Jon is a real New Yorker who is the founder of the Harlem Hall o Fame.  "Veteran Black Entertainment Television (BET) programming executive Jon Marc Sandifer (American Gangster: Trap Queens, Ruff Ryders Chronicles, A Thousand Words with Michelle Obama) announces the formation of the Harlem Hall of Fame."

Rukhl is the editor of the Jewish Forverts and a good-looking "Bubby."

• Belinda is a publisher, a musician, and an all-purpose expert on the world of contemporary music.  Her latest enterprise is a new magazine called Blown Woofer.

Daniella Topol tells us about "Rattlestick" which is more than just a theater group on the west side of Greenwich Village in New York City.

Joe Duffy is a principal talk show host on RTE which is the national radio broadcasting system of the Republic of Ireland.  He called me prior to the election to see what was happening in New York City.

Ben Williamson represents  World Animal Protection  which keeps an eye on how animals are being treated around the world.  I told him my favorite animal is the tiger and he assured me that they keep an eye on how they are getting along.

David has written a bunch of books and also teaches writing.  He considers himself a teacher and an actor and recently contributed an "In League with Sherlock  Holmes" short story where professor Moriarty's point of view is included.

a report on the election from the streets of new york city

Deborah A. Levine is Director, Harlem Health Initiative.  Public health is much in the news these days.

Colonel Dexter Nunnally is the US Army Garrison Commander, Fort 
Detrick in Frederick, Maryland.