Meet the fiercely independent woman who turned secluded Snedens Landing into a celebrity enclave for everyone from Baryshnikov to Scarlett Johansson.
Author Archives: Robert Brum
‘You can’t make an ugly sound in this room’
The studio where Rudy Van Gelder changed the way modern jazz albums sounded is still keeping the tradition alive.
How Cannondale changed bicycling
A lot has transpired with this small company and in the cycling world in the past 50-plus years. Here’s a feature about the innovative bicycle maker’s past and future.
Jasper Johns’ Retreat: ‘Think Grey Gardens, Not Better Homes and Gardens’
The secluded Stony Point home and studio where one of America’s greatest living artists found inspiration is on the market. Jasper Johns’ converted 1930s barn, tucked into a hillside and hidden from view along West Main Street, is listed with Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty for $600,000. “I do most of my work here,” the reclusiveContinue reading “Jasper Johns’ Retreat: ‘Think Grey Gardens, Not Better Homes and Gardens’”
The Basement Where Rock Lives
Just another night at Piermont’s Turning Point, where rock, folk and blues have lived for decades.
A Tiny Village’s Race With History
“Around the entire course, something like 300,000 came to see that race and apparently there were 100,000 people in Briarcliff Manor who came to see it.”
Hear the one about a Borscht Belt museum? Coming soon to Catskills
The Catskill Mountains are having their moment, thanks to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, a Dirty Dancing sequel, and a combination of Baby Boom nostalgia and newfound interest among Millennials and Gen X hipsters.
The Godfather Has a Sensitive Side
Dominic Chianese stars in the short film, “The Old Guitarist.” Photo: 23 Productions
A Mother’s Escape from the Nazis, a Son’s Dedication
“My mother’s tragedy was losing her entire family at 17,” Roger Peltzman says in the film, “Dedication.” “Mine was knowing yet not knowing them, what you might call the presence of absence.”
Calling women cyclists: Here’s a ride just for you
Dakota Adamec and Brigitte Sims of the Westchester Cycle Club, which is hosting Velo de Femmes, a bicycling event for women only.
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