Council Member Ben Kallos told Our Town that he prefers people stay home and quarantine, but if they must go out, outdoor cafes are a viable option. ( Photo courtesy of Council Member Ben Kallos) Outdoor Cafes for Social Distancing After numerous people on the Upper East Side disobeyed social distancing last weekend and converged in front of bars, elected... News 22 May 2020 | 10:31
Back to Work They Go A slew of Manhattan politicians had to cut their victory lap short last week when their proclaimed triumph over the 200 Amsterdam... News 09 Mar 2020 | 01:29
Olive Freud (left), president of the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development, with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer at Monday's press conference. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) 'Off With the Floors!' Olive Freud had reason to celebrate on Monday morning. After spearheading a years-long neighborhood campaign against the... News 17 Feb 2020 | 03:34
An architect's rendering shows the hospital tower, left, and the residential tower, right, that were part of the original proposal for the redevelopment of Lenox Hill Hospital. A new, alternative proposal does not include the residential tower. ( Rendering: Courtesy of Lenox Hill Hospital / Northwell Health) New Lenox Hill Task Force Gets Results “Everybody was upset about everything,” Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer said, describing the months of turmoil that... News 17 Feb 2020 | 11:35
Students talked about programs they would like to see the community put into place. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) Coming Together After Tragedy Residents of Upper Manhattan came together last week to discuss how the community can move forward following the December... News 03 Feb 2020 | 11:39
Council Member Ben Kallos at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 26. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) A Show of Support for Kallos Council Member Ben Kallos did not talk about his campaign to become Manhattan’s next borough president at his State of the... News 27 Jan 2020 | 10:25
At the Columbus Circle rally, near Trump International Hotel. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) Rise and Roar After three years, they’re still marching. Hundreds of protesters gathered for the fourth annual Women’s March in New York... News 20 Jan 2020 | 01:30
Council Member Mark Levine. ( Photo courtesy of Council Member Mark Levine's campaign) Levine Launches Run for Borough President Council Member Mark Levine announced his candidacy to become the next Manhattan borough president last week, touting a record... News 17 Jan 2020 | 05:08
A group of homeless people have set up an encampment on the corner of 73rd Street and Broadway in front of the North Face store on the Upper West Side. According to a concerned group of residents it’s one of the several spots in the neighborhood where they no longer feel safe. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) Seeking Safer Streets Over the last year, Elizabeth Carr has witnessed a shift in her neighborhood on the Upper West Side. She and others have... News 20 Dec 2019 | 02:13
Just-appointed Manhattan Borough Historian Robert W. Snyder chats with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer at the Fire Museum in Soho on Dec. 3. Some 200 local historians and neighborhood activists gathered to celebrate. And that's a map of Manhattan on his tie. ( Photo courtesy of Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer's office) Meet Your Manhattan Historian His first vivid memory of Manhattan came as a three-year-old in the late 1950s when he visited the city from suburban New... Newsletter 18 Dec 2019 | 09:55
Tessa Majors in September 2019. ( Photo: Tessa Majors' Instagram) 'Violence Doesn't Belong Here' The Upper West Side has been shrouded in grief and candlelight in the days following the murder of first-year Barnard College... Home 16 Dec 2019 | 05:06
Vacant storefronts were the topic at the crowded meeting on the Upper West Side. ( Photo: Nick Smith-Koblitz) An SOS for Local Shops The grassroots advocacy group UWS Save our Stores, aptly referred to as “SOS,” hosted its first town hall meeting on “Vacant... News 09 Dec 2019 | 10:52
The busway transformed 14th St., seen here on a weekday morning in October. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) A Busway for 125th Street? After seeing the success of the 14th St. Busway, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer is advocating for more bus lanes... Home 02 Dec 2019 | 10:14
Mark Diller (center) poses with board member Madelyn Innocent (right) and former member Genora Johnson (left). ( Photo courtesy of Community Board 7) A Focus on Empathy At the start of November, the members of Community Board 7 elected a new leader in Mark Diller, who took over from Roberta... News 25 Nov 2019 | 09:46
Honorees after the event with emcee Errol Louis (center) and Straus Media President and Publisher Jeanne Straus (right of center). ( Photos: Ciro J. Napolitano) Honoring Building Service Workers Award Winners Straus Media-Manhattan joined forces with 32 BJ SEIU last Wednesday to recognize the accomplishments of 21 building service... News 08 Nov 2019 | 03:09
