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A Kerfuffle Over an Ancient Persian Miniature

Ian Strasfogel

An eager cub reporter slides into an art-world morass involving the Andarz Nama, a possibly fake...
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CityStrategy

To Stream, Perchance to Dream?

Florence Blecher

A Boomer’s thoroughgoing take on TV’s transformation over the decades—from The Howdy Doody...
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CityStrategy

It’s Cherry Blossom Time in the City of New York

Suzanne Charlé

And here’s a reader’s guide to scoping out these daintily petaled pink and white flowers as...
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CityArts

The Case of the Upside-Down Rothko

Ian Strasfogel

An innocent young American’s comeuppance at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam By Ian...
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Seeking Solace—and a Bit of Comic Relief—After Losing a Child

Larry Carlat

In the “Finding Your People” chapter of his book A Space in the Heart, the LA-based veteran...
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CityArts

The Art World Saga Surrounding La Prose du Transsibérien

Ian Strasfogel

How a vividly colored accordion-shaped piece of parchment—a collaboration between the...
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CityArts

Maria, the Movie—An Opera Director’s Review

Ian Strasfogel

A critical take (putting it mildly) on the Pablo Larrain biopic starring Angelina Jolie as the 20th...
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Relationships

The Southern Migration Crisis

Francisco Peláez

Offering his trenchant views on our border problems, a Mexican citizen residing in the United...
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Relationships

Hero Worship, Up Close … Of Italo Calvino

Ian Strasfogel

A discomfiting encounter with the celebrated—and revered—Italian writer By Ian...
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Relationships

The Holidays … and Meeting Someone New

Shirley M. Mueller, M.D.

Don’t underestimate the season’s festivities, says a doctor and relationship expert Events like...
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CityStrategy

To Restore or Not to Restore a Rare Einstein Photo—It’s All Relativity

Ian Strasfogel

(PART II OF A CONUNDRUM) A further delving into the fate of a signed photo of the iconic...
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CityArts

Copland House and Bluestone Farm—Music World Destinations

George Gelles

The iconic composer Aaron Copland’s home in Cortlandt Manor, New York, and a recently acquired...
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A 2024 fundraising request for you, our valued readers

The NYCw Editor

Please help us maintain this little oasis on the internet—where we constantly aim to be as...
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CityArts

The 62nd New York City Film Festival: A Mixed Bag

George Blecher

Our reviewer did his best But even with an abundance of movies to choose from, this year’s...
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CityGourmet

Edible Memories: Marchi’s in NYC, Patricia Murphy’s in Yonkers

Florence Blecher

Recollections of two very different family dinners—one in a Kips Bay townhouse, the other in a...
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CityStrategy

Taking the Plunge: Swimming Places We Loved

NYCitywoman Writers

Late-summer memories of magical swimming spots, past and present, in Yonkers and Port Washington,...
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Relationships

Romance Over 50: It Can Be Complicated and Hazardous

Shirley M. Mueller, M.D.

A cautionary tale of generosity and grief, heartbreak, and financial fraud By Shirley M Mueller,...
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CityArts

Einstein, Cast Aside and Tossed in a Closet

Ian Strasfogel

(PART I OF A CONUNDRUM) The acclaimed photojournalist Lotte Jacobi’s iconic shot of the...
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CityArts

Divorce, New York-Movie-Style

Gabe Leibowitz

That classic splitsville film, The Squid and the Whale, gets a close viewing by a born-and-bred New...
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CityArts

Michael Tilson Thomas: An Appreciation of the American Conductor

George Gelles

The acclaimed American orchestra leader, celebrated for his Gustav Mahler concerts, continues...
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CityStrategy

Eight Surefire Strategies for Giving Really Good, Inspired Gifts

Florence Blecher

It’s an art form, calling for thoughtfulness, diligence, a certain degree of selflessness (and a...
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CityArts

A Curtain of Coupons: Is it Art, Decor, or Just Plain Eccentricity?

