It is just 14 days till we officially release NYC’s 2016 change score. NYC scored 43.2 out of 100 in 2015. Will the score go up, down, or stay relatively the same? We have spent the past year collecting and…
Read MoreGrowing up I did chores. Among the most loathsome of my chores was cleaning the bathroom. Sometimes I complained, but over time I learned how to do it with enough mastery to pass my Dad’s inspection. I can’t say I…
Read MorePhoto: Judy Kottick with her daughter, Ella Bandes In a congested city filled with buses and cars, pedestrians and bikers in New York are left vulnerable. When crashes happen, lives are irrevocably altered or ended. Families are left to pick…
Read MoreWomen, at some point in their careers, butt their heads against an invisible glass ceiling. This is what modern feminism tells us. The glass ceiling has become a euphemism for women’s career stagnation or for why they leave the workforce.…
Read MoreI am worried about Odell Beckham. The Giant’s Wide Receiver is unstoppable on the field, but I think something is really wrong. After he scored a touchdown against the Ravens on Sunday, he ran over to the kicking net and…
Read MoreI love Liz Lemon on 30 Rock. Played by Tina Fey, she is the head writer of the fictional, Tracy Morgan Show. Her position puts her in one many women find themselves in at work; high responsibility, middling influence, and…
Read MoreI have lived in Jersey City for seven years. It can be a labor of love. Snooki of the Jersey Shore cast briefly moved there. Hurricane Sandy showed me what a waterfront view could truly mean. Developers once tried to…
Read MoreLast week’s horrific Hoboken train terminal crash drove home a salient fact every Garden State resident knows: NJ infrastructure needs investment dollars. Long before last week, corporate leaders in NJ voiced their concern about infrastructure in a 2015 Chamber of…
Read MoreWhen I heard the news about the Brangelina split, I was dismayed. Celebrity marriages don’t usually have long lifespans, but I thought the Pitt-Jolie’s were different. They both shared a global mindset, an interest in humanitarian work, and a commitment…
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