Archives August 2017 | New York Lifestyles Magazine

August: On the Big Screen

By Pat CollinsNow Playing In A Theater Near You, The Movies You Don't Want To Miss...

August: Broadway Review with Pat Collins

By Pat CollinsOn or Off Broadway, reviews of the best plays and musical theater...

On The Bookshelf

By Pat CollinsThe legendary Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning lyricist Sheldon Har-nick, his photographer/actress/painter wife Margery Gray Harnick and their photographer son Matthew collaborated on this beautiful, charming book. In the forward Alan Alda advises readers to “jump into the water with this happy, creative family and swim with them toward delight and meaning...

From MD To Artist

By Debbie DickinsonLong before becoming a distinguished neurosurgeon, Keith Kattner would paint up to ten hours a day, perfecting his style and use of color. Even into his medical career, Kattner never lost his passion for art. His disappearances after operating where he defused surgical stress were “therapeutic.”...

Cool Summer Whites

By Miki MakrillosCool down your hot summer days with these simply sharp and cool white ensembles that will leave you feeling stylish in white!

Easy Beauty Care

By The Editors of BeautyPress.comWith the last days of warm weather on the horizon, let’s make the most of these warm days and breezy nights. And while we enjoy pool parties, and adventures at the beach, it’s still crucial to care for skin and hair while the heat and humidity beats on. We asked the experts at BeautyPress.com for some light care tips to...

Get On The Path To Wellness

By Olivia Owens
Most of us turn to gym memberships for restoration, but no amount of getting fit is going to help us get our heads on straight. Sometimes, the only answer is a solid break from our everyday life to consciously focus on our personal development. Here, our picks to detox, de-stress and ultimately appreciate life...

The Art Of The Scalpel & Syringe

By Ruth J. Katz
he prestigious address 740 Park Avenue is arguably regarded as among Manhattan’s toniest, if not the most prestigious. It was not accidental that when Dr. Stafford R. Broumand, a board-certified plastic surgeon, was hunting for office space for his practice in 1993, he was delighted to secure a suite at 740...

Backpack Smarts

By Karen Jacobs
I’ve seen it happen many times over the years. It’s the first day of school, and I am walking my two children to school and we will pass a group of middle school-aged students who are slowly making their way to their school and one will lose his balance carrying a backpack that looks like a small dorm...

How Healthy Are Acai Bowls

By Shari Bilt Boockvar
Yes, it’s Summer, and just like me, you may be looking forward to ordering your favorite acai bowl. These purple-hued concoctions taste like a cross between sorbet and ice cream. You will be mesmerized by the beauty of these meal options...

Museum Happenings: MoMA

By Clint Brownfield
There are all sorts of art exhibits running at any given time in the five boroughs of New York City—from small galleries on up to the city’s major museums, making our city the undisputed art capital of the world. Some of these exhibits are called blockbusters...

A Small World

By Daniel J. Bollinger
Gulliver’s Gate is the new 49,000 square-foot exhibit of 300 miniature scenes of landmarks and towns which opened this year. From 50 countries around the world you’ll “visit” the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Taj Mahal, New York City and many other international locales...

Paws Down… Tails Up

Lori Zelenko and Susan Traub
Chihuahuas, ShihTzus, Yorkies, Labradors and the occasional Portuguese Water Dog are woofing it up in Manhattan as pet-friendly buildings once scarce are now making up more than 75 percent of the market for co-ops and condos according to a 2016 fourth quarter Miller Samuel survey. But even though...

Entrepreneur’s Corner

Rebecca Ruiz
Perfume is more than a pretty scent in a gorgeous bottle. In fact, a fragrance can lift your spirits and take you on an endless journey, stirring up emotions from some of your fondest memories. You might say it’s almost therapeutic: it will always strike the right note when applied...

My New York Story

Lee Gabay
Steve Nash was born in South Africa, grew up in British Columbia, went to college in California but is a New Yorker at heart. With his just opened Murray Hill restaurant, The Gem Saloon and his decade-long dynamic philanthropic work towards the wellness of the city’s young people, Nash is a now a sustainable part of...

15 Minutes With Alan Rosen

Baruch Shemtov
Few desserts are as quintessentially New York as a cheesecake from Junior’s. The legendary Brooklyn flagship restaurant opened its doors in 1950 and has since expanded to include locations in Foxwoods, CT and Boca Raton, FL. Today, Junior’s is overseen by Alan Rosen, grandson of the restaurant’s founder Harry Rosen...