This story originated from my concern that Brooklyn’s fabled pork stores are endangered species.
It hasn’t gotten any easier to pass the dearly departed table at my father’s assisted-living facility, but I understand it much more after writing this story on NYTimes.com.
Under Paula Span’s leadership, I worked with a group of Columbia graduates to take a hard look at aging issues for the age boom. I led the effort on policy, and the Washington Post published the work.
I noticed a blind woman navigating a subway station with extreme confidence and a smile on her face. At the time, I was training for the NYC Marathon. The combination led me to Suleiman Rifai, a rather incredible guy. Photo: Tom Sperduto.
I love my Brooklyn neighborhood, so I can’t help but track its evolution. It’s clear the new Brooklyn Bridge Park will have an impact for years to come, so I wrote about the immediate effects after the park’s opening.
I became interested in children of incarcerated parents when I found a support organization in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. That led me to the Osborne Association, which let me travel on their semi-annual trip taking these city kids to see their mothers in Albion Correctional Facility, eight hours away. I wrote a three-part narrative about the reunion that is both wrenching and rejuvenating.