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...
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...
By Claudie Benjamin It is the perfect time to celebrate the Victorian building at 891 Amsterdam Avenue. Not so much to mark the building’s 150 + years at this location, but now with the lifting of international travel restrictions into the US, Hostelling...
By Claudie Benjamin People rave about the rice balls at Shinbashi 72. The excellence in preparation of the rice – a foundation of Japanese cuisine doesn’t happen by chance. “My Dad, Takeshi Katayama takes care of the rice starting at 8:30am every morning,”...
By Claudie Benjamin A dragon, peacock or band of intricate lace drawn on your hands, arms, small of your back, base of your collarbone. What’s your pleasure? Shaira Halani who goes by Saira professionally, has been working as a henna artist and specialist in...