Myriam Chapman

Our second short fiction piece is about an apartment dweller, living on her own, meticulously...
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CityGourmet

Edible Memories: At Le Café Arnold, Chicken Flambé and V8 juice

George Blecher

European elegance—slightly ersatz—at a French establishment that was once a mainstay on Central...
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CityGourmet

Edible Memories: R. Gross, a Garment Center Mainstay

Stacia Friedman

High-end glatt kosher, doling out latkes and kreplach to the Seventh Avenue rag trade By Stacia...
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CityArts

I’ll Never Forget … Ella Fitzgerald’s Final Concert at Carnegie Hall, 1991

Maddine Insalaco

Even in fragile condition, even with one missed note, the great American jazz singer continued to...
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New Ventures

Rooms With a View in France: Aligned by the Stars

Stacia Friedman

Hotel-ranking stars, that is Trying a variety of accommodations in Paris and points south By...
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CityStrategy

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

Veronica Leigh Jacobs

A concert violist and pianist zeroes in on a beloved Late Romantic Era work, complete with 14...
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CityArts

I’ll Never Forget … My Friendship with Seiji Ozawa

George Gelles

Rehearsing Mozart and Bizet with the late Japanese superstar conductor in Tanglewood and...
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CityGourmet

Edible Memories: Lunch at Lüchow’s with Lauritz Melchior

Ian Strasfogel

1965: Dining with an outsize opera tenor at downtown New York’s bastion of German cuisine By...
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CityArts

I’ll Never Forget … The Grateful Dead and Summer of Love

Suzanne Charlé

In 1969, it was all psychedelic joy with the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane at Golden Gate...
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CityArts

I’ll Never Forget … Schubert and Diamond

Roberta Hershenson

This classical music lover appreciates pop sung with warmth and sincerity too By Roberta...
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CityArts

Pina Bausch’s Power-Packed “Rite of Spring”

George Gelles

“Visceral” and “ferocious,” it jumps off the stage in the Drill Hall of that Gilded Age...
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CityArts

I’ll Never Forget … Erroll Garner, Carnegie Hall

Susan Shafer

Three and a half hours into the celebrated jazz pianist’s much-anticipated performance at New...
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CityArts

A Mozartiana Extravaganza

George Gelles

Mozart festivals, Mozart books, Mozart in Salzburg, Mozart in Vienna, Mozart gifts—even Mozart...
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CityArts

I’ll Never Forget … Maria Callas as Tosca, 1965

Ian Strasfogel

The fabled diva compelled and galvanized the public as Puccini’s tragic heroine at the...
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CityArts

I’ll Never Forget … Beatlemania, 1964 & 1966

Karen Feld

History in the making: two hectic, frenetic Washington, DC concerts, two years apart, complete with...
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CityArts

I’ll Never Forget … Judy Garland, Carnegie Hall

Ellen Freed

The energy was powerful—and palpable—during this “greatest night in show-biz history” By...
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CityArts

Art Cinema—An Endangered Species?

George Blecher

A rundown of six New York Film Festival films (two of them terrific; the rest—not so much), plus...
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CityArts

I am a Camera (American-Style)

Debbie Rubin

A former high school English teacher recounts her life-changing, midlife photography career By...
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It’s Fundraiser Time Again

The NYCw Editor

Since we’re entirely self-supporting, we’re reaching out, as we did a year ago, for operating...
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CityArts

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

Linda Dyett

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

I’ll Never Forget … the Rat Pack at the Sands, 1963

Sally Wendkos Olds

Frank Sinatra, et al, kibbitzing and singing as smooth as a dry martini at the Sands in Las...
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CityArts

I’ll Never Forget … Billie Holiday, June 15, 1957

George Blecher

The night the music came alive at the Loew’s Sheridan Theatre, New York City By George...
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CityArts

Art on the Go: In the NYC Subway (of all places)

George Gelles

The trains may be crowded and delayed, but hey—the platforms are morphing into art...
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New Ventures

The City as Desire … Manhattan Bottom to Top

George Blecher

A child of the boroughs ventures forth in midcentury New York By George...
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CityStyle

A Love Affair Gone Sour—With MZ Wallace

Millie Iselin

Inside a cult-favorite handbag brand that’s all about function-first frumpinesss By Millie...
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Relationships

Harry Belafonte Remembered

Karen Feld

And an evening that almost happened with his younger brother By Karen Feld May 12,...
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New Ventures

A Landscape Painter Cruises the Nile

Maddine Insalaco

And discovers temples, monuments, tombs, and timelessness on a river with a surface so smooth, it...
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CityArts

Why Dance Matters: A Soaring Review

George Gelles

Celebrating a book that itself is a celebration By George Gelles On her toes:...
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CityArts

