If the new legislation is approved, scenes like the above with police enforcing a new pedestrian pricing toll, could be commonplace. ( Photo: Courtesy Council Member Eric Bottcher) Council Member Calls for “Pedestrian Pricing” in Manhattan below 60th St City Council member Eric Bottcher on April 1 sent out a release calling for a “pedestrian pricing” toll to be introduced... News 08 Apr 2025 | 07:45
Signs highlighting the new congestion pricing zone. ( Photo: Alamy) Hochul Ignored Plea from 4 Council Members for Relief from Congest Toll for Residents Living Below 60th St. Dear Governor Hochul and Commissioner Dominguez: We write to you as New York City Council Members representing the Central... Voices 06 Jan 2025 | 06:42
A rendering of the atrium that would be the centerpiece of a $10 billion Port Authority Bus Terminal overhaul. The NY City Council unanimously approved the project on Nov. 21. ( Photo: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey) Port Authority Bus Terminal Overhaul Gets Council OK, Still Needs $1B Federal Loan The New York City Council unanimously gave the go-ahead for a $10 billion overhaul of the Port Authority Bus Terminal on... News 26 Nov 2024 | 05:58
Eric Bottcher addresses reporters on Nov. 18 after a scaffolding collapse in on W. 29th St. injured three people. He was not aware at that time that a knife wielding maniac had already started a deadly spree that morning in Chelsea which would eventually claim three lives across Manhattan. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Bottcher Thanks NYPD, Says Knife Attack Shows Failures of Justice, Mental Health Systems Friends, I am heartbroken and outraged by the senseless violence that transpired in our city yesterday. The tragic loss of... Voices 19 Nov 2024 | 03:59
City Councilmember Erik Bottcher speaking at a press conference on a new bill that will further regulate newsracks. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) NY City Council Passes Bill To Further Regulate Newsracks The New York City Council has passed a bill that will update the regulation of newsracks. Known as Intro. 663, it will reportedly... News 15 Nov 2024 | 04:29
One Track Mind: an addict gets his fix on 35th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues; the Midtown South precinct house sits mid-block. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Bottcher’s Open Letter to Mayor Adams on West Side Humanitarian Crisis: Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Abuse, More Dear Mayor Adams, I am writing to urgently seek your assistance once more in addressing the humanitarian crisis unfolding... Voices 05 Aug 2024 | 02:39
Councilman Bottcher (Right) joins with area activists to put the final efforts into officially planting the 500th street tree in District 3 as he kicks off a new Tree Fund in partnership with the NY Horticulture Society. He’s helping to jump start the tree fund with another $800,000 in city council funds. Photo: Wyatt Obering A Tree Grows in Chelsea: Bottcher adds $800,000 to New Fund, Plants 500th ‘Street Tree’ City Council member Erik Bottcher said he has started a Tree Fund with the Horticulture Society of New York and allocated... News 12 Jul 2024 | 07:45
Fulton and Chelsea Elliot Houses on 413 W. 17th Street between Ninth and Tenth Ave. were the subject of a public forum on Feb. 1 on the city’s plan to tear the buildings down and replace them with new buildings for over $1 billion. Photo Credit: Flickr. Chelsea Residents Voice Concerns at Public Forum on $1.5B NYCHA Tear Down Some residents are not sold on the $1.5 billion plan unveiled by the city to tear down and rebuild the Fulton and Elliot... News 05 Feb 2024 | 05:45
Two dogs playing at the temporary dog run in Penn South Playground as a third sits close by. Photo: Gaby Messino The Dog Days are Not Over In all five boroughs of New York there are roughly 500,000 registered dogs and only 84 dog runs; a little less than half... News 23 Sep 2022 | 02:42
The new Tin Pan Alley Sign on 28th Street and Broadway. Photo: Kay Bontempo Tin Pan Alley Recognized With Official Street Sign New Yorkers gathered on a recent Saturday at the corner of Broadway and West 28th Street to place a sign officially commemorating... News 13 Apr 2022 | 01:02
Road War: NYPD Now Handing Out Criminal Summonses to Bikers for Traffic Violations