Decision ’10: On The Record
This week we focus on the vision the Democratic candidates for New York Attorney General have for the office. Read more
Chronic Heartburn Poses Danger
Treating GERD now lessens long-term threats to health
By Fred Cicetti
Q: I’m getting heartburn a lot since I turned 60. Is more heartburn something that comes with more years?
A: More than 60 million Americans experience heartburn at least once a month and more than 15 million Americans experience heartburn daily. Heartburn is more common among the elderly. Read more
The Cuomo Conundrum
Lazio, a surer bet to beat than junkyard dog Paladino
If you were Andrew Cuomo, who would you rather run against: Rick Lazio, the Republican middle-of-the-roader who is as American as apple pie and Howdy Doody, or his conservative, tea-partyish opponent, Carl Paladino? Cuomo is beating the stuffing out of both of them in the polls. You can be sure that this question is being discussed a lot in the Cuomo organization and between Papa and Junior Cuomo. Read more
Quest For The Perfect Parking Place
Finding a space for their cars drives Manhattanites to insane lengths
One reason I’ve loved living in Manhattan for the past 27 years is that I don’t need a car. Whenever I do, I rent.
I’ve always believed that I had the whole “car thing” down, so I’d shake my head in disbelief as my car-owning friends engaged in the insanity of alternate-side- of-the-street parking, monthly garage fees the price of studio apartments and having conversations with a guy whose name is embroidered on his shirt along the lines of, “It’s making a noise like, CACHUNGA. Think you can fix it?” Read more
No Segregation For Seniors
To The Editor:
I am opposed to segregation of people in public facilities based on race, age, sex or religion, and so I naturally oppose an “old people only” section of a public park (“At John Jay Park, You Must Be This Old To Enter,” July 15) or a public anything. The elderly are marginalized enough in our society without creating separate areas for them in public parks. Public parks should be places where all members of society are encouraged to mingle freely. Read more
Small-Businesses: The Forgotten Victims of Second Avenue
City should exempt businesses affected by subway construction from taxes
The construction of the Second Avenue Subway is killing a generation of small-businesses. As it moves southward, the construction is acting like a virtual Grim Reaper, felling everything in its path.
The Second Avenue Subway has been hailed as a project capable of relieving congestion, generating thousands of jobs and providing for the expansion of the East Side economy. Read more
Centurion
By Armond White
Why make a genre movie—any movie, really—without inspiration? Neil Marshall, the director of the horror film The Descent, now comes up with another late genre entry: his imagination evident in the redundant antiquity battle tale’s title, Centurion. Shadowed by Zack Snyder’s fascinating 300, Marshall adds nothing new to the basic plot, least of all the kind of genre delight Snyder evidenced and not the revisionist intelligence behind Walter Hill’s 1979 neo-gladiator movie The Warriors. Read more
Mesrine: Killer Instinct & Public Enemy No. 1
By Armond White
Killer Instinct, the first of the two-part French gangster film Mesrine, finally opens in the U.S. following a highly praised home turf reception. But it also has the misfortune of coming right after the Anthology Film Archives’ compelling William Lustig program of crime movies and what Variety calls “actioners,” where zero-prestige works by Larry Cohen, Henri Verneuil and Giuliano Montaldo raised the B-movie crime film to insightful or, at least, pleasurable and personally-expressive heights. Mesrine doesn’t measure up. Read more
Parental Guidance
A guide to helping your child make the most of the school year
By Ashley Troost, Elisabeth Frankel Reed and Tanisia Morris
Summer vacation is coming to a close and the kids have a closetful of freshly purchased fall clothes, but is your family really ready to head back to school? We talked to several experts to find out what steps parents can take to set their children up for a successful school year. Read more
An Empire Comes to Midtown
Richard Sandoval spices things up with his newest creation
A few years ago, I was at this exact same spot when it was Jeffrey Chodorow’s Wild Salmon, the last of his multiple attempts to make the location successful. I had a great meal in a beautiful space, but it folded.
Now it’s chef Richard Sandoval’s turn. Perhaps the impresario behind 14 other restaurants around the world will have the Midas touch with his Asian and Latin fusion cuisine. Partner Placido Domingo, a friend of Sandoval’s, opened Zengo weeks after surgery, so things may already be looking up. Read more
