The Greys at an event at Fraunces Tavern—a venue where they were welcomed— March 2023. ( Photo: Knickerbocker Greys Instagram) Knickerbocker Greys Victorious! Hochul Signs Bill to Keep Cadet Corps at Park Ave. Armory Don’t say there are no happy endings in Albany. Occasionally there are and the conclusion of the 2024 legislative year brought... News 27 Dec 2024 | 02:44
There is no “wrong way” for e-bikes, apparently. 9th Avenue and W. 45th St, June 19, 2024. No the small red “Wrong Way” traffic sign, which seems to be of no concern to the two bikers heading north on the south bound bike lane. ( Brian Berger) Brewer Backs E-bike Registration–Prefers Hoylman-Sigal State Plan to City Council Proposal If it’s a day of the week ending in “-day,” there’s someone—usually many someones— angrily decrying about the dangers of... News 27 Dec 2024 | 12:31
Governor Kathy Hochul with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (right) on the Upper East Side on Election Day. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Manhattan’s Blue Tsunami Early in the morning on Election Day, Governor Kathy Hochul addressed what was shaping up to be a competitive race between... News 10 Nov 2022 | 04:17
CB8 members met over Zoom on Tuesday to discuss abortion rights. Photo: Abigail Gruskin A ‘Recipe’ For Defending Abortion Rights Marlene Fried, a reproductive rights champion and scholar, has a “recipe for activist fuel” in the battle to defend abortion... News 22 Sep 2022 | 04:22
Governor Kathy Hochul of New York at Moynihan Train Hall on Thursday, Jun. 9, 2022 to announce the solicitation of proposals to renovate Penn Station. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA ( Marc A. Hermann / Metropolitan Transportation Auth) A ‘Yes, But...’ Vote on Penn Station There are days when the actions of government seem to mean the opposite of what they say. Take the “yes” vote Wednesday on... News 28 Jul 2022 | 05:48
Madison Square Garden. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via Flickr Relocating Madison Square Garden? The Manhattan Borough President and key Manhattan legislators have coalesced around a call to relocate Madison Square Garden... News 17 Jul 2022 | 01:59
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright at Gov. Kathy Hochul’s bill signing event for the first step in a constitutional amendment. Photo courtesy of the Office of Rebecca Seawright Fighting Against a ‘Supreme Setback’ Stunned, devastated, fearful, and outraged were just some of the reactions shared with me on that Friday in June when the... Voices 13 Jul 2022 | 03:41
Sign at a May protest in Foley Square after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade. Photo: Abigail Gruskin New York Politicians on the End of Roe v. Wade Americans across the country now face a very different world, following a Supreme Court decision on Friday morning that ends... News 24 Jun 2022 | 05:15
Screenshot of a Virtual Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors on March 28 hosted by State Senator Liz Krueger (upper right). Photo courtesy of Sen. Krueger’s Office ‘Reframing Aging’: Building an Age Friendly City The 2022 series of Sen. Krueger’s Virtual Roundtable for Boomers and Seniors is titled “Aging in Place: Living Well in the... News 13 May 2022 | 12:07
Mayor Eric Adams makes a pandemic-related announcement in Times Square on Friday, March 4, 2022. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office ‘It’s Time to Open Our City’ For a moment in his State of the Union Address, Joe Biden seemed to be speaking directly to Manhattan. “It’s time for Americans... News 05 Mar 2022 | 01:22
At sunrise commemoration on Saturday, the presentation of the colors, presented by David Menegon and the Knickerbocker Greys. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Bringing New Yorkers Together on 9/11 Under a clear blue sky reminiscent of the morning on the same date 20 years ago, Upper East Side residents gathered together... News 13 Sep 2021 | 11:30
NYS’s former Attorney General Robert Abrams writes of his Bronx childhood and rise in Democratic Party politics. Photo via Amazon.com Adams on Broadway Adams at the Actors Temple - With Bway coming back, our sure-to-be mayor Eric Adams made an appearance on Sunday evening... Voices 19 Jul 2021 | 07:34
New York Blood Center tower protest, Sunday, May 23, 2021, on the Upper East Side. Photo: Diane Bondareff ‘Stop the Tower’ Community Board 8 took action on Tuesday, May 25 against the New York Blood Center’s divisive plan to build a 334-foot life... News 28 May 2021 | 10:29
Screenshot of the roundtable discussion with (clockwise from top left) State Senator Liz Krueger, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and psychologist Jeannie Blaustein. Talking About Death to Help Make the Most of Life Rather than shying away from difficult conversations about death and loss, State Senator Liz Krueger, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl... News 23 Apr 2021 | 03:56
State Senator Liz Krueger (center). Photo courtesy of Office of State Senator Liz Krueger Decriminalizing Sex Work Sex workers experience high levels of violence, often aren’t protected by rape shield laws, and law enforcement and judges... News 01 Feb 2021 | 04:08
