Monthly Archives: January 2014
Priced out of Carnegie Hill
Small businesses hit hard by rent increases, changes in co-op rules. This piece was published Jan. 29 in Our Town. Fred Kooby signed a lease for his stationery store on the Upper East Side the day John F. Kennedy was … Continue reading
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Charlotte Lichtblau, Upper West Side artist, émigré, dies at 88
The German Expressionist remembered by friends and family as ‘Lotte.’ This piece was published Jan. 14 in the West Side Spirit. The painter Charlotte Lichtblau’s apartment on the Upper West Side serves as a perpetual exhibition of her life not … Continue reading
Fighting for the Soul of Washington Square Park
Some fear the possibility of the famous park becoming privatized. This story was published Jan. 8 in Our Town Downtown. Fans of one of the city’s most iconic parks are concerned that a newly created Washington Square Park Conservancy will … Continue reading
Welcome to the Neighborhood!
Our Town gives the new mayor an East Side primer. This piece was originally published in Our Town on Jan. 2. Hello Mr. Mayor, Happy New Year and welcome to the Upper East Side. We’re glad you decided to live … Continue reading
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