Hi my name is Megan Birmingham, and I am the Bride to be @ASKaNewYorker.com. In the upcoming months I will be sharing my walk to the wedding with you. Welcome! Now some background on me. At the age of 24, I left a fashionable career in retail buying to go to graduate school to pursue… Read more »
Everyday brings a new story and a gust of fresh air regarding Pope Francis. First the Pontiff went on the bus with the Cardinals rather than take his new Sedan, then he paid his hotel bill in person just hours after being elected. If these two firsts weren’t enough Pope Francis then went walk about in Rome…. Read more »
Two years ago, on the day after Christmas, Thomas Dziarmaga’s apartment was broken into. The thief stole many possessions but amongst the most prized was his music. The music was stored on his MacBook Pro laptops. It contained over 10 years of music Thomas had recorded and composed. To listen to Thomas who goes by the… Read more »
Emmy award winning Stephanie Castillo might live in sunny Hawaii but this has not altered her resolve to tell the remarkable, never-been-told story of Thomas Chapin, a New Yorker, and jazz master who was gone too soon. Chapin’s music lives on and Castillo wants to start filming the story of his remarkable life this summer!… Read more »
The attorney for the man accused in the horrific hit- and – run that left an Orthodox Jewish couple and their unborn baby dead likened her client’s case is to David Ranta who was wrongfully imprisoned for killing a rabbi. Defense attorney Kathleen Julian likened Julio Acevedo’s plight to Ranta who spent 22 years in… Read more »
Pope Francis is starting to throw tradition away beginning next Thursday. Instead of the usual Easter Triduum at St Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis will be heading to jail to celebrate the Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Usually this occasion sees a Pontiff wash the feet of retired priests but instead Pope Francis… Read more »
As we approach Holy week, Biblical references abound as the war of words continues against mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn. Recently called ‘She Devil’ she has now earned the name ‘Judus.” All this name calling because the democratic hopeful wants to start a watchdog to oversee NYPD Her idea isn’t flying well. In fact it seems… Read more »
A security contractor assigned to the George Washington Bridge to guard against a terror attack, and with access to restricted areas has been arrested for allegedly smoking pot on the job. Port authority Police officers patrolling the bridge smelled what they thought was marijuana, and asked the privately contracted security guard what it was? Sam… Read more »
Cardinal Dolan is heading back to New York following the festivities in Rome, and the election of Pope Francis. The head of the New York Catholic Church is also sending a message to lawmaker’s not to forget the poor. Though New York’s Prince of the church did not get the top job at the Vatican, he… Read more »
Mayoral front – runner Christine Quinn wants to start an agency to oversee the NYPD which would help shape police policies. Policing the police has been slammed as a political power play by many and State Sen. Martin Golden blasted the idea as ‘pathetic’ and ‘sad.’ All this and Quinn hasn’t even moved into Gracie… Read more »
