The Organ Donor Two Cubicles Away

By HILARY POTKEWITZ Jerri Kurdila and Eric Amshoff had both worked at Duke Energy in Monroe, Ohio, for years. She as a gas coordinator...

Cuomo remakes the state's highest court

By HILARY POTKEWITZ As of the start of the year, the highest court in the nation and the top court in New York state have something in...

Why 4 a.m. Is the Most Productive Hour

By HILARY POTKEWITZ Most people who wake up at 4 a.m. do it because they have to—farmers, flight attendants, currency traders and postal...

When You Run Into Your Ex on the Job

By HILARY POTKEWITZ Gene Caballero recalls feeling confident as he walked into his interview at Dell’s call center in Nashville, Tenn. He...

Grave Situation for City's Funeral Homes: New Yorkers Just Aren't Dying Like They Used To

By HILARY POTKEWITZ After 40 years of working in Williamsburg, Keith Senko thought he’d heard and seen it all. He grew up in the family...

Essex Street Market Vendors Will Get Cheap Rent in 2018—But They May Not Survive Until Then

By HILARY POTKEWITZ Three years ago, the city selected Delancey Street Associates to build the nine-block, $1.1 billion Essex Crossing...

Neighborhood Journal: Long Island City Scales New Heights with Gym

By HILARY POTKEWITZ Sometime last fall, Josh Bowen, owner and pit master of John Brown's Smokehouse in Long Island City, got a request...

Puppy Rentals are the Latest Party Craze

By HILARY POTKEWITZ For her seventh birthday party in June, Becca Jonas of Encino, Calif. made her wishes clear. “She wanted puppies,”...

Tourism: Businesses cater to travelers clamoring for high-end, 'unique' New York experiences

By HILARY POTKEWITZ These days, a simple carriage ride around Central Park is for amateurs. Done right, the ride should end at a shady...

Can Your Relationship Handle a Trip to IKEA?

By HILARY POTKEWITZ In therapy, so many couples mention fighting while shopping at IKEA or while assembling their items that clinical...

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