City Council candidate Sara Lind. Photo: Tall Paul Olkowski Lind: ‘Relentless’ Attacks Over Lucerne Stance A candidate for City Council in District 6 is taking her campaign off of Twitter after months of online abuse at the hands... News 19 Apr 2021 | 11:44
Regis High School. Photo: Emily Mason Regis President to be Fired After Investigation of Sexual Misconduct Regis High School – a prestigious all-boys Catholic school on the Upper East Side – announced plans last week to fire its... News 16 Apr 2021 | 01:59
City Council candidate Erik Bottcher. Photo courtesy of Bottcher’s campaign Bottcher Pitches Mental Health Plan At age 15, District 3 City Council candidate Erik Bottcher was involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility following... News 15 Apr 2021 | 02:35
Rana Abdelhamid. Photo courtesy of Abedelhamid’s campaign A New Challenge to Maloney Come 2022, longtime Upper East Side Rep. Carolyn Maloney will once again face a primary challenge from the progressive left... News 14 Apr 2021 | 07:03
Stories in Our Town by Emily Higginbotham and Michael Oreskes won first place for coverage of Election and Politics. Our Town and West Side Spirit Win NYPA Awards Our Town and its sister publications were recognized for excellence in reporting and design at the New York Press Association... News 13 Apr 2021 | 11:31
Rendering of revised 250 Water Street tower. View from the Brooklyn Bridge promenade. Rendering courtesy of Howard Hughes Corporation and SOM LPC: Seaport Project ‘Heading in Right Direction’ Last week, the Landmarks Preservation Commission once again declined to take action on a divisive proposal from the Howard... News 11 Apr 2021 | 01:55
Seawright with survivors and advocates, including Tarale Wulff and Dawn Dunning, who testified in Harvey Weinstein’s trial. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Seawright’s office Seawright Introduces Consent Legislation Joined by survivors and activists at a press conference outside her Upper East Side office Tuesday, Assembly Member Rebecca... News 07 Apr 2021 | 01:09
A rendering of Grand Central Station with the lower levels of Project Commodore in the background. Image courtesy of SOM Politics and Preservation As the city’s mayoral candidates continue to debate the issues most urgent to New Yorkers, a group of New York’s preservationist... News 05 Apr 2021 | 12:45
City Council candidate Erik Bottcher. Photo courtesy of Erik Bottcher’s campaign Bottcher Proposes District 3 Jobs Network City Council candidate Erik Bottcher on Wednesday announced his proposal to create a jobs network for District 3 to help... News 31 Mar 2021 | 12:27
City Council candidate Billy Freeland. Photo: Eldar Shuminov Freeland Centers Candidacy on Policy, Authenticity A self-professed policy nerd, City Council candidate Billy Freeland says he didn’t get into politics for the thrill of the... News 29 Mar 2021 | 01:04
From left, District 5 candidates Kim Moscaritolo (photo: Martin Bentsen) and (right) Tricia Shimamura (photo courtesy of Shimamura’s campaign). Krueger Endorses Two Candidates in Council Race In the very competitive District 5 City Council race, State Sen. Liz Krueger is endorsing two candidates who she says have... Home 29 Mar 2021 | 09:26
Council Member Ben Kallos cuts the ribbon on a French Dual Language Program for Pre-K students. Photo by Jeff Reed via New York City Council Flickr Expanding 3K for All When Mayor Bill de Blasio launched his free universal pre-Kindergarten program in 2014, the Upper East Side was only allotted... News 26 Mar 2021 | 10:49
Manhattan District Attorney candidate Diana Florence. Photo courtesy of Diana Florence campaign DA Candidate Spotlights Small Business With the aim of keeping small businesses in their storefronts and making the city’s streets safer, Manhattan District Attorney... News 25 Mar 2021 | 02:42
Photo courtesy of Julie Menin’s campaign. Menin Scores Two More Congressional Endorsements in Council Bid Two of Manhattan’s representatives in Congress are endorsing Julie Menin in her campaign to become District 5’s next City... News 19 Mar 2021 | 05:46
District 5 candidate Rebecca Lamorte. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Lamorte’s campaign Lamorte’s Disability Justice Platform During a recent District 5 candidate forum, City Council hopeful Rebecca Lamorte consistently pointed out when the topic... News 19 Mar 2021 | 11:37
