PROFILE
Ellen Levitt
United States
- New York
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BIOGRAPHY
Ellen Levitt is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, New York. A veteran teacher, writer and photographer, she has to her credit six published books including the series The Lost Synagogues of New York City (Avotaynu) and Walking Manhattan (Wilderness Press). Her freelance written pieces and photographs have appeared in the New York Times, New York Daily News, Writers Weekly, the Brooklyn Eagle, Grok Nation, and several other online and in-print publications. She also leads walking and biking tours around New York City. She and her family love the Mets AND the Yankees.
LATEST OPINIONS
Why Do You Dislike Certain Music? Part Two
February 08, 2023
Why Do You Dislike Certain Music? Part Two
February 01, 2023
Why Do You Dislike Certain Music? Part One
January 26, 2023
When Musicians Die
January 19, 2023
"Idiots In Cars" Is a Scared Straight For Drivers
January 13, 2023
Gogol Bordello in Concert
January 03, 2023
Make Music New York 2022
December 22, 2022
Unusual Art Exhibition in Brooklyn
December 16, 2022
Death of A Salesman Is Timely
December 09, 2022
Leopoldstadt on Broadway
December 01, 2022
A Week of Holidays
November 22, 2022
Heavy Metal in a Legendary Theatre
November 11, 2022
Covid Caught Up to Me
November 03, 2022
Iron Maiden in Concert
October 20, 2022
Comic Con Controversy
October 13, 2022
Seeing Concerts with My Daughters
October 03, 2022
TikTok is (Mostly) Cringey
September 21, 2022
My Chemical Romance in Concert
September 13, 2022
The Doobie Brothers in Concert
September 09, 2022
An Old Timers Day Baseball Game
August 29, 2022
Who Is A New Yorker?
August 21, 2022
Rage Against the Machine, Two Years Late
August 10, 2022
Artistic Surprise
July 31, 2022
Dead and Co, Back Again
July 18, 2022
Lou Reed: An Exhibition
July 08, 2022
Vacation, Vandalized
June 24, 2022
My First Opera at the Met
June 10, 2022
Sing For Hope Pianos Has Returned
June 03, 2022
A College Graduation!
May 27, 2022
A Class Reunion
May 17, 2022
A Tribute to Pete Seeger
May 03, 2022
Wilco in Concert in NYC
April 21, 2022
Brooklyn Will Endure
April 13, 2022
Religious Freedom Isn't Limitless
April 05, 2022
Rooting for Underdogs
March 28, 2022
St. Patrick's Day and Purim: Interesting Combo
March 18, 2022
A Bit of Disney Magic at the Met Museum of Art
February 25, 2022
Faith Ringgold Retrospective at the New Museum
February 15, 2022
African Americans and Comics
February 09, 2022
A Few Words About Wordle
February 01, 2022
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2022
January 26, 2022
Synagogues Under Fire
January 20, 2022
The Final Ride on the R-32 Subway Train
January 09, 2022
Rescue Animals
January 02, 2022
Being Offensive for the Sake of It?
December 29, 2021
Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden... Finally!
December 21, 2021
A Musical Melange in Brooklyn
December 17, 2021
A Birthday Concert Tribute to Gregg Allman
December 09, 2021
An Awesome Lightscape
November 28, 2021
Book Review of The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical
November 25, 2021
Drag Queens in Brooklyn, Saturday Night Edition
November 14, 2021
The NYC Marathon Is Back
November 03, 2021
Who Will Win the 2021 World Series?
October 25, 2021
How Do We Remember People?
October 21, 2021
Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Beacon Theatre
October 06, 2021
Saying Farewell to a Store
October 01, 2021
Autumn in New York-- September 2021 Edition
September 23, 2021
Ferris Wheels: What the World Needs Now?
September 02, 2021
The Obama Portraits
August 25, 2021
Dead and Co and Covid (NYC show, August 20, 2021)
August 21, 2021
Olympics in Haiku
August 03, 2021
Summer Olympics Musings, Part One
July 25, 2021
A Mournful Day, An Obscure Holiday
July 19, 2021
Cowardly Prejudice
July 07, 2021
A Consummate Museum Experience
June 30, 2021
Rock, Rap and Other Music in NYC in the 1980s
June 20, 2021
An Intriguing Art Exhibition in Midtown Manhattan
June 15, 2021
Some Thoughts on Photography
June 08, 2021
A Weekend of Art in New York
May 31, 2021
Methods of Remembering
May 25, 2021
Celebrating a Jewish Holiday in a Time of Strife
May 16, 2021
Do You Have a Favorite Museum?
