Earlier this month, thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses descended on Journal Square for their annual convention, this year centered on the theme “Remain Close to Jehovah.”
James Fisher is the kind of history professor you wish you had. Sure, he looks the part, round glasses and floppy hair, but what most recommends him is his energy. Not energy as in some kind of new age-y good aura, but literally his enthusiasm and passion for his subject, whether that be history, theology or the subject of his latest book — wherein all his other interests seem to merge — the Port of New York.
Share/Save Jehovah’s Witness members, who worship at the historic Stanley Theater on JFK Boulevard, will no longer enjoy discounted parking at the Journal Square Ramp garage, after intervention by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The operator of the garage, which is owned by Harwood Properties, had been offering “special parking up to 10 hours” for [...]
Share/Save Photo: Chi Modu Editor’s note: This story appeared in the Summer/Fall 2009 issue of NEW. You can download the entire issue here. At times it may seem that Grace Church Van Vorst has two personalities — as a church and an art/performance space — but a creative, open-minded, loving spirit is the common thread [...]
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