NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill: A Real NYPD Blue Blood
Arriving at Police Plaza, NY One Police Plaza sits to the north side of the off ramp of the Brooklyn Bridge. It’s hidden in the shadows of a cluster of buildings: the mighty Municipal Building at One Centre Street, St. Andrews Church, a high school, and the bridge towers. It’s tricky finding the exact point […]
Suzzy Roche and Daughter, Lucy, Keep the Folk Scene Alive on Bleeker Street
Suzzy Roche returned to Bleeker Street with her daughter Lucy Wainwright Roche on February 17 for one show at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture, hosted by WFUV’s DJ Dennis Elsas. The duo collaborated on a new album called Mud and Apples, and are touring the country together. It was great to hear the […]
How Hot Is Iceland?
The best thing in my suitcase as I arrived in Iceland was the stretchy cleats that attached to the bottom of my boots. Even though temperatures this past week in a country far out in the North Atlantic were in the 30’s, the nights are colder, precipitation came and went, hence lots of icy spots. […]
Disney, Entertaining Families with Animal Conservation Messages
“In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught.” – in a presentation to the United Nations by Baba Dioum, internationally renowned environmentalist from Senegal The jeep pitched and swayed along the bumpy road, passed lush landscapes, immense boulders, watering […]
Christmas Is Now Official in New York – Darlene Love Sings at BB Kings
“And now, I’m going to do David Letterman’s favorite Christmas song,” Darlene Love announced at her holiday show at BB King’s this past weekend, and went into a fiery Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) to the delight of the SRO crowd. When Love performs in NYC, she knows two things: that her tour is winding […]
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Delights Young and Old
The most successful children’s puppet show in New York history continues to delight children and their parents at the DR2 Theatre on East 15th Street and Park Avenue South. It’s no wonder that it’s such a winner since it’s based on one of the most beloved children’s series of books of all time by writer […]
The Ride’s Downtown Experience Is Virtually the Best NYC Tourist Attraction
It’s a bus ride, it’s 3-D history, it’s moveable theatre. The Ride is opening up the door to a new world of tourism and historical entertainment, and it’s doing it right. You may have seen The Ride taking on passengers at its Times Square departure corner. It’s a big bus, seemingly windowless and inside, […]
Book Expo 2017: The Javits Center Hosts the World’s Book Industry
The 2017 Book Expo’s big celebrity appearance was not your traditional top-selling book writer, but none other than former first lady, former presidential candidate, and now full-time grandmother, Hillary Clinton. Of course there was a book to promote – two, in fact. Her experiences from the recent campaign combined with her advice and encouragement for […]