May 10, 2021
Shakespeare, During a Pandemic
April 27, 2021
C'mon America, Drive Better: Part 2
April 18, 2021
Take a Chance on an Art Exhibition
April 08, 2021
Religion in America: (Not) Filling the Buildings
March 30, 2021
Red (and Blue) Flags
March 23, 2021
A Film Icon, Reconsidered
March 07, 2021
We Must Confront Violence Against Asian Americans
February 27, 2021
College, Now: Part Two, A First Year's Experience
February 19, 2021
College, Now - Part One: A Junior's Experience
February 12, 2021
Anti-Semitism Never Goes Out of Style
February 04, 2021
Leslie and Syl: Don't Forget Them
January 18, 2021
The Proper Way to Protest
January 11, 2021
Never Forget, Teachers Can Be Inspirational
January 03, 2021
A Celebrity In My Class
December 29, 2020
Bill Graham Exhibition: Rock 'n Roll History with a NYC Link
December 21, 2020
Buskers to the Musical Rescue
December 14, 2020
Thankful For Tradition: Southern Brooklyn's Holiday Lights
December 06, 2020
24-Hour Ragas Live Festival: Amazing Music Broadcast
November 22, 2020
Famous Women Memorialized in New York City
November 16, 2020
Volunteering to Help Out with Election Integrity, Part Two
November 04, 2020
Cast and Fans of an Old TV Show Unite on Zoom Call
November 01, 2020
Early Voting for the First Time
October 25, 2020
Volunteering to Help Out with Election Integrity, Part One
October 16, 2020
Binging On Avatars: Watching Two Wonderful Animated Series
October 09, 2020
A Quiet Yom Kippur
September 29, 2020
Studio 54, Revisited: An Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum
September 20, 2020
Share Your Story NYC is a Harsh Confessional
September 10, 2020
Outdoor Art Is Back in NYC
September 06, 2020
Socially Distanced Prayer, Outdoors
August 30, 2020
Back to College, With Social Distancing
August 25, 2020
Happy 100th, Amendment 19
August 19, 2020
Book Review: 'How the Gringos Stole Tequila'
August 10, 2020
Book Review: Action Park
July 28, 2020
Getting a Learners Driving Permit, COVID Edition
July 23, 2020
A (Socially Distanced) Bike Ride Around Lower Manhattan
July 15, 2020
Visiting Syracuse
July 10, 2020
Commemorating the End of Pride Month 2020
June 30, 2020
My Daughter's Virtual Graduation
June 26, 2020
Celebrating Juneteenth in Brooklyn
June 19, 2020
Nostalgic Look at a Rock 'n Roll Magazine Archive
June 14, 2020
Protest Is an American Right
June 02, 2020
Farewell to a Swell Deli
May 28, 2020
"A Time To Plant", Brooklyn-Style
May 22, 2020
Back on the Trains
May 14, 2020
April 29th Tributes to Duke and Willie
April 29, 2020
'Halsey Street': A Good Read
April 20, 2020
Manhattan Is Too Quiet Now
April 14, 2020
A Social Distancing Birthday
April 07, 2020
New York Author Dies From COVID-19
March 31, 2020
Visiting Museums from the Safety of Home
March 25, 2020
Women's History Month Is Not On Hold
March 21, 2020
The Last Concert (?)
March 15, 2020
C'mon, America, Drive Better: Part 1
March 09, 2020
(Starting to) Enjoy Opera
March 03, 2020
One Act Plays Festival: Short Slices of Life in Long Island City, Queens
February 24, 2020
Art About War: MoMA PS1 Exhibition on The Gulf Wars
February 17, 2020
Oscar, Oscar, Oscar...
February 10, 2020
Cultural Brooklyn in the Midst of Wintertime
February 03, 2020
Please Don't Forget the Liberation of Auschwitz
January 27, 2020
Surprises on the 7 Train in NYC
January 21, 2020
Two Classic Broadway Musicals, With Changes
January 14, 2020
No Hate, No Fear: A Rally In New York City
January 06, 2020
A New Yorker in Madrid
January 01, 2020
I Stutter. I Now Admit It.