Paying Tribute to Joni Mitchell

Karen Feld

The multi-award-winning singer, songwriter, environmentalist, activist—and painter—has always...
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CityArts

Marilyn Maye: Celebrating 95

Karen Feld

The ultimate performer who made a comeback in her senior years, Maye is a role model for many...
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CityStrategy

Real Estate—New York-Style

Gabe Leibowitz

Should you sell Should you buy A savvy, straight-shooting realtor weighs the options in this...
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CityArts

Breaking New Ground at the Met Opera

Ian Strasfogel

Contemporary works are making inroads The classics Not selling so well By Ian...
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CityArts

An Eighty-Year-Old Gets a Dancing Dragon Tattoo

Myriam Chapman

On her ankle OK, it’s only fiction, but this could happen—especially to a tempeh-eating Upper...
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CityArts

A New Yorker Abroad—in ’60s Germany

Ian Strasfogel

A visit to Richard Wagner territory in Bayreuth brings a young New York Jew face to face with the...
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CityArts

Balanchine! In Book Form

George Gelles

Here comes a new biography—Mr B—followed by video links to several of his mesmerizing...
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CityStyle

The Life, Times, and Traumas of a Curlyhead

Florence Blecher

Tackling cowlicks, coils, frizz, and the coif-world’s Holy Grail—finding a decent haircut By...
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Relationships

Confessions of an Absent Sister

Deborah Kasdan

Involving pain, bewilderment, and an overdue reunion at a psychiatric hospital in Oregon By...
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CityArts

Putting the Pandemic in Verse

Shelley Stenhouse

Our latest Corona Chronicle captures New York in Our Year of the Plague 2022 Photos...
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CityArts

You’ve Never Heard of Soundies?

George Gelles

These three-minute nostalgia-laden music and dance blasts, played on jukeboxes with screens in the...
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CityStrategy

New York City, Cycling Town?

Grace Lichtenstein

Indeed it is Bike riding is surging around here, amid chaos and misrule By Grace...
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Help! We’re running out of funds.

The NYCw Editor

A bit more is needed to keep us online and in action for the year ahead In operation...
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CityArts

Paws-a-tively Ready for Their Close-Ups

Ruth J. Katz

Carmen González, who is very possibly New York’s ulti-mutt dog photographer, ruffs—oops,...
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CityStrategy

Don’t Agonize, Organize! Here’s What To Do Now

Suzanne Charlé

Get out and support women’s fundamental right to choose Our liberty is at stake By Suzanne...
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CityArts

The Promiscuous Gardener

George Blecher

Riffing on the sly and guileful beauty of roses By George Blecher The author,...
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CityGourmet

Dining with Strangers in their Home

Maddine Insalaco

Shared-economy alternatives to restaurant meals are a quick way of making new friends—no tips...
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CityArts

The Man Who Loved Movies

Toby Talbot

Dan Talbot set the pace for independent films and arthouse cinemas in New York—and way...
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New Ventures

A Life-Changing Escape to Nepal

Sally Wendkos Olds

A New Yorker pushes past her comfort zone and falls in love with a remote culture By Sally...
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CityArts

Famous Father Girl, a Memoir

Grace Lichtenstein

In her new memoir, Famous Father Girl, Jamie Bernstein candidly recalls her life as the eldest...
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Health & Fitness

Coming of Age in the Years Preceding Roe

Roberta Hershenson

What price personal autonomy Remembering the days when abortions were illegal By Roberta...
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CityArts

A Book That’ll Jolt Your Mind

Suzanne Charlé

Everyday Play: A Campaign Against Boredom is a quirky, offbeat, maybe even subversive guide to...
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CityArts

House Painting, Ancient Roman-Style

Maddine Insalaco

Frescoes from a vanished world offer a modern take on meanings and makers By Maddine...
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CityArts

Roll Over, Beethoven—This Time for Women

George Gelles

From Baroque to contemporary music, female composers at last are getting their due By George...
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CityArts

What One New Yorker Did During Covid

Suzanne Charlé

Not to be deterred by the lockdown, Elise Engler spent the first year of the pandemic drawing and...
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Health & Fitness

The Story of My Half-a-Knee Surgery

Grace Lichtenstein

A robot was involved, and swear words were uttered, but healing time was remarkably quick By...
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CityArts

The Art of Becoming a Landscape Painter

Maddine Insalaco

Immersion in the surrounding space—in Italy—is part of the subject By MADDINE...
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CityArts

