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Aileen Jacobson

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Metropolitan Museum of Art
As seen in: The New York Times, CNN, CNN Travel, MSN, Newsday, KAVU-TV (Victoria, TX), Lilith Magazine, Long Island Pulse
Covers:  theater, arts, real estate
Regular contributor to New York Times, writing theater reviews and stories about the arts and about real estate. Author of two books.

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Aileen Jacobson is an award-winning journalist who has covered the arts for many years. A long-time Newsday staffer, she now freelances for the New York Times and other publications. Earlier, she was a staff writer for the Washington Post’s Sunday magazine and worked for Time magazine in Atlanta.
Also a book author, she wrote “Women in Charge: Dilemmas of Women in Authority” and co-authored “The Consumer Reports Money Book.” She is a graduate of Harvard University and Columbia University Grad…

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"Too Much Is Never Enough Bling"--A Celebration of Caribbean Art

"Too Much Is Never Enough Bling"--A Celebration of Caribbean Art

"LA PLACITA" - literally "the little plaza" or "the little square" in Spanish - has a special connotation for…

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LL Cool J Interview

LL Cool J Interview

First off—is he James, Todd or LL? “LL is my performing name, the one that I use publicly. Privately, a lot …

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Album Cover Designer in East Hampton

Album Cover Designer in East Hampton

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. - Over a career of more than 30 years, John Berg designed thousands of album covers that h…

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Silvercup & Silver Screen

Silvercup & Silver Screen

Sex, bread and videotape have all played roles in the life of Stuart Match Suna, a key behind-the-scenes play…

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From IT Exec to Rock Musician

From IT Exec to Rock Musician

"Music has always been my true passion," says Kim Cameron, 43. She was lead singer in a high school band, and…

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Review: 'Irving Berlin's White Christmas'

Review: 'Irving Berlin's White Christmas'

Can true love triumph over squabbles and misunderstandings? Will the inn be saved from bankruptcy? Can the ki…

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Articles

Brooklyn Heights: A Historic Waterfront Community Minutes From Manhattan

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By Aileen Jacobson 
| The New York Times
Living in The neighborhood, known as New York’s first suburb, is a place where ‘people want to stay forever.’ Published Nov. 22, 2023Updated Nov. 27, 2023 Deborah Hallen first visited Brooklyn Heights as a member of an amateur chamber music group. A year later, she moved there. A year after that, following a performance on Staten Island, she met Paul O. Zelinsky, an illustrator of children’s books, who, it turned out, also lived in Brooklyn Heights, in his art studio.
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City Island: A ‘Little Magical Wonderland’ in the Bronx

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By Aileen Jacobson 
| The New York Times
When Wendy Yang Clark first arrived on City Island, a place she had never heard of, it was early-morning dark. A costume designer, she was there to work on the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” in this narrow, 1.5-mile-long section of the Bronx. “Then the sun comes up,” Ms. Clark said of that life-changing moment a decade ago, “and I’m in this little magical wonderland.” A woman walked by with several children, all carrying beach paraphernalia.
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South Harlem: ‘A Busy, Interesting Place to Live’

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By Aileen Jacobson 
| The New York Times
Living in Some residents resent efforts to brand the area as a separate space within Harlem, but it’s clearly a neighborhood in transition: “Everywhere you look, there’s construction.” Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Oct. 27, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ET From her South Harlem condo, Michelle Thompson has an easy walk to her favorite waterfall in Central Park — easy enough that she can visit several times a week.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing for Time Magazine in Atlanta.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I was the features editor of my high school newspaper, The Scribbler.

Awards

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Newspaper Guild Page One Award for Excellence in Journalism

Odyssey Institute Media Award for Excellence

AARP National Public Service Award

Press Club of Long Island Media Awards

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