36 to Watch 2023

Rabbi Mia Simring, 41, is a rabbi and a Jewish chaplain at Rikers Island, New York City’s largest and most notorious jail complex. Simring, who lives on the Upper West Side with her family, says she was inspired to become a chaplain when her mother was hospitalized with cancer. “I felt very much like I […]

Dani Zoldan, 42, is the owner of the Upper West Side comedy club Stand Up NY. “I used to frequent the club as a comedy fan in my teens and when I was 27, I purchased it with my high school buddy, Gabe,” says Zoldan, who lives on the Upper West Side. Dedicated to Jewish […]