Julie Menin, the incumbent in City Council District 5, has emerged as the reigning Queen of Fundraisers on the Upper East Side with over $533,607 raised for her primary race so far. She is not accepting public matching funds. The competitive District 4 race has six candidates with nearly $1.5 million in their respective war chests. ( Photo: Julie Menin campaign) Two East Side Dem Council Races Have Total of Over $2 Million in Campaign War Chests There is some big money being spent in the District 4 and District 5 Democratic primary council races on the Upper East Side,... Voices 13 May 2025 | 03:20
The Wegmans supermarket chain, which opened its first NYC store on Astor Place (above) in 2023, will be getting some new sister operations: the Next Door sushi restaurant and an UWS location later this year. ( Photo: courtesy of Wegmans) Wegmans Gets an UWS Sibling; Menin Gets a UES Competitor A complete unknown Hard to imagine that there would be any real surprises coming out of the local City Council District 4... Voices 27 Apr 2025 | 07:34
All six candidates trying to secure the Democratic nomination for city council representing City Council District 4 appeared at the forum sponsored by the East 86th Street Association on March 6. ( Photo: East 86th Street Association) Controversy Brewing in CD 4 Council Race as Rachel Storch Opts Out of Matching Funds Petitions, matching funds: The race for the District 4 City Council seat just got a little testy as Rachel Storch, one of... News 31 Mar 2025 | 02:47
Marlena Brauer poses amid the pink cherry blossoms at the South Street Seaport. ( Photo: Courtesy Marlena Brauer) Cherry Blossoms at Seaport and Disappearing Mailboxes on UES Cherry blossoms the NYC way—South Street Seaport’s Watermark venue at Pier 15 has a spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival through... News 15 Mar 2025 | 05:33
It was a pakced house at the mayoral forum on the Upper East Side, which drew all the declared candidates for mayor in June 24 Democratic primary except for Mayor Eric Adams. Candidates attended either in person or via Zoom. ( Photo: Julianne Ballingtom) Lexington Dem Club Endorses Stringer for Mayor; Four Freedoms Club Opts for No One Lex Club’s for Stringer—After a cliffhanger of an endorsement vote, and late into the night and the next day, Manhattan Dems... Voices 15 Feb 2025 | 04:16
Virginia Maloney is the sixth Democratic candidate to enter the race for city council in District 4, vying to fill a city council seat once held by her mother, former Congress member Carolyn Maloney. Virginia Maloney (right, standing above crowd) held her fundraiser at St. Pat’s Bar & Grill on W. 46th St. ( Photo: Arlene Kayatt) Petition Drives Set to Kick off Next Month for 6 Dems in District 4 Council Race The streets from Stuyvesant Town to E. 93rd St. may soon be crowded with foot soldiers gathering the 450 signatures needed... Voices 23 Jan 2025 | 02:40
Former Congress member Carolyn Maloney with Frank Wilkinson, a local Democratic activist who is known as the Baron of Yorkville. ( Photo: Facebook) ‘Baron of Yorkville’ Steps Down from Four Freedoms Dem Club After Decades of UES Activism To Be Frank–Frank Wilkinson, accomplished author of fiction (“Bygones”), a Princeton graduate who grew up on the Philadelphia... Voices 06 Jan 2025 | 02:04
Rowan Wilson, Chief Justice of the NYS Court of Appeals, was among the speakers at the induction ceremony of Allison Greenfield, one of six new civil court judges in Manhattan elected in November. She officially takes office on Jan. 1. ( Photo: Cody Cutter) Greenfield Inducted as Part of Class of Six New Civil Court Judges in Manhattan A bench of her own–The Civil Court room was packed to capacity with members of the judiciary, court colleagues, family, friends,... News 20 Dec 2024 | 03:19
Max Tucci’s new restaurant Tucci’s in NoHo opened its doors in March. ( Photo: Courtesy Tucci’s) 6 New Civil Court Justices in Manhattan Inducted for New Terms Starting Jan. 1 Civil Inductions: At the end of November former Civil Court Judge Gerald Leibovits was inducted to New York County Supreme... News 09 Dec 2024 | 11:46
Ilana Yagudayev (left) a pharmacist and owner of Drug Mart on E. 86 Street and York Ave. administers a COVID booster shot to Helene Goldfarb at Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright’s in-office, no-cost clinic. ( Photo: Courtesy Rebecca Seawright) From COVID Booster Shots to a Notary, Local Assembly Member Offers Surprising Array of No Cost Services to UES Constituents Hooray for Constituent Service–For non-stop/one-stop constituent service, Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright’s community office... Voices 22 Nov 2024 | 02:54
A group of UES activists and elected officials united under the CommunityUnity Initiative banner to toss a Halloween event for kids. Assembly member Alex Bores (foreground, blue jacket) assisted Faith Bondy (center) and one of her rivals for an UES city council seat, Luke Florczak (in baseball cap, rear) ( Photo: Emily Hassell) CUI Tosses Bash for Kids Friendly, not spooky–Some local political rivals and community leaders came together to form a new Halloween trick-or-treat... Voices 11 Nov 2024 | 06:40
Actor Eugene Levy (right) and bandleader/musician Paul Shaffer (left) with restaurant owner Dennis Lekic at Benny John’s restaurant. ( Photo: Courtesy Dennis Lekic) Those Annoying Pre-Election Texts Starting to Grate Nerves The texts keep coming–and thankfully after ED (Election Day), they’ll stop. But in the meantime the pings from my phone keep... Voices 11 Oct 2024 | 04:18
Hon. Adam Silvera, who has been a civil court judge on the New York County bench since 2014 adds new responsibilities to his role when he gets promoted to deputy chief administrative judge. ( Photo: New York County Civil Court) Adam Silvera Moves Up to Dep. Chief Admin Judge Next Week One of our town’s premiere members of the New York judiciary, Hon. Adam Silvera, will become Deputy Chief Administrative... Voices 04 Sep 2024 | 11:00
Civil Court Judge Gerald Lebovits is expected to run unopposed in the November election for the sole open seat on the Supreme Court in New York County after getting the nod from the local Democratic panel on Aug. 8. He’ll be joining his wife Margaret Chan, who is already a NYS Supreme Court judge in Manhattan. ( Photo: Courtesy Gerald Lebovits) Lebovits Gets Nod from Dems for NY Supreme Court Justice Seat, Running Unopposed in Nov. Judge Gerald Lebovits beat out two other civil court colleagues to secure the Democratic nomination for the sole open seat... News 16 Aug 2024 | 06:38
NYS Supreme Court Justice Leslie Stroh had a swearing in ceremony administered by NYS Chief Justice Rowan Wilson a little over two months. Now six civil court justices are vying to join her on the Supreme Court. The Democratic Party will hold a nominating convention sometime in August. Photo: Courtesy Judge Leslie Stroh Six Civil Court Judges Vying for 1 Supreme Court Judgeship When judges convene–It was only a little over two months ago that the then-newly appointed NYS Chief Judge Rowan Wilson performed... Voices 08 Jul 2024 | 06:08
