At a March 10 rally calling for the federal ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, Council Member Virginia Maloney (left) was joined by former U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (center) and UWS Council Member Gale Brewer (right). ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Virginia Maloney & Other City Council Pols Rally for ERA Ratification A slew of City Council Members, led by Virginia Maloney of District 4 on the East Side, rallied on March 10 for the long-deferred... News 12 Mar 2026 | 08:10
The NY City Council is considering a bill that would raise the city’s minimum wage to $30, up from $17, by 2030. A March 10 rally in support the bill was attended by City Council member Harvey Epstein (above). ( Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council Media Unit) City Council Considers Boosting Minimum Wage to $30 by 2030 A bill has been introduced in the City Council that would raise the minimum wage in New York City to $30 an hour by 2030,... News 12 Mar 2026 | 08:09
Israel Day Parade 2025, Letitia James at podium; Phylisa Wisdom inset. ( Photo: Brian Berger, Phylisa Wisdom X) Mamdani Appoints Phylisa Wisdom to Run Office to Combat Antisemitism New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has picked Phylisa Wisdom, the executive director of the progressive New York Jewish Agenda,... News 10 Feb 2026 | 02:15
Mark Levine joined in the public swearing-in ceremonies on Jan. 1 at City Hall as he assumed his new citywide post as comptroller after four years as Manhattan borough president. ( Photo: Office of NYC Comptroller/Flickr) New Comptroller Levine Looks Back on 4 Years as Boro Prez Friend — Exactly four years ago I walked into the David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building for the first time as Manhattan... Voices 02 Jan 2026 | 05:31
Dallas Penn on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn Museum over his right shoulder. ( Photo: Dallas Penn Forever Instagram) The Dallas Penn Day Proclamation: Mayor Adams Really Did This One of the common refrains from Mayor Eric Adams’s scandal-plagued term of office is that the press didn’t give him credit... News 26 Dec 2025 | 09:37
Mayor Adams and the Gotham FC championship dais at City Hall, Nov. 24, 2024. ( Photo: Ed Reed / Mayoral Photography Office) Gotham FC Women’s Soccer Team Wins Championship, Gets Parade But Little Notice The mighty players, manager, coaches and other members of the Gotham FC took City Hall and its surrounding streets on Monday... News 26 Nov 2025 | 06:52
City Council member Carmen De La Rosa at the podium, News Guild president Susan DeCarava in colorful scarf left. ( Photo: Brian Berger) City Council Passes Resolution Backing Daily News Union For the third time in four months, the Daily News Union and their feisty allies held a public rally standing up for the value... News 31 Oct 2025 | 02:12
Left: Daily News reporter Kerry Burke. Right: NewsGuild President Susan DeCarava. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Daily News Union Rallies for Contract, Decries Hedge Fund Ownership Dozens of Daily News workers–there aren’t many more than that– and more than 100 friends and allies, including a clutch of... News 21 Jul 2025 | 01:32
Chris Sommerfeldt, the senior City Hall reporter for the Daily News, has been banned from future weekly press briefings by Mayor Eric Adams. ( Photo: LinkedIn) Daily News Says Adams Move to Bar City Hall Reporter from Briefings is ‘Unconstitutional’ In a testy exchange at Mayor Eric Adams’s weekly off-topic press briefing on June 17, Hizzoner said he was banning Daily... News 21 Jun 2025 | 10:28
Young attendee wears the craft project she created at the Museum Mile Festival on Fifth Avenue. ( Photo: Christine Butler for MCNY) Fifth Avenue Transformed into a Cultural Playground for Museum Mile Festival Fifth Avenue shut down to cars but came alive with art, music, and crowds on the evening of June 10 as the 47th annual Museum... City Arts 16 Jun 2025 | 04:46
Hundreds of bike protestors started a rally at Union Square on May 30 to protest the NYPD’s recent criminalization drive against bikers. ( Photo: Christian Spencer) Cyclists Protest NYPD Criminalization Push Against Bikers for Traffic Infractions Cyclists Demand ‘Hands Off Our Bikes!’ as They Flood Manhattan Streets Protesting NYPD Crackdown on Undocumented Delivery... News 03 Jun 2025 | 06:49
Mayor Eric Adams (center) is joined by Rev. Al Sharpton (left), first deputy mayor Fabien Levy (second from right) , and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch (far right) at a press conference May 22 announcing measures the city is taking to protect Jewish institutions here following the killing of two Israeli embassy workers in DC on May 21. ( Photo: YouTube/Mayor’s Photography Office) NYPD Beefs Up Security at Jewish Sites Following Attack in DC That Left Two Dead The NYPD said it will step up patrols around Jewish houses of worship, yeshivas and museums, and Israeli government offices... News 23 May 2025 | 04:28
Businesses and City Council Members alike railed against the rollout of the new dining shed program under the city’s DOT, arguing that it is far too onerous for applicants and has atrophied outdoor dining. ( Photo: NYC DOT ) City Council Holds Hearing on ‘Disastrous’ Dining Shed Rollout The City Council convened an impassioned hearing on the state of NYC’s revamped dining shed program on April 22, which attracted... News 26 Apr 2025 | 07:13
Local advocates rallied at City Hall on April 8 to demand greater transparency around arts education funding. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Advocates Urge City to Spend More on Arts Ed. for Public Schools, as Cuts Loom Local arts advocates hosted educators and students at an April 8 rally on the steps of Manhattan’s City Hall, in order to... Home 18 Apr 2025 | 07:32
Inside the Hall of Records... History! ( Photos: Brian Berger) New Visions of Old New York Exhibit Brings Thrill of History to Hall of Records Building There’s a new history exhibit in town! It’s called “New Visions of Old New York” and it’s not in a museum but rather one of... News 17 Apr 2025 | 01:37
