Activists Attract

Activists Attract

Advocacy, Community Activist

By Claudie Benjamin By the time Nina and Dan met in 2006, they both had explored activism in different ways. They met while each was working on a series of anti-war hearings.  Dan was a reporter, writer and teacher. He had worked tirelessly on the battle for the...
Tip Your Hat, But Don’t Raise the Cap!

Tip Your Hat, But Don’t Raise the Cap!

Advocacy

In her State of the State Address Gov. Hochul called for more housing And we support this action! There is a homelessness crisis and her plan offers several solutions which have merit–such as converting unused office and hotel space to residential use. We...
Gold, Silver, Diamonds: Buy, Sell Repair and Trade

Gold, Silver, Diamonds: Buy, Sell Repair and Trade

West 72nd Street

By Claudie Benjamin “That’s one of my father’s,” says jeweler Maurice Paredes, as his wife Micaela, shows off the necklace she is wearing.  The gold, Egyptian-inspired piece is dramatic.   “We’re Peruvian, but Leo, my father, thought he should have been born in the...
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...