A protest downtown in Foley Square on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court majority opinion draft on the future of Roe v. Wade was leaked. Photo: Abigail Gruskin A Day Of Protest When a procession of larger-than-life cutouts of six Supreme Court justices’ faces bobbed over a crowd of thousands in Foley... News 05 May 2022 | 01:42
John Bartos (left) with Analog 5 at Connolly’s in The Klub 45 Room. Photo courtesy of John Bartos A New Award for an UES High School Senior WANTED: UES high school students to apply for Award for Public Service – To honor the memory of Barbara Chocky, a trailblazer... Voices 24 Apr 2022 | 04:01
Brewer partnered with Beta NYC to create an updated map of micro-fulfillment centers in March. Photo courtesy of Council Member Gale Brewer’s office Brewer Illuminates ‘Dark Stores’ With New Stats Gale Brewer, council member to the Upper West Side, has made it her mission to investigate what she and others have portrayed... News 20 Apr 2022 | 12:39
Mayor Eric Adams announced his FY 2023 preliminary budget in mid-February. Photo via the Mayor’s Office YouTube ‘Homelessness Solutions,’ Mental Health Care in Council Budget Process Budgeting the city’s spending is no small task — and it’s not one left solely to the mayor’s discretion, either. That’s why,... News 07 Apr 2022 | 02:56
Assembly Member Dick Gottfried (second from left), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (center), State Senator Cordell Cleare (second from right) and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (right) posed for a photo with supporters. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Maloney Rallies Support on the UWS for Re-Election At the steps of the American Museum of Natural History on Sunday, incumbent Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney received backing... News 20 Mar 2022 | 04:48
Andrew Blacks (far right) and Cole Anthony of the Orlando Magic (back row, second from left) at Positive Influence Basketball. Photo courtesy of Andrew Blacks Andrew Blacks and Positive Influence Basketball Know How to Build Bridges Andrew Blacks is one persistent, determined person. We are in the middle of winter but planning is well underway for the... News 28 Feb 2022 | 12:31
A map from December 2021, released by the office of then-Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer in partnership with BetaNYC, shows delivery service company locations in Manhattan. Photo: Gale Brewer’s Office How Fast Do You Need Your Groceries? Just the other week, Council Member Gale Brewer stepped foot inside an Upper West Side outpost of Gopuff, a company from... News 26 Feb 2022 | 10:16
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney. Photo courtesy of Maloney’s campaign West Side Endorsements for Maloney Under pressure from her political left and from across the Queens side of the East River, Representative Carolyn Maloney... News 15 Dec 2021 | 09:50
Left to right, front row: Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer; Janno Lieber, acting chair of the MTA; Rep. Carolyn Maloney; and Governor Kathy Hochul during tour of the Second Avenue tunnel on Nov. 23, 2021. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of the Governor ( Kevin P. Coughlin / Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of th) A Tunnel Tour With Hochul Congress and President Biden have signed off on spending a trillion dollars on construction and reconstruction of, as they... News 26 Nov 2021 | 05:31
Photo courtesy of Council Member Ben Kallos Kallos: ‘This Wasn’t Really About Blood’ Ben Kallos still wants to talk to the New York Blood Center. “I am still reaching out to them asking them to come to the table,”... News 18 Nov 2021 | 06:57
Street-level rendering of revised Blood Center, courtesy of Ennead. Blood Center: The Political Tide Turns The New York Blood Center lopped 116 feet off the new tower it is proposing to build on the East Side and that turned the... News 12 Nov 2021 | 11:49
Breaking ground for improvements in John Jay Park on Nov. 3. Photo: Ben Kallos, NYC Council Member, on Twitter A Season of Civic Action Shopping for charity - Pre-holiday’s a good time to scope out the various charity shops for gifts. And this week it’s Fashion... Voices 07 Nov 2021 | 03:20
Governor Kathy Hochul unveils commuter-first vision for Penn Station and surrounding neighborhood on Nov. 3, 2021. Photo: Don Pollard / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul ( Don Pollard) Hochul: ‘It’s Time for a New Penn Station’ Governor Kathy Hochul didn’t so much scale down Andrew Cuomo’s plan for redeveloping Penn Station and its neighborhood as... News 07 Nov 2021 | 12:29
Professor Malcolm Bowman (left), NY NJ Storm Surge Working Group chair, introduces Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. Photo: Victoria Bonilla Baez A Superstorm Sandy Boat Tour On October 28, the New York New Jersey Storm Surge Working Group (SSWG) hosted the Superstorm Sandy Ninth Anniversary Coastal... News 29 Oct 2021 | 12:42
From left to right: Rebecca Seawright, Gale Brewer and Barbara Chocky. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Seawright The Conscience of a Community Leading lady leaves the stage - Since the early days of Our Town, Barbara Chocky has been an active and vital part of the... Voices 24 Oct 2021 | 10:01
