One thing New Yorkers never run out of is ethnicities to choose from for dinner. From Eritrean Injera to Nepalese Chutney, Brazilian Chorizo, and even Canadian Poutine, you can have a taste of any part of the world. El Barrio, known to most as Spanish Harlem, boasts a treasure trove of hidden culinary gems. If you are in the mood for some Cuban charm, Amor Cubano, on 111th and 3rd Avenue, offers “el mejor Brunch de Spanish Harlem”, the best brunch of El Barrio. Now I didn’t go for Brunch, but what they failed to boast was the group of live latin-jazz performers playing airs reminiscent of Guaracha and the Buena Vista Social Club. Here is a small taste… Disfruta!

Every year on the anniversary of the late Beatle’s murder, John Lennon’s fans from New York and beyond gather at Strawberry Fields in Central Park to sing his songs and honor his memory.

Because of a bad economy and Medicaid, more and more patients come to the ER for primary care. Katrina John, a 3rd year Emergency Room resident from the UK shares some thoughts on how today, this phenomenon is creating a downward spiral for doctors, patients, and hospitals as institutions.

Maurice Sendak, author of Where The Wild Things Are, children’s book turned movie, is also an avid supporter of Jewish heritage and a scholar of Jewish history. Sendrak has collaborated with the Jewish Museum in past years, and has returned in 2011 to help create an exhibition of historical menorahs.

On November 17th, thousands marched in Lower Manhattan to mark the two-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. It was also an opportunity for the demonstrators to show their anger and determination after the NYPD shut down Occupy Wall Street’s headquarters in Zuccotti Park. But some of them, like Mighty Xee, think this was inevitable, and even desirable. Xee believes the now famous movement against corporate greed will only get stronger, despite Mayor Bloomberg’s tour de force.