The children of Ronnie Eldridge, son Daniel and daughters Lucy and Emily, recall their mother at a memorial service March 11 at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, Alder Hall. Their mother, a UWS power broker and former city council member passed at the age of 95 on March 4.
The children of Ronnie Eldridge, son Daniel and daughters Lucy and Emily, recall their mother at a memorial service March 11 at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, Alder Hall. Their mother, a UWS power broker and former city council member passed at the age of 95 on March 4. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly)

Her days as an Upper West Side force to be reckoned with stretch back to the 1960s of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and John Lindsay. Friends and family remembered her at a moving memorial service on March 11.

Remembering Ronnie Eldridge: UWS Power Broker, Politician, Mom
16 Mar 2026 | 06:03
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“Even her enemies liked her.” That’s how Gordon Davis, who worked alongside Ronnie Eldridge in the office of Mayor John Lindsay remembered the lifelong Manhattanite, politician, power broker, mom and mensch in a tribute beamed into a filled-to-capacity Alder Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture...

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