The Upper West Side is about to get a whole lot greener. The Carbon Squeeze, a new advocacy group formed by several prominent Upper West Side residents, is promoting the community’s reduction of its carbon footprint through a series of events and a challenge in which residents can compete against one another to reduce their 
A recent report by political newspaper City and State revealed startling insight into the Department of Health’s letter-grading system. While 77 percent of restaurants garnered the coveted A grade, some have done so only after appealing their initial ranking. Points are awarded for differing health violations. Two points are deducted for minor problems such as improper 
If Ayelet Blumberg were a dog, she would be a Jack Russel Terrier. She’s small, friendly and a ball of energy. She’s loved and worked with dogs her entire life, but only recently devoted personal time to creating a dog training business with Sabra Dog Training. “I was extraordinarily unhappy and I realized that my 
At 51, New York Times reporter Patricia Cohen has hit the ubiquitous halfway point for age. But instead of getting older quietly, Cohen decided to write a biography of middle age in her first book, In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age (Scribner). She starts at the beginning, roughly a century ago, when middle 
