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
Community members attended a town hall on the UES a week after the fatal shooting of Azsia Johnson. Photo: Abigail Gruskin What’s Being Done About Guns? An Upper East Side town hall grew rowdy on Wednesday night at P.S. 77 when locals implored a panel of elected officials and... News 08 Jul 2022 | 04:36
At Sojourn Social (front, left to right): Kim Moscaritolo, Jeremy Berman, Gabe Panek and Alex Bores. Photo: Paul Newell Post-Primary Predictions Big night for Four Freedoms Dem Club – Their members and endorsed candidates in the 73rd and 76th AD Primary races – Alex... Voices 02 Jul 2022 | 08:26
At the vigil with family members: Council Member Julie Menin (left) and Mayor Eric Adams. Photo via Julie Menin on Twitter Vigil for a Young Mother At a vigil on Thursday evening organized by Council Member Julie Menin, community members and elected officials gathered... News 01 Jul 2022 | 11:53
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
City Council members after passing FY 2023 budget. Photo via Gale A. Brewer on Twitter City Council Passes Record-High $101.1 Billion Budget Following a City Council vote that wrapped up late Monday evening — and a handshake agreement with Mayor Eric Adams only... News 16 Jun 2022 | 04:19
New congressional districts. Photo: davesredistricting.org The Fur Flies in the 12th CD Is it East v. West or West v. East? – The fur’s begun to fly. West Siders are incensed at my assuming, in last week’s column,... Voices 05 Jun 2022 | 02:51
Council Member Julie Menin and her supporters gathered near City Hall on Thursday. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Universal Child Care Is On New York’s Horizon With City Hall as her backdrop, and cheered on by a historic women-majority City Council, Upper East Side Council Member... News 03 Jun 2022 | 02:47
In the Armory basement. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Storming The Armory After school let out on Tuesday, a group of kids and parents trickled into the Park Avenue Armory. They entered through the... News 26 May 2022 | 02:03
Left to right: Contributor Michael Oreskes, Honoree Dr. Dave Chokshi, Editor in Chief Alexis Gelber, President and Publisher Jeanne Straus, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, Honoree Laurie M. Tisch, Honoree Julie Menin. Photo: Steven Strasser Back in Person: The 2022 OTTY Awards For more than 20 years Our Town has proudly hosted the OTTYS – the Our Town Thanks You Awards – as a way to honor remarkable... News 13 May 2022 | 10:57
A protest downtown in Foley Square on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court majority opinion draft on the future of Roe v. Wade was leaked. Photo: Abigail Gruskin A Day Of Protest When a procession of larger-than-life cutouts of six Supreme Court justices’ faces bobbed over a crowd of thousands in Foley... News 05 May 2022 | 01:42
A CB8 meeting to discuss the future of the Knickerbocker Greys attracted a record number of attendees. Photo: Abigail Gruskin UES Rallies Behind The Knickerbocker Greys A fiery Community Board 8 Youth, Education and Libraries Committee meeting shattered attendance records of recent memory... News 29 Apr 2022 | 05:10
Council Member Julie Menin (at podium) announcing the launch of the broadband initiative. Photo courtesy of Menin’s office Bringing Broadband to NYCHA’s Isaacs Houses and Holmes Towers On Wednesday, Council Member Julie Menin announced the launch of a new initiative to bring affordable broadband to the New... News 27 Apr 2022 | 04:12
Carl Schurz Park in June, 2021. Photo: Billie-Grace Ward, via Flickr UES Votes To Revamp Schoolyard, Bolster Library Tech and Refresh Carl Schurz Park Paths Upper East Siders have spoken over the past few months — and can expect to see some improvements in their neighborhoods in... News 20 Apr 2022 | 03:07
Construction on March 20. Photo: Lauren Trapanotto The Noise from East 90th Street If you live near 424 East 90th Street, you’ve probably had a migraine since December from the multiple hydraulic jackhammers... Voices 27 Mar 2022 | 01:14
