Made for the Job

Made for the Job

Advocacy, Community Activist

By Claudie Benjamin Hard to imagine someone more perfectly made for the work of a progressive activist in the NY Legislature than State Assembly Member Richard Gottfried.  First elected in 1970, he will have held this position for 52 years when he retires at the end...
Assolutamente delizoso!

Assolutamente delizoso!

9th Ave. Elevated

By Claudie Benjamin Venchi Cioccogelateria’s pale green gelato is made from Pistacchio Verde di Bronte (nuts grown in a village on Mount Etna in Sicily).  This is Venchi US CEO Davide Cravero’s favorite flavor of gelato.  It is also, he says, “our...
Colleague’s Letter to Governor Kathy Hochul

Colleague’s Letter to Governor Kathy Hochul

Advocacy

In Governor Kathy Hochul’s recent State of the State address she outlined a number of ideas to solve the affordable housing crisis.  While several ideas have merit and we can fully support them, we are concerned with lifting the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Cap. What...
Every Word is Precious at ChatterboxNYC

Every Word is Precious at ChatterboxNYC

West 72nd Street

By Claudie Benjamin Located at 141 West 72nd Street, ChatterboxNYC was founded by Tricia Brown, Jackie Dolson-Shewchuk and Julie Silberman in 2008.  Since then, they have grown into a vibrant clinic with six speech language pathologists who offer a specialized...