Claudie Benjamin
Claudie Benjamin grew up on the Upper West Side, and has lived in this neighborhood for years working as a writer. She focused for a long time on topics related to health care and education and more recently, has expanded her range to cover a wider variety of subjects.
Latest:
- The Upper West Side in the Mid-1940s
- Back in the Day: Tavern on the Green
- The Lincoln Arcade: An Artist Incubator
- Old Theaters and Rising Stars of The Early 1900s
- In Awe of Divine Cheesecake: Remembering Miss Grimble’s Bakery
- Remembering Columbus Avenue’s Museum Cafe
- An UWS Bookstore that Only Sold Murder Mysteries
- A 1970s Photo Exhibit Space at the 79th Street Boat Basin
- Columbus Avenue’s Former Dance Clubs
- There was Once a Cafe at Bethesda Terrace
- Remembering Ruskay’s on Columbus Ave
- The New York Coliseum: The Time Warner Center’s Predecessor
- Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Originated on the UWS!
- The Queen of Hats Launched Her Career on the UWS
- Harry Belafonte’s Upper West Side Legacy
- History & Everyday Life on West 93rd Street
- Looking Back on 72nd Street
- 86th Street: Mixed Memories
- Three Upper West Side Kids Who Became Famous
- Remembering Old Stationery Stores
- Be Kind, Rewind: The Days of Video Rental Shops on the Upper West Side
- Looking Back: Osner Business Machines
- La Caridad Will Be Sorely Missed
- Two Women Strive For Success
- The Central Park Zoo Reopens
- LeRoy Neiman: Master of Many Arenas
- Women’s Suffrage Monument To Be Unveiled August 26th
- Anna Sosenko’s Star-Studded Life
- A Look Back at The West Side TV Shopper
- Tony Schwartz & Sounds of the West Side
- Victor’s Cafe: Succeeding Through Generations
- Gertrude Ederle: The Upper West Side’s Star Swimmer
- The Silver Palate Remembered
- An Interview with Barbara Weiser, A Founder of Charivari
- This UWS Celebration of Black History Took Place in 1913
- Switching Routes to Help Where It’s Most Needed
- The Upper West Side Appreciates You, Green Keepers
- Send Letters To Older Upper West Siders
- Telling Stories That Get At Essential Joy & Pain
- This Upper West Sider Knows About a Lot of Things, Including Toilet Paper
- Where Do Buildings Get Their Names?
- Writing “The Russian Key”: An Upper West Sider Recounts Her Undercover Human Rights Work in The Soviet Union
- A Doorman with a Good Attitude
- Acker Wines, Then and Now
- Vintage Signs in the Modern Era
- Family Tailoring Business Pivots Towards Face Mask Production
- Upcoming Book About Legendary Celebs of Morningside Heights & Manhattan Valley
- The New Golden Key Locksmith Opens To Unexpected Challenges
- An Artifact From Cherry Restaurant
- Grossinger’s Legendary Confections Are Still Within Reach
- History Buffs Know Quirky Things
- Thrilling Armchair Travels by Former Upper West Sider Lawrence G. Blochman
- Emery Roth & A View of the Upper West Side
- Columbia University’s Online Immersion For High School Students
- An Upper West Sider’s Silk Handkerchiefs
- A Dog-Walker Who Cares
- Telehealth & “Telemental Health” for Patients with Vision Loss
- Columbia Librarians Design and Distribute Face Shields
- Breakfast by Candlelight
- Scarves Into Masks
- Pass the Time with Puzzles
- NYC Playgrounds Ordered Closed
- Return it. Now!
- Advising Each Other
- Choices
- Nowhere Untouched
- Looking Out With A Camera
- “Books Are Like Cocktails”, Says Upper West Sider Making the Most of it
- Outside In: Upper West Side Artist Joan Menschenfreund
- Protection: Tangible and Symbolic
- UWS Restaurant Owner Feeds Healthcare Workers
- Looking for Spring
- Upper West Siders Share Thoughts on Food Shopping During Coronavirus Crisis
- Catching the Crosstown at West 79th Street
- The 1950s & ‘60s on West 96th Street
- The Impressive Women of The Calhoun School’s Early Days
- St. Agnes, Patron Saint of Girls & Library
- Crossing Broadway
- Activist to Archivist: Professor Richard K. Lieberman
- Exploring The Columbia University Food Truck Scene
- Remembering Old Restaurants of the Upper West Side