A Jab and a Bubble in the Eye

Roberta Hershenson

For a seasoned photojournalist, retina detachment surgery led to new insights into how we view the...
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CityArts

Baton-Wielding, Arm-Waving Women

George Gelles

Despite daunting odds, a handful of high-energy, vastly talented, rule-breaking ladies are shaking...
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Relationships

Celluloid Reveries: A Date With Janie

Ellen Stern

With a tribute to the perkiest of the perky blondes, the recently departed Jane Powell By Ellen...
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CityArts

Guilty Pleasures in Covid Time

George Blecher

Want to be enticed by movies again These offerings from this year’s 59th Lincoln Center Film...
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CityArts

Review: Deciphering Al Hirschfeld

Deborah Harkins

The renowned caricaturist gets his first biography By Deborah Harkins Portrait...
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CityStrategy

Bolts out of the Blue—and Other Colors, Too

Ruth J. Katz

The football-field-size Zarin Fabrics, in business 85 years, is a prime resource for home...
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New Ventures

Rooms With a View: The Riverdale Solution

Rachel Newman

A dyed-in-the-wool Manhattanite chooses to move to an independent living community By Rachel...
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CityArts

Whither Orchestras and Symphony Halls?

George Gelles

A music critic takes on the future of concert venues By George Gelles The...
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Health & Fitness

Nabbing the Shot, New York Style

Linda Dyett

One got jabbed at a track event Another went back to high school for hers A third wound up...
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CityArts

Music Gets an Overhaul

George Gelles

A pandemic shakeup is under way Covid Fan Tutti, anyone By George...
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Health & Fitness

The Story of My Covid Vaccination

Susan Shafer

It happened in West Palm Beach and involved a car caravan, a climb up a hill, a folding chair, and...
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CityStyle

A Painter Embraces the Grey

Maddine Insalaco

and brings an art historical perspective to her decision no longer to tint By Maddine...
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Health & Fitness

What’s the Lure of Yoga?

Polly Ironclad

This ancient mind and body practice has a reputation for reducing stress and boosting...
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New Ventures

First Aid, Italian Style

Maddine Insalaco

An unexpected solution saves escapees from NYC a trip to the hospital in Tuscany By Maddine...
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CityStrategy

Where To From Here, New York?

Linda Dyett

Like us, our city has been sheltering in place How and when will it recover, and will it ever be...
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CityArts

Subversive Needlework

Peggy Earle

Quarantine time well spent—a needlework fiend stitches absurd quotes from Trump speeches and...
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CityStrategy

Corona Chronicles

Linda Dyett

With accommodations, daily life goes on during this bizarre time Five New Yorkers tell their...
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Health & Fitness

A New York OB/GYN’s COVID-19 Advice

Linda Dyett

What you need to know about lung surfactant (it’s crucial for breathing) Plus: Drink plenty of...
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CityStrategy

Day of Reckoning

Ellen Stern

No birthday parties Commemorate your special day with moments of glory and souls of all ages By...
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New Ventures

After Retirement: Start Over

Ellen Freed

Two New York City women have successfully turned retirement into an opportunity for starting a new...
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Health & Fitness

Back Story: Surgery was the best choice for me

Margery Stein

How I went from U-shaped to ramrod-straight By Margery Stein “You gave us a...
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CityArts

Fotografiska Descends on New York

Linda Dyett

Is this Swedish import a gourmet dining and shopping mall with photo exhibits attached Or a...
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CityStyle

The Wonderful New World of Wigs

Rona Cherry

Banish bad hair days: consider a wig By Rona Cherry Still rocking a wig: Tina...
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CityStrategy

Home Sharing for Older Adults in NYC

Sally Wendkos Olds

Savvy solo New Yorkers are opting for home-mates, not room-mates By Sally...
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CityStrategy

Gear Up and Get On The Move

Ruth J. Katz

Clever and useful travel gadgets for sojourns to parts known (and unknown!)…and smart, welcome...
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Health & Fitness

Memory Slipping? Try Playing Mah Jongg!

