Alex Bores (center), wife Darya (right) and many supporters on primary night June 23. ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova ) Bores in Defeat Says A.I. is “the Fight of Our Time” Congratulates Lasher on Win A somewhat subdued but unbowed Alex Bores took to the podium around 10:15 p.m. on June 23 and after a sometimes bitter campaign... News 30 Jun 2026 | 12:09
Micah Lasher, an Assembly member who represents the Upper West Side, won the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Micah Lasher Clinches NY-12 Dem Nomination in Crowded Race The tight Democratic primary race for New York’s 12th Congressional District came to a decisive end on June 23, as establishment-backed... Home 24 Jun 2026 | 07:32
NY-12’s frontrunners, Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, are from the West Side and East Side respectively. But, they’ve both been making it a point to campaign on their rivals home turf in recent weeks. ( Photo: Composite image/campaign photos) Will NY-12’s Democratic Primary Be Another Battle of the East vs. the West? As the candidates for New York’s 12th Congressional District’s Democratic primary make their final pushes, they are showing... News 15 Jun 2026 | 11:28
(From left) Alex Bores, George Conway, Micah Lasher, Jack Schlossberg, and Nina Schwalbe battled it out for the Democratic nomination for NY’s 12th Congressional District at a debate June 9, hosted by Spectrum News NY1. (Photo: Spectrum News NY1) Down to the Wire: NY-12 Candidates Participate in Contentious Debate Early voting began June 13 and candidates in one of the most expensive Congressional races in the country in NY’s 12th Congressional... News 11 Jun 2026 | 11:27
NYPD holds back Park East synagogue protestors at East 67th Street and Lexington Avenue. ( Pboto: Adam Daly X) Park East Synagogue Protest Tests NYPD, Mamdani, Buffer Zone Policy If you try to sell, or settle it, they will come. This variation on the famous line from “Field of Dreams”— “If you build... News 11 May 2026 | 11:15
Jack Schlossberg (center) turned up at the influential Lexington Democratic fall social and is said to be considering a run for Jerry Nadler’s Congressional seat next year. He has not held elected office but has been around politics his whole life. Here, he watches his mom, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, being sworn in as ambassador to Australia in 2022. ( Photo: U.S. Embassy Australia) JFK Grandson Toying with Run for Nadler Seat Next Year Along with Bores, Lasher, and Bottcher November 2025 election’s in a few weeks. Then the 2026 primaries are not far behind. So, Sojourn Social, the popular UES restaurant,... News 12 Oct 2025 | 12:58
The Wegmans supermarket chain, which opened its first NYC store on Astor Place (above) in 2023, will be getting some new sister operations: the Next Door sushi restaurant and an UWS location later this year. ( Photo: courtesy of Wegmans) Wegmans Gets an UWS Sibling; Menin Gets a UES Competitor A complete unknown Hard to imagine that there would be any real surprises coming out of the local City Council District 4... Voices 27 Apr 2025 | 07:34
Tee ballers, barely bigger than the banner, get ready to step off at the start of the Opening Day parade for the Peter Stuyvesant Little League. There are still Tee ball openings for players living in the district between East 12th Street and East 72nd Street. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) 3 NY Mets Champs Help Little League Kick Off Its 75th Season Play ball! The Peter Stuyvesant Little League, whose catchment district stretches from East 12th Street to East 72nd Street... News 02 Apr 2025 | 02:58
Flagbearer waves to crowd at 264th St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Fifth Ave. on March 17. ( Photo: Heather Stein) Wet Weather Does Not Dampen Spirits at St. Patrick’s Day Parade There was a little bit of everything surrounding the 264th St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17. It kicked off with an early-morning... News 24 Mar 2025 | 10:35
The Safer Weapons, Safer Homes Act has passed in the NY State Assembly, thanks to the bill’s sponsor Assembly Member Alex Bores. It awaits introduction of a companion bill in the NYS Senate. ( Photo: Courtesy of Alex Bores) Legislators Push for ‘Smart Guns’ to Keep Stolen Weapons from Being Fired by Criminals In the 1990s, it became clear to firearms manufacturers, scientists and politicians alike that guns could be made safer if... News 31 Jul 2024 | 04:13
First term NYS Assemblyman Alex Bores (left) at an induction celebration with Senator Chuck Schumer at Hunter College on Feb. 5. Photo: Office of Assemblyman Alex Bores. Swearing in Ceremonies for 2 More Judges and Assemblyman Bores All sworn in. First the Judicial. Twas a busy January for judicial swearing-in ceremonies since I last reported on the swearing... News 12 Feb 2023 | 08:34
New NY Assembly Redistrict for East Side Branded “Nonsenscial” Some East Side residents are saying, hell no, we won’t go--into a new assembly district that leaps the East River and ties... News 14 Jan 2023 | 07:04
West Side Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal (right) and Queens State Senator Michael Gianaris advocated for a new bill banning the sale of animals in pet stores. Photo via Linda B. Rosenthal on Twitter Quart Takes the Bench ... No More Dogs for Sale ... NY Reads Taking up the gavel – UES Assembly Member Dan Quart is moving on. While still a resident of the 73rd AD, which he’s represented... Voices 19 Dec 2022 | 07:58
Governor Kathy Hochul and William Hochul with Mirso Lekic (center) at Tudor City Steakhouse. Photo courtesy of Tudor City Steakhouse Highlights of a Political Season Mother knows best – Congratulations to Russell Squire who was re-elected to a second term as Chair of Community Board 8.... Voices 18 Nov 2022 | 09:34
Busy schedule at Tudor City Steakhouse. Photo courtesy of Tudor City Steakhouse Up and Running for Fall It’s getting to be Fall again – You can tell from the bookings at Tudor City Steakhouse that the season’s up and running... Voices 11 Sep 2022 | 09:45
