Keith Powers says he is in the process of proposing a City Council bill that would effectively “legalize” bodega cats, which are technically barred from all food establishments under NYC’s health code. ( Photo: Keith Powers, TikTok) Keith Powers Prepares Bill to Legalize Bodega Cats You may not have known that bodegas keeping bodega cats around is against the law, but there’s a chance it might not be for... News 17 Jun 2025 | 02:24
Mayor Eric Adams visited the Staten Island Ferry on April 8 and even posed for pictures with some of the unlicensed ticket sellers. The only authorized ferry service for the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island said illegal ticket scammers have grown worse, depriving the city of $2 million to $3 million in ticket revenue annually. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) After Stabbing of Ferry Ticket Seller, Mayor Says He Plans Crackdown on Illegal Vendors It has taken the stabbing of one of the illegal ferry ticket sellers to get Mayor Eric Adams to take another look at the... News 13 Jun 2025 | 12:02
Keith Powers ( Photo: Keith Powers ) Democratic Primary Race: Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal Why are you running for Manhattan Borough President? Manhattan needs an effective champion to fight Trump... News 09 Jun 2025 | 05:48
Left: BP Mark Levine, CB1 Chair Tammy Meltzer, Council Members Keith Powers and Christopher Marte; Right: ticket vendors “guarding” the entrance to Battery Park and Castle Clinton at the Bowling Green subway stop. ( Photo: Brian Berger) City Council Members Marte & Powers Propose to Stop Tourist Ferry Ticket Scams Call it “the crackdown in Battery Park.” That’s the hope anyway, in the wake of legislation announced by Council Members... News 25 May 2025 | 08:45
A sign on the door tells the story: Beth Israel Hospital, which served the downtown community since 1889, was shut down by Mount Sinai on April 9. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Beth Israel Closes After Local Activists Lose Long Legal Fight Beth Israel Hospital has officially shuttered its doors, after Mount Sinai received a favorable appeals ruling in a protracted... Home 14 Apr 2025 | 10:51
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 candidates: Brad Hoylman-Sigal with campaign card; Keith Powers with clipboard. ( Photo: Brad Hoylman-Sigal & Keith Powers NYC Instagram) Boro Prez Race Fundraising: Strong Month for Hoylman-Sigal, Powers Still Holds Lead The race for Manhattan Borough President is in full swing. The most recently released fundraising totals show East Side City... News 23 Mar 2025 | 06:30
Keith Powers (rear), the term-limited City Council District 4 member, has not endorsed anyone in the Council race, but is instead spending time on the campaign trail with five of six of them. Here he campaigns with Ben Wetzler on the Upper East Side. ( Photo: Ben Weltzer campaign) Petitioning Underway by Six for Open East Side Council Seat The Power’s on: In 2017 Keith Powers, CD4’s current Council member, ran in a primary against a crowded field of eight candidates,... Voices 03 Mar 2025 | 04:02
A visibly angered Gov. Kathy Hochul addresses the demand by the Trump Administration to cease the New York Congestion Pricing program. ( Photo: Office of NYS Governor) Hochul Fires Back after “King” Trump Pushes to End Congestion Pricing It is all out war over congestion pricing after President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation issued an edict to... News 23 Feb 2025 | 06:56
NYS Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, who is facing off against East Side Council member Keith Powers in the Manhattan borough president’s race, has picked up some key endorsements from West Side political leaders. ( Photo: Brad Hoylman-Sigal campaign) BP Race: Hoylman-Sigal Racks Up Endorsements, Powers Rakes in Fundraising $$s With only two declared candidates in the race for Manhattan borough president, it appears to be shaping up as a classic East... News 01 Feb 2025 | 01:10
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
City Council Majority Leader Keith Powers presides over a session of the chamber on December 6. A bill he sponsored that would install citywide noise cameras–the “Stop the Noise” Act–was signed into law that day. ( Photo via New York City Council ) “Stop The Noise” Act Passes City Council; Consider Fixing Your Muffler To Avoid Fines The “Stop Spreading the Noise” Act, which will make noise cameras part of NYC’s traffic infrastructure and give a boost to... News 20 Dec 2023 | 01:48
Keith Powers, the Democratic majority leader in the City Council, has come out strongly against Mayor Eric Adams to force city retirees to give up their Medicare insurance and move to a private health care insurer’s plan. Photo: Keith Powers Powers: NYC Retirees Should Keep Healthcare They Were Promised In the past year, the city’s 250,000 retired municipal employees have understandably struggled with the city’s announcement... News 27 Oct 2023 | 03:16
Eric Adams speaking at an August 17 press conference on his tripartite plan to convert a wide swath of unused office space into affordable housing. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is to his left. ( Photo via NYC Mayor’s Office) Mayors Adams Proposes New Plans to Turn Vacant Midtown Offices Into Apartments As a grim housing shortage plaguing New York has shown no signs of abatement, Mayor Eric Adams held a Tuesday, August 17... News 20 Aug 2023 | 10:59
