Boulevard, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin An ongoing challenge confronting the dry cleaning industry is addressing the safety of the non-water chemical products used for cleaning. According to an article in the environmentalist publication, Enviro-Forensics: Turning Environmental...
Boulevard, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin If you google Stoddard Theater on Broadway at 2431 Broadway, the New York Public Library’s digital collection will yield a small black and white photo (inset) of the Upper West Side theater taken in 1933 by Wurts Bros., a professional...
San Juan Hill NYC
By Claudie Benjamin No question cars can be dangerous machines. Most NYC drivers drive cautiously following the rules outlined in the driver’s test manual. Not so for riders of CitiBike, personal bikers, delivery bikers, motor scooters and tots on...
Boulevard, Broadway
By Claudie Benjamin Tree drove from Florida in his van and met up with Yaya in North Carolina. They continued on to NYC to pick up their gig selling Christmas trees and wreaths on the Upper West Side. The two vendors, employees of Evergreen, a large Brooklyn-based...
West 72nd Street
By Claudie Benjamin Gaga. Jagger. Whitney. Bono. As the Lawrence Vocal Studio celebrates its upcoming 75th anniversary, the Lawrence family continues to show why they are among the premier teachers of voice in the world. Their studio tradition has influenced some of...