Fred, a driver for God's Love We Deliver, with meals ready to be delivered. ( Photo courtesy of God's Love We Deliver. ) Funds for Emergency Food Providers The coronavirus crisis has sparked another crisis in the city - a rise in food insecurity. To help “the last line of defense,”... News 08 May 2020 | 01:32
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, spoke about the toll that food insecurity takes on students. ( Photo: Sarah Ben-Nun) Fighting Food Insecurity at CUNY Food insecurity, defined by the United States Department of Agriculture as “the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally... News 19 Dec 2019 | 03:05
Touro College Dean Steven Huberman, Commissioner Arlene Gonzales-Sanchez and Touro President Alan Kadish. ( Photo: Barbara Franklin) Fighting the Opioid Epidemic “In New York State, an average of 9 people a day die from opioid overdose.” That was the cold truth delivered last week by... News 24 Nov 2019 | 03:09
Customers crowd the PlantShed cafe on Columbus Ave. and 87th St. ( Photo: Sarah Ben-Nun) Flowers and Coffee Go Together PlantShed, on the corner of Columbus Avenue and 87th Street, is a plant store that also sells coffee, the two products combining... Home 18 Nov 2019 | 05:28
Alyson Vega overcame a rare disorder and reinvented herself as a fabric artist. ( Photo: Courtesy of Alyson Vega) The Art of Recovery “How open are you to discussing your tumor?” “Oh, completely.” Alyson Vega was in the middle of her life in 2007 ‒ on a ski... News 07 Nov 2019 | 03:52
Jeff Goodman addresses one of his walking tour groups. ( Photo: Courtesy of Jeff Goodman) He Loves New York Jeff Goodman is a native New Yorker and a real estate agent. He once crossed paths with a tour guide and, recognizing the... News 07 Oct 2019 | 05:02
