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
Council Member Ben Kallos. ( Photo courtesy of NYC Council photographer William Alatriste) Kallos Outlines His BP Platform Upper East Side Council Member Ben Kallos officially kicked off his campaign last week to become the next borough president... News 05 Nov 2019 | 10:02
CB7 transportation committee chair Howard Yaruss (left), was joined at the forum by Ed Pincar, Rachel Weinberger and Charles Komanoff (l to r). ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS: Nix on Paying for Parking Permits Residents on the Upper West Side are tired of being seen as numbers. Analytics aside, they are people, not cash cows. “You... Voices 04 Nov 2019 | 12:07
A one-third size model of the statue, which will be cast in bronze. ( Photo: Michael Bergmann) 'Breaking the Bronze Ceiling' There are 23 monuments in Central Park, including a Polish king, a Prussian naturalist and a sled dog. Not one depicts real... Home 28 Oct 2019 | 02:39
Community Board 7 member Katie Rosman called the DHS plan "inhumane" and "cruel." ( Photo: Jason Cohen) UWS Shelter Battle Escalates Community Board 7 and neighborhood activists are not backing down from a fight. The women’s shelter at 237 West 107th Street... News 04 Oct 2019 | 04:00
At the ceremony for the new center. ( Photo courtesy of Office of Ben Kallos) Ribbon-cutting at UES Pre-K Center Just a day before public schools in New York City started, educators and elected officials cut a ribbon on a new 180-seat... News 05 Sep 2019 | 12:30
A rendering of Extell Development’s in-progress 775-foot tower at 36 West 66th St., which includes over 170 feet of mechanical space in its middle section. ( Image: Snøhetta) West 66th St. Tower Battle Drags On By Emily Higginbotham For three hours last week, the city’s Board of Standards and Appeals sat in their crowded chambers downtown... News 12 Aug 2019 | 04:30
