“OP-ED” Articles

© TimeOut New York Sept 26- Oct 3, 2002
TimeOut New York Sept 26-Oct 3, 2002 issue
Feature article: Main Street NYC. My introduction to the feature: "In My Little Town..."
The main article highlighted neighborhood shopping “main streets” that still exist throughout New York City. My introduction was a memoir of growing up just off such a “main street”, Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven, Queens, where my family owned the biggest store in the neighborhood, “Lewis of Woodhaven” the local department store.
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© Daily News Dec 21, 2005 p43
Daily News, December 21, 2005
“Concrete Jungle Needs Its Green”
The disappearance of both front gardens and walkable sidewalks from our neighborhoods, “suburbanizing” our very urban, pedestrian-friendly communities.
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