Rep. Jerrold Nadler and Rep. Carolyn Maloney: Photos: Emily Higginbotham (Nadler), Office of Rep. Carolyn Maloney When East Meets West New world order – She’s been presiding in the district for 30 years. And he wants to kick her out. Astounding? Well he now... Voices 23 May 2022 | 10:20
New congressional districts now split Manhattan north-south, as opposed to east-west. Photo from davesredistricting.org New Congressional Districts Pit Nadler Against Maloney Congressional races in the city shifted course drastically this week, after the release of new, contentious — and now final... News 23 May 2022 | 09:43
Governor Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing in New York City on February 9, 2022. Photo: Don Pollard / Office of the Governor Ending Mask Mandates Governor Kathy Hochul made it clear she was following more than just the science. “Everybody I could think of received a phone... News 13 Feb 2022 | 10:42
Mayor Eric Adams provides an update on the fatal attack of an Asian woman in Times Square, NQR subway station on Saturday, January 15, 2022. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Woman Killed in Subway Shove at Times Square A woman was pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station Saturday, police said, a little more... News 17 Jan 2022 | 09:30
Former Mayor Bill de Blasio in early December. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office De Blasio’s Vaccine Mandate Leaves Some Part-Time Workers and Small Business Owners Confused By now, most New Yorkers are aware of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s employer vaccine mandate, which required that by December... News 07 Jan 2022 | 03:23
The September 11 Commemoration Ceremony in 2020. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. The Forever Epicenter History constantly recalibrates our threshold of the unfathomable. What we thought was unbearable turns out to have been... Home 08 Sep 2021 | 01:45
Manhattan Borough President at a recent hearing. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Brewer holds SoHo/NoHo hearing After a four hour plus meeting where residents expressed their discontent with the proposed upzoning of SoHo/NoHo, the project... News 30 Aug 2021 | 12:19
Eric Adams with supporters. Photo via Eric Adams on Twitter Adams Prevails in Primary After a long and tedious election process, it was made clear Tuesday night that Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has... News 07 Jul 2021 | 04:40
Maya Wiley. Photo courtesy of Wiley’s campaign. Wiley’s New Deal If ultimately victorious, February might be viewed as a turning point for Maya Wiley’s mayoral campaign. On Feb. 16, Wiley... News 28 Feb 2021 | 10:07
Asphalt Green. Photo: Charles Smith Seawright to City: Reopen Indoor Pools As New York State and City continue in the slow-going process of reopening its economies, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright... News 24 Aug 2020 | 09:06
A flyer advertising a Facebook group focused on “neighborhood safety” on the UWS hangs in a bus shelter on Broadway. Photo by Mike Oreskes. Residents Threaten Suit over Homeless, Crime There is a rooftop deck at the Lucerne hotel, with air and sun and sprawling views of the Upper West Side. But the current... Home 23 Aug 2020 | 01:38
Central Park. Photo by Rachel Kramer via Flickr. How to Bring New York City Back “Fall down seven times. Get up eight times.” ––Japanese Proverb New York City is dying – or, at least, so I’ve read in the... Voices 19 Aug 2020 | 11:27
Paint splattered on the office windows of Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright. Photo courtesy of Seawright’s office. ‘We Will Not be Intimidated’: Seawright on Anti-Semitic Graffiti Two separate incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti were reported on the Upper East Side this week, one of which targeted Assembly... Home 15 Aug 2020 | 09:21
Gov. Andrew Cuomo meets with military officials at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, where a temporary FEMA hospital is being set up. ( Photo: Don Pollard- Office of Gov. Anrew M. Cuomo via Flickr) Our New Reality Not long ago, New York as it is now would have been unimaginable: Times Square without tourists. Empty streets and subway... News 24 Mar 2020 | 11:01
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday, March 16, 2020, when he announced a series of steps to reduce the curve of coronavirus infections, including a partnership with New Jersey and Connecticut. ( Photo: Darren McGee- Office of Governor via Flickr ) Managing the Unknown At a press conference Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo likened our world to a snow globe. Like a child, the coronavirus pandemic... News 19 Mar 2020 | 01:55
