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June 8, 1998 Issue
"The truth is that New York takes pretty good care of most of its people. The very rich and the very poor may get lousy care, but you don't have to."
-- Garrison Keillor
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| FEATURES New York’s Best Doctors Chosen by their peers in every field, from primary care to the most esoteric of specialties, the more than 1,200 physicians on New York’s newest Best Doctors list are exactly the men and women you want on your case. They’re up on the latest technologies, devoted and smart, and working at the apex of their field. We’ve made our selections citywide, in every borough. And we’ve highlighted ten remarkable M.D.’s who exemplify what it means to be a great doctor. Plus: Garrison Keillor on the difficulties of selecting one great doc from all those names. GOTHAM DEPARTMENTS The state Democratic convention is as disorganized as the party itself The National Interest The right can’t beat Clinton on domestic affairs, or personal affairs. Next up: Foreign policy. The Insatiable Critic Butterfield 81 calls up a new chef from downtown | MARKETPLACE Best Bets BY CORKY POLLAN Spiraling incense; a crunchy frog; Antik decorating choices Sales & Bargains Berk’s cashmeres; Cozy’s kiddie trims; Broadway Panhandler runs a barbecue THE ARTS Truman doctrine: The critics want Jim Carrey to be the next Tom Hanks, but he’s not actor enough Theater Is the team behind this reinterpreted Hamlet mad, or just pretending to be? Art I gotta bee me: Wolfgang Laib’s peculiar, wonderful constructions of beeswax and pollen | Classical Music BY PETER G. DAVIS The orchestral bad boy Simon Rattle comes to Lincoln Center -- and the world doesn’t end Dance Jerome Robbins re-creates his re-creation of Nijinska; the Parsons Dance Company panders Television San Francisco treat: After PBS balks, Showtime gives More Tales of the City airtime CUE Intelligencer |