. Now largely partitioned, it is now known as Vail’s Grove on Peach Lake. In high school, while working in a local engineer’s...
