City Councilmember Gale Brewer condemned the attacks at a gathering outside The Jewish Center on July 24. ( Photo: Geraldo Romo, City Council) UWS Stabbing Attacker Charged With Attempted Murder as Hate Crime The attacker who stabbed two men on Upper West Side sidewalks on July 23 was charged with two counts of attempted murder... 26 Jul 2026 | 04:51
Micah Lasher, an Assembly member who represents the Upper West Side, won the Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District. ( Photo: Sarah Gassel) Micah Lasher Clinches NY-12 Dem Nomination in Crowded Race The tight Democratic primary race for New York’s 12th Congressional District came to a decisive end on June 23, as establishment-backed... Home 24 Jun 2026 | 07:32
NY-12’s frontrunners, Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, are from the West Side and East Side respectively. But, they’ve both been making it a point to campaign on their rivals home turf in recent weeks. ( Photo: Composite image/campaign photos) Will NY-12’s Democratic Primary Be Another Battle of the East vs. the West? As the candidates for New York’s 12th Congressional District’s Democratic primary make their final pushes, they are showing... News 15 Jun 2026 | 11:28
Down to the Wire: NY-12 Candidates Participate in Contentious Debate Early voting began June 13 and candidates in one of the most expensive Congressional races in the country in NY’s 12th Congressional... News 11 Jun 2026 | 11:27
City Council Member Erik Bottcher is now running for Congress, vying to replace the retiring Jerrold Nadler. ( Photo: Erik Bottcher, ) Congressional Candidate Erik Bottcher Wants Your Vote, Again City Council Member Erik Bottcher, who just won a re-election bid for his Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen district by commanding... News 21 Nov 2025 | 06:04
Jack Schlossberg (center) turned up at the influential Lexington Democratic fall social and is said to be considering a run for Jerry Nadler’s Congressional seat next year. He has not held elected office but has been around politics his whole life. Here, he watches his mom, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, being sworn in as ambassador to Australia in 2022. ( Photo: U.S. Embassy Australia) JFK Grandson Toying with Run for Nadler Seat Next Year Along with Bores, Lasher, and Bottcher November 2025 election’s in a few weeks. Then the 2026 primaries are not far behind. So, Sojourn Social, the popular UES restaurant,... News 12 Oct 2025 | 12:58
The Wegmans supermarket chain, which opened its first NYC store on Astor Place (above) in 2023, will be getting some new sister operations: the Next Door sushi restaurant and an UWS location later this year. ( Photo: courtesy of Wegmans) Wegmans Gets an UWS Sibling; Menin Gets a UES Competitor A complete unknown Hard to imagine that there would be any real surprises coming out of the local City Council District 4... Voices 27 Apr 2025 | 07:34
