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Articles Written By Timothy Ledwith

Timothy Ledwith reads, writes, and occasionally looks out the window on the Staten Island Ferry. He is a fellow at the Writers’ Institute of the C.U.N.Y. Graduate Center.

New York, New York

And While It Lasted, It Was Wonderful
by Timothy Ledwith
For nearly a century, a summer enclave on the edge of Staten Island offered restoration to a small group of city-weary New Yorkers. A look back after last summer’s close of Cedar Grove.
Personal Essays

Stereoblind
by Timothy Ledwith
After a lifetime of visual miscues, I finally decided to do something about my optical condition. Now comes the hard part: seeing the world through both eyes.
Personal Essays

A View Across the Bay
by Timothy Ledwith
The Sept. 11 attacks bonded Staten Island, the city’s most ambivalent borough, more closely than ever before to the rest of New York. A look at the ripple effects.
Personal Essays

Memorare
by Timothy Ledwith
While AIDS is still a major killer around the world, it has become a manageable condition for most HIV-positive Americans. Bearing witness to a time when the mortal threat was closer to home.
Personal Essays

The Year of the Grey Rabbit
by Timothy Ledwith
In 1979, as the U.S. became embroiled in the events that would develop into the current political climate, one man set out in search of America. Today, he remembers who he—and the country—were.
New York, New York

Known for Her Crumb Cake
by Timothy Ledwith
Staten Islanders are an insular crowd; but once the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connected them to the rest of New York, everything changed. Well, maybe not everything.