The last time Dr. Allan Zarkin made a public appearance in New York was on Feb. 9, when he slid into a sedan outside the Manhattan Criminal Court and sped away from the mob of reporters and TV producers who were covering his arraignment.
Earlier that day, Dr. Zarkin had tried to sneak quietly Read More
Patrick Ewing may not be the player he once was, but if it weren’t for little Charlie Melone, the Knicks’ big man wouldn’t be playing at all.
When Mr. Ewing shattered his right wrist two years ago, Mr. Ewing’s handlers immediately paged Dr. Melone, the country’s best-known hand surgeon, who rebuilt the center’s dislocated Read More
The jowly dowagers who check in for cosmetic surgery at the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital all expect to walk out prettier than they were when they walked in. But the hospital itself is going out ugly. Real ugly.
After months of open warfare with 300 of its doctors, the hospital, known as Read More
In early May, four dour doctors called for a meeting with the man they held responsible for trying to shut down one of the world’s premier tummy-tuck and nose-job hospitals.
They had expected a few hours of intense face time with the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital’s president of the board, Lindsay Read More
Representative Rick Lazio made sure he was very deferential when he visited Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in City Hall not long ago. At the end of their formal meeting, the two Republicans sent their aides out of the room so they could have a private chat about their mutual interest in next year’s U.S. Senate race. Read More