Susan Shafer

You can fortify your brain power and positively affect your mood through the game of Mah Jongg But...
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Relationships

Love and loss and what he wore

Ellen Stern

Peter was not coming home Letting go required a long goodbye to his possessions, too By Ellen...
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New Ventures

A Philly Weekend Getaway

Stacia Friedman

Philadelphia is the go-to destination for travelers who enjoy Zagat-rated restaurants, theater,...
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CityGourmet

Celebrating Manhattan’s Luncheonettes

Linda Dyett

New York’s quintessential eateries may be a vanishing species, but Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop is...
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CityStrategy

NYC’s Organizations for Older Adults, Part 2

Sally Wendkos Olds

With its bonanza of organizations offering multiple programs just for us, this town is the perfect...
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New Ventures

The Magical Monarch Butterflies in Mexico

Ruth J. Katz

Chasing the enchanting monarchs to their winter sanctuaries in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere...
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CityArts

Courtroom Artists’ Rogues Gallery

Suzanne Charlé

Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, Bernie Madoff—when cameras are banned, artists capture the key...
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CityStrategy

Up on the Roof in New York City

Suzanne Charlé

New York City has long been famed for its skyline Now, New Yorkers can be atop that skyline, thanks...
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New Ventures

Country Home: When It’s Time to Say Goodbye

Claire Berman

Selling a house is a very emotional experience, and just because people make the decision to sell...
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CityArts

Singing Together for a Second Act

Georgetta Lordi Morque

Choral singing can be fun, challenging and healthy and you needn’t be a pro to feel like a star...
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CityArts

The Marvelous Museums of London

Ruth J. Katz

Extraordinary museums are just waiting to be discovered across the pond—The Museum of Brands or...
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New Ventures

Safe on Second: A New York Story

Ellen Stern

Living in a second-floor apartment in New York City has its ups and downs By Ellen...
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Relationships

Maintaining Empathy in the Age of Trump

Ellen Freed

How to counteract the daily doses of anger, anxiety, and stress by stimulating positive human...
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CityArts

Just in Time: The Statue of Liberty Museum

Suzanne Charlé

As the president rails against immigrants, a new museum opens on Liberty Island, examining...
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CityStyle

Topnotch Beauty Products for Spring

Linda Dyett

Here are 10 new and new-ish face, body and hair improvers you really should know about By Linda...
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CityStrategy

Household Effects: an Illustrated Inventory

Ellen Stern

The objects you love may have more than sentimental value Here’s a way to save their past for...
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CityStrategy

NYC’s Organizations for Older Adults

Sally Wendkos Olds

With its bonanza of organizations offering multiple programs just for us, this town is the perfect...
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Health & Fitness

Older, Slower, but Still Skiing Downhill

Grace Lichtenstein

Slow down Perhaps Give up Nope! The thrill of whooshing down a snow covered mountain never goes...
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CityStrategy

New York’s Changing Retail Scene

Linda Dyett

All those vacancies Are they part of a paradigm shift (Yes) Will mom-and-pop shops survive or even...
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CityArts

New Experiences: The Fine Art of Travel

Stacia Friedman

Whether you are a lover of the arts, an aspiring writer or a foodie, here are some small, group...
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CityArts

Ten Books for Us to Read Now

Sally Wendkos Olds

Will Schwalbe was a voracious reader who spent the last two years of his mother’s life sharing...
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New Ventures

Second Careers: How Art Changed a Life

Georgetta Lordi Morque

Trying something new can be wonderfully rewarding By Georgetta Lordi...
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Health & Fitness

Do I look fat in this Merlot?

Stacia Friedman

A glass of wine a day is supposed to be good for you, isn’t it Here’s the harsh reality, and...
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Health & Fitness

Pickleball: A Popular New Sport

Karen Feld

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the US and popular with seniors, offering a good workout...
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CityStrategy

Library Books for Homebound Readers

Susan Shafer

New York City Public Libraries’ Mail-a-Book and Books by Mail programs send books, videos and...
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Health & Fitness

Zumba! The Worldwide Dance/Fitness Craze

Sally Wendkos Olds

New York City exercisers of all ages embrace the Latin rhythms and aerobic moves of Zumba By...
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CityStyle

The Discreet Magic of Berets and Caps

Linda Dyett

Hat-averse No problem Easy-to-wear berets with subtle details are in style this fall, as are all...
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Relationships

Murphy and Me

Ellen Stern

Every dog has her day, and I have it with her By Ellen Stern In childhood, it was a...
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Health & Fitness

Is Snoring Compromising Your Health?

