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Orchard Beach, built in the 1930s, is the only beach in the Bronx. It has changed over the years, but its charms remain.

arrow Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Len Berk, David Zabar, and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul on May 10, 2021 Manhattan Borough President Brewers office When the pandemic began, lox slicer Len Berk was furloughed from Zabars. At first, as Berk recounted in the Forward last year, he was fired because, with his supervisor saying, "I love you, but you’re over 90 years old and you’re in the group that is most susceptible to the virus and if you got it, if anything hap...

Red Leaf/Devocion Coffee Devocion Coffee is betting on a Dumbo comeback Devocion, the beloved Brooklyn-based coffee roaster, is gearing up to open a coffee shop in Dumbo next year. The coffee roaster with three locations in Brooklyn and Manhattan has signed a lease for a 1,400-square-foot space in the pandemic-stricken neighborhood, located at the corner of Jay and York streets, across from the York Street subway station. The coffee shop is slated to open in spring 2022, according to a spokespe...

Now that I’ve lived more than 90 years, at times I wonder what it would be like to be 100, or if I would want to live to be 100. I guess it would depend on what quality of life would accompany that age. Olivia De Havilland, the actress, lived to 104 and Kirk Douglas to 103. If they could do it then why not me? Bob Hope and George Burns lived to 100. Sure, I wasn’t as funny as they were; I didn’t tell as many jokes as they did, but I’m sure neither of them sliced as many Novas as I have...

Len Berk, 91-year-old lox slicer at Zabars, is back at work 91-year-old lox slicer back at work Len Berk spent 26 years working two days a week at Zabars until the pandemic forced him to stay at home for his own safety. But now he is back. NEW YORK - Clocking in at work gives Len Berk a good feeling. Its been a long year. And for him, he said, every year counts — hes 91. "They actually pay me to do this and I love to do it," he said. "I once again feel like Im contributing to society. Not ju...

Chef Tom Colicchio Debuts Italian Pop-Up in Former Craftbar Space Plus, Sticky’s Finger Joint launches an OnlyFans account — and more intel Share this story Photo by: Nicole Weingart/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Tom Colicchio to debut Italian restaurant in former Craftbar space On the heels of the latest season debut of Top Chef, Tom Colicchio is turning the space of his former restaurant Craftbar — which closed in 2017 at 47 East 19th Street — into his first-ever Italian re...

After a yearlong hiatus because of the pandemic, the Forwards lox columnist makes a triumphant return to Zabars.

Her features were feminine to a fault and of perfect symmetry. Short, dark brown hair, with kind of a Mohawk frill atop, delicate fingers, straight as an arrow, and the cutest curly tongue I had ever seen. What amazed me most was that she was in the room at all when I arrived and that within ten seconds Ellen handed her to me with the most loving casualness, and apparent utter confidence, that the baby was in good hands. To have that little baby stretched out on my right forearm, with her head ...

I slept until about 12:30 p.m. today. When I woke up, I noticed that I was not tired. I had been tired upon awakening for previous days, maybe weeks, months? But this day, I was wide-awake. As I looked around the room, I noticed that everything that came into view did so with great definition. Everything seemed incredibly clear, without the help of my glasses. Not a hint of fog in sight How wonderful to feel this way. But how come? What made this day different from so many previous ones? The ...