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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...