St. Catherine’s Park will receive $3.6 million to improve infrastructure, particularly the construction of a multi-use pickleball court. ( Photo: NYC Parks Department) City Council Allots Over $25M to Improve 29 UES Projects from Parks to Museums Over $25 million worth of city funding will go to improvements and programming on the Upper East Side, announced Council... News 03 Jul 2024 | 04:01
Left to Right: Council Members Gale Brewer, Justin Brannan, Carlina Rivera, Crystal Hudson at podium. ( Brian Berger) Brewer, Rivera Renew Fight for Library Funding at Sweaty Brooklyn Protest Scores of pro-library advocates including nine New York City Council Members braved the scorching heat and humidity late... News 25 Jun 2024 | 09:20
Yayun Li, 68, worked 24-hour shifts as a home care aide for 18 years. “It was so hard, I don’t have the words to describe it. I didn’t eat well. I didn’t sleep well,” she said. ( By Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Home Care Aides Stage Hunger Strike, Demanding Ban on 24-Hour Shifts On March 20, 24 home care aides and labor advocates camped out in front of City Hall and launched a six-day hunger strike... News 03 Apr 2024 | 11:48
The re-elected leaders of the Manhattan delegation of the City Council are Erik Botcher whose district is mainly in Chelsea and Christopher Marte from downtown. Photo: Office of Erik Botcher Botcher and Marte Elected Co-Chairs of Manhattan Delegation, What’s Next for Powers? The ten-member Manhattan delegation of the City Council re-elected Erik Bothcher and Chris Marte to be the co-chairs of the... News 13 Jan 2024 | 11:04
Renewal of a permit to allow Madison Square Garden to sit atop Penn Station for only five more years–expected to be officially approved by the City Council Sept. 14–will set off a new scramble by all stakeholders to fit a new plan into the compressed time frame. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Loose Ends: When the Full Council Finally OKs 5-yr Permit for MSG, What’s Next? The City Council is resetting the clock on the interlinked futures of Madison Square Garden and Penn Station. But virtually... News 10 Sep 2023 | 05:31
Tall, well-lit construction sheds may become the norm for the city’s 9,000 scaffolding installations if new regulations proposed by City Council majority leader Keith Powers and council member Erik Bottcher, Shaun Abreu, and Chris Marte become law. Manhattan, with 4,000 of the sheds, has more than any other borough. Photo: Ralph Spielman Reach for the Sky: New Scaffold Bills Call for 50% Boost in Height and New LED Lighting New bills to overhaul scaffolds that now cover 280 miles of sidewalks in New York City would force builders to make them... News 19 Mar 2023 | 10:51
Firefighters use a daring rope roof rescue to save two people from a 20th floor high rise on East 67th St. on November 5, 2022, after a four-alarm fire started by a lithium ion battery blocked rescuers from reaching trapped civilains from inside. Photo: FDNY. City Council Passes Bills Regulating E-Bike Batteries The City Council passed a bill regulating the lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and scooters, in an action aimed at stopping... News 06 Mar 2023 | 12:32
Council Member Keith Powers referenced his father’s own experience running a small business in an acknowledgement of “how hard mom-and-pop stores work to keep their doors open.” Photo by Stephen Yang / NYPost, courtesy of Keith Powers’ office Council Member Keith Powers Backs Small Biz Break Small businesses were hurting badly during the pandemic — and the way Council Member Keith Powers sees it, they ought to... News 27 Jan 2023 | 07:26
Dozens of protesters turned out at 250 Broadway, where City Council offices are located. Photo: Abigail Gruskin ‘The Yuck Mobile’ A mock dining shed on wheels stalled briefly in front of City Council members’ offices downtown, at 250 Broadway, in the... News 18 Nov 2022 | 10:52
Council Member Julie Menin (right) gained unanimous and near-unanimous support for all five of her child care bills. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Five Steps Closer To Universal Child Care On Wednesday, the City Council made strides toward actualizing universal child care, by passing five bills brought forward... News 13 Oct 2022 | 04:38
A proposed map of newly drawn City Council districts was released on July 15. Map screenshot from the NYC Districting Commission ‘Preliminary’ City Council Redistricting Is Just That, Council Members Say City Council districts are the latest to get a major overhaul as part of a redistricting process on the heels of the latest... News 22 Jul 2022 | 02:20
New Council Member Erik Bottcher’s Instagram page features screenshots of news stories covering his political endeavors — but also videos of dance routines and self-recorded footage of Bottcher with a friend’s pet. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Erik Bottcher Aims to Address Mental Health Citywide New Council Member Erik Bottcher’s Instagram page appears, as of late, to be filled mostly with screenshots of news stories... News 26 Jan 2022 | 06:15
Rebecca Lamorte is a candidate for City Council in District 5. Photo: Jeff Rae Fighting for an Accessible City On Dec. 7, 2013, Rebecca Lamorte was standing on the uptown 6 train, reading Roald Dahl. At the time, Lamorte, then 22, was... News 06 Dec 2020 | 09:23
City Council candidate Seth Rosen has lived on the Upper West Side for 20 years. ( Photo: Courtesy of Seth 2021) An LGBTQ Voice for the UWS? He’s never run for public office or served as an elected official, yet Seth Rosen, a 20-year resident of the UWS, is hoping... News 28 Feb 2020 | 03:20
Sara Lind, co-secretary of Community Board 7, is also a board member of her local Democratic club. ( Photo: Tall Paul Olkowski. Courtesy of Friends of Sara Lind) Politics is Women's Work Though she has only lived in New York City for six years, Sara Lind has immersed herself in her Upper West Side community... News 24 Feb 2020 | 10:47
