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
Erik Bottcher, pictured after voting on Nov. 4, 2025. He is now running for the different role of U.S. Congressman, which would put his own Council seat up for grabs. ( Photo: Erik Bottcher Instagram) Erik Bottcher Announces Run For Manhattan Congress Seat It’s official: District 3 City Council Member Erik Bottcher, a member of the Democratic Party, wants to represent Manhattan... News 17 Nov 2025 | 04:31
Erik Bottcher has soared to re-election in District 3, where he has represented Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen since 2021. He has also filed groundwork plans for a Congressional bid. ( Photo: Erik Bottcher ) Erik Bottcher Soars to Re-Election in District 3 City Council member Erik Bottcher waltzed to re-election in District 3, which spans Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen, on Nov. 4.... News 06 Nov 2025 | 01:13
Dominick Romeo, dubbed the “Activist Superintendent” for representing his fellow supers in fights with City Hall, is mounting an independent bid for City Council against incumbent Erik Bottcher. ( Photo: Dominick Romeo ) CD3 Race Pits Erik Bottcher (D) Against Indie Dominick Romeo With early voting set to begin on Oct. 25, and Election Day on Nov. 4, the race for the Chelsea’s City Council District 3... News 23 Oct 2025 | 12:53
Left: Entrance to 142 W. 34th St., Moka & Co. Right: Nicholas Fuelling, wanted for apartment rent deposit scam. ( Photo: discoverwithme12 TikTok; NYPD) Coffee Shop Slasher Indicted; Hell’s Kitchen Apartment Scammer Wanted! The revolving door of justice and social services in lieu of prison time goes round and round—sometimes it works, and sometimes... News 15 Sep 2025 | 06:26
The Transport Workers Union, which represents carriage-horse drivers, has put City Council Member Erik Bottcher in its crosshairs because of his campaign to ban the carriages. One weapon: this newspaper ad showing a faked image implying that the council member values horses more than the homeless. ( Photo: NY Post Ad by Transport Workers) Union Targets Council Member, and His Battle Against Carriage Horses, Using Faked Ad Images The image is jarring: a smiling member of the City Council, Erik Bottcher, who represents Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and a... News 20 Aug 2025 | 06:49
Artist rendering of the areas targeted by the sweeping new rezoning proposal passed unanimously by the City Council on Aug. 14. It aims to build 9,500 housing units in parts of the city that are largely zoned for commercial use currently and establish a 34th Street busway. ( Photo: NYC Planning Commission) Midtown South Rezoning Master Plan Clears City Council The Midtown South Rezoning bill unanimously passed the City Council on Aug. 14, clearing the way for the largest housing... News 15 Aug 2025 | 08:02
The base of the biggest tree at 838 Greenwich St. sits below the scaffolding, but an online poster fears the scaffolding is slowing killing the tree because the structure blocks adequate water and sunlight. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) Activist Claims Scaffolding Slowly Killing Trees in Village On Greenwich Street, a lone street tree is receiving the silent treatment, starved of sun and rain due to scaffolding surrounding... News 23 Jul 2025 | 04:14
City Council Member Erik Bottcher at a July 8 ribbon-cutting for five new trees planted in front of a ConEd substation, located near the 18th Street subway station on Seventh Avenue. ( Photo: Jack Ahern) Bottcher Celebrates New Trees, Beautifying a Barren Stretch Outside ConEd Substation City Council Member Erik Bottcher has continued his mission of bringing as many new trees as possible to his Chelsea district,... News 21 Jul 2025 | 01:07
Left: Broadway at Cedar Street looking toward Red Cube; Right: Busted in Washington Square. ( Photos: Brian Berger, NYPD) E-Biker Attacks DOT Worker; Drug Bust in Washington Sq. Park In a shocking clash of common interests, an employee of the very e-bike friendly NYC Department of Transportation was slashed... News 21 Jul 2025 | 08:10
Erik Bottcher speaking at the Edie Windsor SAGE Senior Center. ( Photo: Erik Bottcher (X)) Bottcher Coasts to Another Landslide Victory in CD 3 Primary Incumbent City Council member Erik Bottcher cruised to a landslide victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for District 3,... News 27 Jun 2025 | 03:29
Hudson Guild executive director Ken Jockers is working with City Council Member Erik Bottcher to encourage the tech and healthcare giants in Manhattan’s West Side neighborhoods to hire locally. ( Photo: Courtesy Council Member Erik Bottcher’s office) Jobs Program in Chelsea Hopes to Triple Number of People It Helps over Next 2 Yrs Chelsea and Greenwich Village, with their super-expensive apartments, booming office developments, and glittering High Line,... News 23 Jun 2025 | 02:17
Dem Primary Coverage: City Council District 3 City Council District 3 in Manhattan covers Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and the Garment District, as well as parts of the West... News 04 Jun 2025 | 06:03
A pollutant-absorbing mural called “Botanical Pulse” now graces a building abutting Hell’s Kitchen Park. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Massive Pollution-Absorbing Mural Comes to Hell’s Kitchen Park An enormous mural depicting blooming plant life now graces Hell’s Kitchen Park, located between W. 47th & 48th Sts. on 10th... News 03 Jun 2025 | 05:30
Related says it will no longer pursue its bid to obtain a casino license to build a gambling mecca at Hudson Yards with Wynn Resorts. Related plans to focus on housing and a possible a hotel on the large undeveloped parcel. City Council Member Erik Bottcher came out against the casino plan on May 19. ( Photo: Related Companies) Related and Wynn Drop Bid for Hudson Yards Casino After Bottcher Says He Is Not on Board It’s snake eyes for Related Companies and Wynn Resorts. Shortly after City Council Member Erik Bottcher said he could not... News 19 May 2025 | 05:38
