I’ll Never Forget … Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations

A concert violist and pianist zeroes in on a beloved Late Romantic Era work, complete…


I’ll Never Forget…Ornette and Otello—Early ’60s

That would be Ornette Coleman, performing free-form, rule-breaking jazz at the Five Spot in Downtown…


Just in Time for Summer: Book Reviews!

Recalling the ’60s, two very different takes on women’s rights and feminism—one fiction, the other…


Our Book Reviews are Back. Part 2: Nonfiction

Facts matter. Our latest nonfiction book reviews run a wide gamut of facts, covering such…


New York City, Cycling Town?

Indeed it is. Bike riding is surging around here, amid chaos and misrule By Grace…


Thanks for helping NYCitywoman!

Thank you from the bottom of our collective heart for your kind contribution to keep…


Thank you!

  Thank you from the bottom of our collective heart for your kind contribution to…


Nabbing the Shot, New York Style

One got jabbed at a track event. Another went back to high school for hers.…


Don’t Stop Reading Now

Our book reviews zoom into Shakespeare in America, panthers and cobras transformed into fine jewels,…


Books That Got Us Through

2020 was not our favorite year. But here are five books that excelled at distracting…