GOOD MOVE FOR PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS

Written by admin on February 25, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

To the Editor: Bishop DiMarsio and Mayor Bloomberg have saved the day. At least four Catholic schools are being turned into charter schools to avoid being shut down? This could be a precedent for many more schools across the city
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BUDGET SOLUTIONS ARE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS

Written by admin on February 25, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

To the Editor: “Wrong Time to Increase Sales Tax” (Feb. 19 letter to the Editor from New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson) missed the alternatives to increasing sales tax, various other taxes and user fees as a method to fill the multi-billion-dollar budget gap
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THE REAL BRIDE WARS

Written by admin on February 25, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

There’s nothing romantic or comedic about real life Bride Wars. When Neil and I got engaged it was for my June birthday. Six months later at Christmas, my BFF got engaged, too
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AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE NEW SCHOOL

Written by admin on February 25, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

The New School takes seriously its responsibility to be a good neighbor. In that spirit, I am writing to respond personally to the issues that have put The New School in the news recently and to inform the public about how our university is weathering the economic downturn Addressing the economy first, I am pleased
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WORTH A DETOUR

Written by admin on February 25, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

Given that thousands upon thousands of people—most of them hungry—come to Lincoln Center every day of the week, it never ceased to amaze me that decades passed with nary a good restaurant in the immediate area. The nine years I spent as editor of Opera Monthly entailed spending a good five nights a week at
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DESIGNER SLICE

Written by admin on February 25, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

It seemed fitting that I happened on this tiny purveyor of “designer pizzas” after visiting the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. In fact, this pizza shop could fit inside of one of the compact housing units we had visited in the “Solos/Tolou Affordable Housing for China” exhibit there
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THEY OWN THE STREETS

Written by admin on February 19, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

They came screeching out of the night, swarming like bats in the dark, some braking suddenly, others leaving their seats while still in motion, letting their bikes clatter violently against the stone steps. There was something altogether spontaneous about it all—a lone figure appearing down a shadowy side street, sprinting along the pavement; a pack
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ONE STEP AT A TIME

Written by admin on February 12, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

Michael Kimelman was at a loss. King Kong did it for Fay Wray, but neither Kimelman nor his competitors had any similar enticement. “Honestly, I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t know what the appeal is to anybody. It’s a challenge. There are a lot of tall buildings in New York and a lot of
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SWIMMING STRENGTH, DESPITE SUB-PAR POOL

Written by admin on February 5, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

Like most swimmers, the members of the Hunter College High School boys’ swim team dream of things like perfectly executed turns, quick starts off the blocks and championship banners. Unlike most of their competitors, though, the Hawks also have a more prosaic dream: a fully equipped, regulation-size pool. “Our pool situation is a very big
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BIG TALENT AT JUNIOR OPEN

Written by admin on January 29, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

For a high-level competitor heading in to the semifinal match of a big tournament, Mason Ripka had a somewhat surprising air of nonchalance. For a 12-year-old, on the other hand, the relaxed demeanor was pretty much par for the course
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