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
Julie Menin, who previously served as the 2020 New York City census director, launched into her new role as council member in District 5 at the start of this year. Photo courtesy of Julie Menin Julie Menin: ‘If You Want To Get Something Done, Give It To A Busy Woman’ Anyone who knows Julie Menin knows that she’s got a lot on her plate. They also know that she’s one to finish the job — and... People 28 Apr 2022 | 04:53
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
Lesley Ware (left) and Anita Durst at Art to Ware in the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Photo: Michael Oreskes Filling All Those Empty Storefronts There are hundreds of vacant storefronts darkening Manhattan streets and stalling our economic recovery. But thanks to Lesley... News 11 Mar 2022 | 12:24
Council Member Julie Menin chaired a Small Business Committee oversight hearing on March 7. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Will Small Businesses Bounce Back? All of a sudden, the city has welcomed its latest tide of change in the pandemic, perhaps ushering in the beginning of the... News 09 Mar 2022 | 02:36
A map from December 2021, released by the office of then-Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer in partnership with BetaNYC, shows delivery service company locations in Manhattan. Photo: Gale Brewer’s Office How Fast Do You Need Your Groceries? Just the other week, Council Member Gale Brewer stepped foot inside an Upper West Side outpost of Gopuff, a company from... News 26 Feb 2022 | 10:16
An array of speakers addressed antisemitism during a virtual town hall hosted by Council Member Julie Menin on the evening of Wednesday, February 9. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Town Hall Addresses Antisemitism on Upper East Side, Citywide A virtual town hall hosted by Council Member Julie Menin on Wednesday evening drew a crowd of over 200 attendees to confront... News 11 Feb 2022 | 12:09
On January 19, Mayor Eric Adams announced a Vision Zero revamp. Photo courtesy of the Mayor’s Office Pedestrian Fatalities Strike Upper East Side, Upper West Side Days after Mayor Eric Adams announced plans for a Vision Zero revamp to improve traffic safety in the city, two pedestrian... News 28 Jan 2022 | 11:49
New Council Member Julie Menin (at podium) met with New York City Department of Sanitation officials on January 12 to announce the allocation of $120,000 in the city’s fiscal year budget to increase litter basket pickups in her district. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Julie Menin’s Early Days as Council Member On the second day of the new year, now-Council Member Julie Menin took to Twitter to announce that she and her 3-year-old... News 20 Jan 2022 | 05:00
Council Member Julie Menin (second from right) with NYPD officials inspecting barricades around Carl Schurz Park and East End Avenue. Photo: Office of Council Member Julie Menin Down Come the Barricades Barricades on East End Avenue, as well as in and around Carl Schurz Park and Gracie Mansion, have long plagued Upper East... News 14 Jan 2022 | 06:44
