I am Great Because I Serve – Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Day has become a national service day and in this piece I describe the places I volunteered and what I did.
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The FireBoat House in Brooklyn
The Fireboat house was built after the Fulton Ferry terminal shuttered in the early 20th Century. Now it houses the Brooklyn Ice Cream shop.
I Met God and She is …
A review of an art show by Brooklyn’s Museum of contemporary African Diaspora Arts
Author Ivy Pachoda Recreates Red Hook
An interview and review of Visitation Street, a small-town noir, set in noted Red Hook neighborhoods.
The Government View of Hurricane Sandy Relief
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez’s office answers questions on the amount FEMA and other agencies provided for Red Hook’s Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery.
A Mexican Artist Makes Red Hook His Home
Bosco Sodi, the autodidactic and abstract artist, finds Red Hook’s peace and quiet alluring.
Asia Society Offers a Space to Slow Down and Reflect
When Asia Society presented the exhibit Golden Visions of Densatil: A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery, the society began offering 30-minute mindfulness sessions.
An Upper East Side Building Becomes an Oasis for its Next Door Neighbor
New York City residents unite to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy: here one compassionate building housed residents and dogs for the night.
Red Hook Residents Reflect on Sandy, Five Years On
Red Hook was hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy. In this piece, I profile residents to see how they fare five years after.