Left: CM Marte with Tricia Shimamura, Manhattan Borough Commissioner NYC Parks & Alice Blank; Right: with PS 124 principal, Yi Law Chan. ( Photos: Friends of Barnett Newman Park; Office of Christopher Marte) School Playgrounds & Barnett Newman Triangle Score Participitory Budget Triumphs And the votes have counted! This is the exclamation downtown residents have been waiting to hear about the 2025 Council District... News 22 May 2025 | 04:52
Clockwise from top left: Christopher Marte in a campaign video, Eric Yu, Jess Coleman, and Elizabeth Lewinsohn, all candidates for City Council District 1 in the Democratic primary on June 24. ( Photos: candidate campaigns) How 2 Downtown City Council Races are Shaping Up As they Head into the Home Stretch Manhattan City Council District 1: the Financial District, Tribeca, Chinatown, Battery Park City, SoHo, and portions of the... News 09 May 2025 | 04:45
Proposed in late 2024, new affordable housing may soon be located at the current site of a parking lot on 5th St. in the East Village. ( Photo: Garrett Owen ) What We Know about the City’s Affordable Housing Proposed for E. 5th St in East Village The East Village may soon get an affordable housing project Ok’d, replacing what is now a parking lot on E. 5th St. between... News 07 Apr 2025 | 05:17
An example of “daylighting” is shown in a video by Transportation Alternatives. Without cars parked next to the intersection, both the driver and the pedestrian have a better view of each other. ( Photo: Transportation Alternatives) Upcoming Daylighting Rally Demands ‘Proven Safety Solution’ A rally supporting intersection safety in New York City is coming to City Hall. Planned for Monday, April 21, at 9 a.m.,... News 04 Apr 2025 | 12:11
Council member Christopher Marte, front row center, leads supporters in a chant against artificial turf in New York City parks. Marte has introduced a bill that seeks to end the further usage of synthetic turf, referred to as the “Touch Grass” bill. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) ‘Artificial Turf Has Got to Go’ from City Parks, Say Marte and Supporters of New Rules Standing on the steps of City Hall on Feb. 27, District 1 Council member Christopher Marte, flanked by other Council members,... News 28 Feb 2025 | 04:45
The Black history event on Feb. 22 was co-hosted by Council Member Christopher Marte (far left) and Assembly Member Charles D. Fall (far right). In the middle are Senator Charles Schumer and Battery Park City Authority member Tony Kendall, an honoree. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Crowd Celebrates Black History Month at African Burial Ground National Monument More than 200 people spent a few hours at the African Burial Ground National Monument at 290 Broadway on Saturday, Feb. 22,... News 24 Feb 2025 | 06:28
Chinatown protests against congestion pricing, Dec. 17, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Chinatown Protests Congestion Pricing, Demands Gov. Hochul Cancel MTA “Cash Grab” Dozens of impassioned protestors gathered near the Manhattan Bridge on Dec. 17 to denounce Governor Kathy Hochul’s reinstatement... News 19 Dec 2024 | 01:18
Yayun Li, 68, worked 24-hour shifts as a home care aide for 18 years. “It was so hard, I don’t have the words to describe it. I didn’t eat well. I didn’t sleep well,” she said. ( By Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Home Care Aides Stage Hunger Strike, Demanding Ban on 24-Hour Shifts On March 20, 24 home care aides and labor advocates camped out in front of City Hall and launched a six-day hunger strike... Home 03 Apr 2024 | 11:48
Incumbent Democrat Christopher Marte, swept to victory in the City Council election in district 1 in lower Manhattan although his opponent Helen Qui ran the strongest race of a Republican challenger of the ten council races in the borough. Photo: Instagram/@ chrismartenyc Marte Reelected To Represent District 1 Over Rep. Helen Qiu It’s another win for Christopher Marte, who was reelected on Nov. 7 as councilmember for District One, which includes Battery... Home 10 Nov 2023 | 11:23
An aide to Councilman Christopher Marte in District 1 allegedly went on a sexist rant against a reporter, but has not been terminated from his office. Photo: District 1. Staffer Who Went On Hateful Rant Still Employed In District 1 Councilman’s Office An aide to City Councilman Christopher Marte who allegedly fired off a series of sexist rants at a reporter has not been... News 03 Mar 2023 | 11:03
Dozens of protesters turned out at 250 Broadway, where City Council offices are located. Photo: Abigail Gruskin ‘The Yuck Mobile’ A mock dining shed on wheels stalled briefly in front of City Council members’ offices downtown, at 250 Broadway, in the... News 18 Nov 2022 | 10:52
Council Member Julie Menin (right) gained unanimous and near-unanimous support for all five of her child care bills. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Five Steps Closer To Universal Child Care On Wednesday, the City Council made strides toward actualizing universal child care, by passing five bills brought forward... News 13 Oct 2022 | 04:38
On Twitter, “Trash Heaps of FiDi” (@FiDiTrash) documents Downtown’s trash pile problem. Photo from Trash Heaps of FiDi FiDi, a Haven For Pedestrians? Are sidewalks in Manhattan’s Financial District too narrow for carefree strolls (or, perhaps more commonly, hurried commutes)?... News 15 Jul 2022 | 02:41
Corinne Low is the co-founder and executive director of Open Hearts Initiative, a local volunteer organization. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Activists Back ‘Safe Havens’ For Homeless After Shootings In a flurry of snow and freezing temperatures last weekend, activists huddled together in Downtown Manhattan near the site... News 18 Mar 2022 | 11:07
Alan van Capelle (right) with EA staff and volunteers. Photo courtesy of Educational Alliance Volunteers Give Out Free Meals and Gifts at Educational Alliance’s Holiday Pantry On Wednesday, Educational Alliance brought the holiday spirit to dozens of families on Manhattan’s Lower East Side with a... News 15 Dec 2021 | 03:07
