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Power of LGBT Representation
By Claudie Benjamin Among the best-known Muppets on Sesame Street were Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Ernie, Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover, and Elmo. From when she was a very young girl, Amanda Davis loved the world of Jim Henson and his company. “Jim Henson was my hero,”...
Casual Sex, Community, Entertainment and LGBT Activism
By Claudie Benjamin Historic preservationist Ken Lustbader is known as “a pop culture maverick” among his fellow colleagues leading the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. Why? Because among them, an essential area of his expertise is the city’s LGBT cultural and social...
West Harlem Preservation Conference
“Harlem and the Future 2: Preserving Culture & Sustaining Historic Character in a Changing Environment” will discuss the current state of housing, neighborhood character, cultural identity, and houses of worship in a changing environment of city policies,...
13-A: Birth of the Lesbian Herstory Archives
By Claudie Benjamin Deb Edel co-founder of the Lesbian Herstory Archives, is excited that 215 West 92nd Street recently hosted a centennial celebration for residents and former residents. Deb’s connection with the building is not only that she lived there for a period...
New York City’s Pizza
By Claudie Benjamin If you go to Little Italy Pizza at 2476 Broadway on 92nd Street, you’ll see a big photo of a very small boy eating a slice. That would be Delano, son of the owner Tommy Guerselli. Delano's great-grandmother, on his mother’s side, was Rose. She came...
A Dry Cleaner to Travel For
By Claudie Benjamin Do huge rescues of stained clothing happen? This question truly translates as, can stains be removed without leaving a trace? Responding to this question, Brian, owner of New Ansonia Cleaning, said, “There is no dry cleaner who can guarantee all...
Charlotte’s Red Velvet
By Claudie Benjamin “A little bit of Europe on the Upper West Side” is the way Vinz Z. and Aida, his wife, think of Charlotte, their cafe that’s located at 95th Street & Broadway. The couple has two sons, and their baby daughter will be born soon. Between the...
Spring Community Volunteer Day
Join the West 72nd Street Block Association for their 1st "Spring Community Volunteer Day" on Saturday, May 20 from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. Meet with UWS community-based organizations, merchants, electeds, and your neighbors in the community. They will have a Welcome...
Art and Architecture Hinged Together to Celebrate Iconic Views
By Claudie Benjamin Architects always talk about “turning the corner,” explains Randy Gerner, founding partner at GKV Architects. He mentions this while describing the unusual ornamental balconies on the rusticated brick and glass residential building at 2770...
A Roof Over Their Heads Nurtured Creative Ambitions
By Claudie Benjamin In the 70s, many young women were expected to date but not to sleep over at their boyfriend’s apartments before they were married. And moving in together without an exchange of rings was still considered questionable. Even knowing all that, Denise...