December 20, 2019
Intriguing Pop Up Shopping (in NYC)
December 11, 2019
American Sticker Shock
December 01, 2019
The Joyful Contemporary Art of Yayoi Kusama
November 24, 2019
Honoring Eleven Brooklynites
November 17, 2019
Athletic Achievements: Baseball Vs. The Marathon
November 04, 2019
New Yorkers Flock to a Supermarket
October 27, 2019
NYC Subway Trains are for (Occasional) Havoc
October 17, 2019
A Graphic History Book about the Kent State Massacre
October 11, 2019
My Thursday at NY Comic Con 2019
October 05, 2019
Annual "Parade of Trains" a Fun, Nostalgic Brooklyn Trip
September 29, 2019
The Brooklyn Book Festival 2019: Great Weather, Lotsa Readers
September 22, 2019
Seeing Willie Nelson on His Farewell Tour... On September 11th
September 12, 2019
Looking at Instagram, Part One
September 07, 2019
Brooklyn's West Indian Day Parade 2019: Rain Ain't Stopping Us Now
September 02, 2019
A New Yorker in Seattle
August 26, 2019
Reflecting on Woodstock, Fifty Years Later
August 16, 2019
Live Music at Lunchtime in Downtown Brooklyn
August 11, 2019
From Punk Rock to Soul Music: A Saturday in NYC
August 03, 2019
Soul Music at Lincoln Center
July 29, 2019
Remembering an Architect, Remembering a Father
July 21, 2019
The Blackout from Across the River
July 14, 2019
A Central European Vacation, Twenty-Plus Years Later
July 07, 2019
Coney Island's Annual Mermaid Parade a Special Treat
June 23, 2019
MOMA PS1 Summer Open House: Art for All
June 11, 2019
Farewell to WPLJ 95.5 FM
May 31, 2019
"Smorg" at Prospect Park: Foodie Dreams
May 19, 2019
Restaurant Hall of Shame
May 12, 2019
Sonnets on the Street
May 03, 2019
Spring Break: Visiting Colleges, Playing Tourist
April 26, 2019
Record Store Day, 2019, in Brooklyn
April 16, 2019
Navigating the Vessel, New York City's New Attraction
April 06, 2019
Farewell to A Former House of Worship in Brooklyn
April 02, 2019
An Ole Watering Hole Is Closing
March 18, 2019
Elton John, Bidding Farewell to the Stage
March 10, 2019
A Most Unlikely Hardcore Punk Rock Concert
March 04, 2019
Indie Shop Closing: Two Manhattan Stores Say Farewell
February 24, 2019
A Look at New York Fashion Week 2019
February 18, 2019
Jews And Rock: An Art and Music Exhibition in Brooklyn
February 12, 2019
Brooklyn's 3rd Annual "A Night of Philosophy & Ideas"
February 03, 2019
Remembering the Holocaust at the United Nations
January 28, 2019
Escher Exhibition: Fantastic Survey of MC Escher's Art, in Brooklyn
January 20, 2019
I Am A Blood Donor
January 14, 2019
A New Yorker Visits San Francisco, Part 15
January 05, 2019
10 Ways to Make America Better in 2019
December 30, 2018
Holiday Lights in Dyker Heights: Brooklyn Aglow
December 22, 2018
Ghost In Concert: A Loud Rock 'n Roll Spectacle
December 16, 2018
Hanukkah In New York: Lights, Cameras, Action
December 09, 2018
A Brooklyn Reflection on World War I on Veterans Day
November 12, 2018
Fiddler on the Roof-- in Yiddish
October 15, 2018
New York Comic Con 2018-- A Welcome Escape From Reality
October 07, 2018
Schools in Lockdown: Time to Panic or to Shrug?
October 01, 2018
September Street Fairs Buoy New York's Spirits
September 24, 2018
Brooklyn Book Festival 2018: Book Lovers' Paradise in BK
September 16, 2018
Rosh HaShanah and 9/11 on the Same Day This Year
September 07, 2018
A Behind the Scenes Look at the Classic, Fiddler on the Roof
September 02, 2018
Jazz For All: the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival 2018 in Manhattan
August 27, 2018
INSITU Dance Festival in Queens an Exciting Performance Series
August 05, 2018
Observing an Obscure Holiday
July 22, 2018
Radiohead at New York's Madison Square Garden
July 16, 2018
Mets Star Pitcher Guests in Minor League Game
July 09, 2018
Legendary Bakery Closes: Goodbye to Glaser's
July 03, 2018
Make Music New York 2018: A Fascinating Event!
June 23, 2018
Brooklyn's 2018 Mermaid Parade: Lots of Hot Fun
June 17, 2018
Painted Pianos Entrance New Yorkers
June 05, 2018
Memorial Day Weekend Fun in New York City
May 28, 2018
Before Laurel and Yanny, There Was Laurel and Hardy
May 20, 2018
Record Store Day 2018: A Modern Vinyl Tradition
April 22, 2018
A Weekend of Protests In New York City
April 15, 2018
"David Bowie Is"-- A Musician's Amazing Legacy
April 08, 2018
Cold, Cloudy Coney Island Opens For Spring
March 26, 2018
Banksy's Back in New York -- Look Around
March 18, 2018
High School Unusual: The Singular Frenzy of Applying to High Schools in New York City
March 16, 2018
I Need A Wig -- Getting Hooked on RuPaul's Drag Race
March 15, 2018
