As a high school student in New York, I used to think school was a place for learning, discovery, and growth. Lately, though, it feels like something has changed. Instead of focusing on academics, schools are putting more and more…
Comeback tours aren’t just for washed-up rock stars. They’re for washed-up politicians, too. This fact is not lost on Andrew Cuomo. The gravelly-voiced former governor is officially running for mayor, betting that New Yorkers still have an appetite for his…
There’s nothing more predictable than progressives in power finding new ways to tax the middle class under the guise of reducing Manhattan traffic or solving a crisis. New York’s congestion pricing scheme is the latest offender, a cash grab masquerading…
As the NYC mayoral race enters high gear, the smart money is on Eric Adams abandoning a run in the Democratic primary and instead taking on the 2021 GOP Mayoral standard bearer Curtis Sliwa for the Republican line in November….
Blossom Dearie’s song, I’ll Take Manhattan, (Great rendition here by Ella Fitzgerald, needs to be brought up to date. With apologies to the late, great Blossom, today’s Manhattan is far from “an isle of joy,” especially if one has to ride the…
Donald J. Trump’s rivals have chased him like Wile E. Coyote hounding the Road Runner. In a real-life Looney Tune, this clever, colorful creature escaped all the anvils, boulders, and explosive birdseed placed on his path. Rather than four years…
Although we’re well into our 70s, my wife and I still greatly enjoy riding our motorcycles. We’ve ridden long enough — and known enough other similarly dedicated riders — to appreciate the potential dangers. As the saying goes, when something…
When New York Gov. Kathy Hochul commissioned a report on the City University of New York’s rampant antisemitism, I was hopeful that, after my years of warnings about Jew-hatred on campus, its perpetrators were about to be held accountable. Imagine my disappointment…
I grew up in New York City, in Queens, in a neighborhood that few people outside of the borough have ever heard of: Middle Village. It’s relatively unknown because it’s always been relatively quiet and peaceful. It consists of tree-lined…
