RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Stories that matter, from the heart of the East River.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Maurice Edwards

My Lucky Interview with the Remarkable Maurice Edwards and Nina Cassian

My lucky interview with the remarkable Maurice Edwards curled unexpectedly out of an assignment. My editor asked me to look up some guy who conducted the Brooklyn Philharmonic and was now living on Roosevelt Island. Freelancing I was ready for…