Georgetta Lordi Morque

Some 37 million Americans snore regularly according to the National Sleep Foundation, so if you...
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New Ventures

The Accidental Technophile

Annie Korzen

iPhones and streaming and Ebay, oh my And what I don’t miss from the past century By Annie...
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New Ventures

How Seniors Share Experience and Wisdom

Sally Wendkos Olds

Members of “Elder Wisdom Circle” provide support and advice for young people who look to...
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CityStrategy

New York Seniors and the Clutter Dilemma

Linda Dyett

The stuff we’ve accumulated over the decades is reaching epidemic proportions, taking up valuable...
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Health & Fitness

The Surprising Health Benefits of Indoor Plants

Rona Cherry

Indoor potted plants can remove up to 87 percent of air pollutants in 24 hours By Rona...
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CityGourmet

Taking it Slow: France at 5 mph

Stacia Friedman

Looking for a unique voyage that will satisfy your lust for new adventures and great food By...
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CityStyle

End-of-Winter Skin Soothers and Rechargers

Linda Dyett

Jump-start spring with remedies for parched, slack, confused New York City winter skin By Linda...
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Relationships

Saving Your Marriage After an Affair

Sally Wendkos Olds

What some therapists say about saving a marriage unhinged by infidelity By Sally Wendkos...
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Relationships

Senior Women and #MeToo

Linda Dyett

How are Boomers and pre-Boomers responding to the Millennials-driven movement that’s sweeping the...
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Health & Fitness

Learning How to Fall Safely

Georgetta Lordi Morque

Learn how to navigate slippery sidewalks and streets in the winter Wearing the proper footwear and...
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Health & Fitness

Stay Healthy This Winter—Visit a Salt Room

Rona Cherry

Why 30 minutes in a NYC salt room can heal your lungs and boost your mood By Rona...
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CityStyle

The Latest in Makeup: Think Little or None

Linda Dyett

Makeup is almost passé in New York City The look today is all about artlessness, authenticity and...
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New Ventures

Travel Groups for Women Only

Sally Wendkos Olds

The demand for all-female travel groups has increased by leaps and bounds, pushing travel...
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Relationships

New Beau? Check Him Out Online

Judith Glynn

When Ron began behaving erratically, I decided to look him up on Instant Checkmate’s extensive...
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CityStyle

Turning Antique Lace into Silver and Gold

Linda Dyett

It’s almost alchemy Monika Knutsson transforms antique lace into featherweight gold and silver...
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Health & Fitness

Foods that Hurt, or Help, If You’re Feeling Anxious

Rona Cherry

Here’s a guide for keeping ‘stressful’ food and drink off your menu By Rona Cherry As...
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New Ventures

Don’t Retire—Reboot, Part 3

Linda Dyett

Here’s how two women with vastly different careers—an educator and a...
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CityStrategy

How to Write Your Own Memoir

Arlene Hisiger

You may not be famous, but you deserve to write your own memoir with assistance from professional...
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Health & Fitness

Keeping Your Memory Sharp as You Age

Rona Cherry

What’s the difference between an occasional memory lapse and lapses that indicate the onset of...
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CityArts

Private Libraries in New York City

Sally Wendkos Olds

There are more than twenty private libraries in Manhattan—free or fee-based—that offer...
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CityStrategy

Clearing Out Your Parents’ Home

Claire Berman

Sorting out the belongings of your parents’ home can be daunting and upsetting, but hiring estate...
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CityStrategy

Double-Duty Space-Saving Furniture

Ruth J. Katz

Open Sesame: Magical and stylish dual purpose, space saving furniture for space challenged...
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CityStyle

Tips from a Top NYC Hair Colorist

Linda Dyett

Marie Sigismondi discusses the shady business of hair color and going gray By Linda...
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CityArts

Sunday in the Parlour with Marjorie

Sally Wendkos Olds

Marjorie Eliot learned piano as a child; now she performs for jazz lovers every Sunday in her...
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Health & Fitness

Testosterone Implants for Women

Linda Dyett

A growing number of doctors regard the so-called male hormone as a boon for women’s health and...
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Relationships

You’re Never too Old to Find New Friends

Sally Wendkos Olds

Meeting people is easy, developing a friendship is more complicated; it takes patience and...
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CityStrategy

How to Soundproof Your Apartment

Georgetta Lordi Morque

Companies that soundproof windows, floors, and walls are in high demand By Georgetta Lordi...
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Health & Fitness

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