In Memoriam: Doug Feiden 1952-2023 Veteran newspaper man Douglas Feiden passed on July 23 at age 70. From 2017 to 2020 he was the chief investigative reporter... News 21 Aug 2023 | 04:48
Longtime anti-drug crusader and recovered addict-turned-East Side community leader Dave Rosenstein in his midtown office in the 1980s. ( Photo: Collection of Dave Rosenstein) The Redemption of Dave Rosenstein It was a terrifying phenomenon that took its toll on lives and families on the Upper West Side in the 1960s. Today, it’s... News 09 Mar 2020 | 05:42
An undated photo of Stuart H. Johnson III, the outgoing headmaster of St. Bernard's School on the Upper East Side, in a familiar pose – with a book in his hands. ( Photo: St. Bernard's School website) The Passion of St. Bernard's It was a fleeting moment the “Old Boys” will never forget. At least 200 all-male alumni of St. Bernard’s School on the Upper... News 27 Feb 2020 | 10:36
A rendering of the future home of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan in the former Christian Science church on Central Park West on 96th Street. It shows a new roof atop the landmark, complete with a walkway and performance space, as well as new transparent windows that would replace the 120-year-old stained-glass windows. ( Rendering: Courtesy of CMOM / FXCollaborative) Raise High the Roof Beam, CMOM Upper West Siders rolled out the welcome mat in early 2018 when it was revealed that the Children’s Museum of Manhattan had... News 11 Feb 2020 | 11:05
Singer-actress-director Eleanor Reissa at the Kurt Weill Festival in Dessau Germany. She brings her perspective as the daughter of Holocaust survivors to a new podcast, “Those Who Were There: Voices from the Holocaust,” which she narrates and hosts. ( Photo courtesy of Eleanor Reissa) Comprehending the Incomprehensible She’s been dubbed the “Jewish Beyonce” and the “Reigning Queen of the Yiddish Cabaret.” She’s a singer, actress, playwright,... News 27 Jan 2020 | 12:51
The bus stop at Madison and 71st St. ( Photo: David Noonan) The Barricading of Madison Avenue A new threat is facing the crown jewel of American retailing. But it’s not from Amazon. Nor the explosion of cyber-spending.... News 20 Jan 2020 | 04:23
Mayor Bill de Blasio and other New York politicians joined thousands of participants in the March Against Anti-Semitism on the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday, January 5, 2020. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Taking Action Against Hate “No Hate. No Fear.” “#JewishANDProud.” “America 2020 Not Germany 1933.” The signs were everywhere on a cold, clear day in Lower... News 06 Jan 2020 | 01:29
A Dunkin' Donuts shop on Broadway at West 96th Street. The fast-food chain boasts 174 stores in Manhattan and added eight in 2019, giving it the No. 2 spot in the rankings of the borough's top 10 national retailers. ( Photo: Douglas Feiden) Chain Reaction Sparks Retail Meltdown Remember Radio Shack? In 2014, the popular electronics chain boasted 30 shops in all the retail corridors of Manhattan. Today,... Newsletter 26 Dec 2019 | 03:55
Just-appointed Manhattan Borough Historian Robert W. Snyder chats with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer at the Fire Museum in Soho on Dec. 3. Some 200 local historians and neighborhood activists gathered to celebrate. And that's a map of Manhattan on his tie. ( Photo courtesy of Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer's office) Meet Your Manhattan Historian His first vivid memory of Manhattan came as a three-year-old in the late 1950s when he visited the city from suburban New... News 18 Dec 2019 | 09:55
The former Barneys store near 76th Street, which closed in early 2018, is one of a number of vacant storefronts on Broadway in the West 70s. ( Photo: Michael Garofalo) The Rent Isn't Too Damn High Anymore Looking to rent a vacant storefront in the iconic retail corridor running up Broadway between West 72nd and 86th Streets?... News 09 Dec 2019 | 10:54
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaking at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum hosted by Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action in Des Moines, Iowa in Aug. 2019. ( Photo: Gage Skidmore, via flickr) Exorcising the Demons of the Past His estimated net worth today stands at a cool $54.3 billion – more than enough to attempt to buy a presidential election... News 22 Nov 2019 | 04:34
The Winnie the Pooh dolls at the Donnell Library as displayed on thewall panels of the MTA's "Art Stop" at the Fifth Avenue / 53rd Street station. The dolls moved out in 2008 when the library was closed prior to its demolition in 2011. ( Photo: Douglas Feiden) The Museum of Lost Museums For better or worse, the latest territorial expansion of one museum on West 53rd Street could never have been accomplished... News 11 Nov 2019 | 05:41
Mystery novelist R.G. Belsky, whose latest big-city newsroom thriller is "Below the Fold," on a bench at 96th Street and Third Avenue on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Jordan Hunter) Deadline NYC It was 1989 when Dick Belsky was fired as metro editor of the New York Post. I know: I walked him out the door that day.... News 16 Oct 2019 | 02:50
After the Slaughter Manhattanites don’t shock easily. They’re well aware that big-city life is often punctuated with trauma and peril and pain.... News 08 Oct 2019 | 01:37
Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, seen here introducing Donald Trump at a 2016 campaign event in Iowa, has cemented his role as the president's loudest and most combative supporter. ( Photo: Iowa Public Radio Images via Flickr) A Tale of Two Rudys? The year was 1999, and the topic was ferrets. It was hardly the utmost public-policy issue. Nor was it much discussed around... Newsletter 27 Sep 2019 | 05:14
