Julie Menin, who has been on the City Council since 2021, is seen by some as the front runner to be elected speaker. She beat Republican Alina Bonsell by 48.2 percent in the CD5 race. ( Photo: Julie Menin campaign) CD5 Winner Menin Is Seen as Front-Runner for City Council Speaker There was little doubt that Julie Menin, the incumbent Democratic City Council member in District 5, representing a big stretch... News 07 Nov 2025 | 06:12
Alina Bonsell, a first-time candidate and the Republican nominee, says that she will be a “strong voice” opposing both “socialism and antisemitism” if elected to City Hall. ( Photo: Alina Bonsell ) CD5 Race on UES Pits Julie Menin (D) vs. Alina Bonsell (R) With early voting set to begin on Oct. 25, and Election Day on Nov. 4, the race for the Upper East Side’s City Council District... News 21 Oct 2025 | 02:03
Christopher Marte announcing a new dog run to be built at Captain Jacob Joseph Park on Rutgers Street, June 5, 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Marte Launches Campaign for City Council Speaker Frustrated by what he sees as an unwieldy abuse of power by city council speakers in the past, Council Member Christopher... News 13 Sep 2025 | 08:28
Announcing the “Too Tough To Die” resolution at Foley Square, in front of the Lorenzo Pace sculpture “The Triumph of the Human Spirit.” ( Photo: Carmen DeLaRosa X) City Council Resolution Backing Daily News Union Introduced The three-years-long battle between the Daily News union and the newspaper’s hedge fund owners, Alden Global Capital, took... News 18 Aug 2025 | 06:42
Julie Menin handing out flyers with volunteer Adam Seiden. ( Photo: Mercedes Anderson) Landslide: Julie Menin wins CD5 Dem primary; Is Council Speaker on the Horizon? Incumbent Council Member Julie Menin reigned victorious over challenger and first-time candidate Collin Thompson, claiming... News 30 Jun 2025 | 02:03
Dem Primary Race: City Council District 5 District 5 is located on Manhattan’s East Side, encompassing neighborhoods including parts of the Upper East Side (including... News 04 Jun 2025 | 03:59
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
Businesses and City Council Members alike railed against the rollout of the new dining shed program under the city’s DOT, arguing that it is far too onerous for applicants and has atrophied outdoor dining. ( Photo: NYC DOT ) City Council Holds Hearing on ‘Disastrous’ Dining Shed Rollout The City Council convened an impassioned hearing on the state of NYC’s revamped dining shed program on April 22, which attracted... News 26 Apr 2025 | 07:13
Kids at the Corona Park Aquatic Center will be among the beneficiaries of new swim program funds unveiled by Mayor Eric Adams last month, but a plan to get free swimming lessons for all 70,000 second graders in the city that was co-sponsored by Council Member Julie Menin. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Is This Enough of a Splash? On March 25, the Adams administration announced a $5.5 million investment to go towards expanding free swim lessons, with... News 25 Apr 2025 | 06:10
“Participatory budgeting” voting will take place on the Upper East Side from March 29 to April 6, according to City Council Member Julie Menin (above). Local residents can rank which of 12 community-minded projects deserves some of a $1 million funding pot. ( Photo: Courtesy Julie Menin) $1 Million Up for Grabs as UES ‘Participatory Budgeting’ Voting Gets Underway As “participatory budgeting” voting gets underway (March 29 to April 6), Upper East Siders living in City Council Member... News 31 Mar 2025 | 01:56
A dog patiently waiting for the bus in the East 80s. Dog droppings are swamping the area, some angry locals say, due to negligence by their owners. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) Do People Pick Up After Their Dogs on the UES? Many Say “Not Really” Do people pick up after their beloved dogs on the Upper East Side? The answer appears to be an unpleasant and lingering “occasionally.”... News 22 Mar 2025 | 05:59
Two riders approach the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The wider, protected bike lanes are meant to make riding safer for the growing number of e-bikers. But some worry the faster, wider lanes will increase the danger to pedestrians since many bikers ignore all traffic laws. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) New Bike Lanes Debut in Village and Midtown; Riders Pleased but Many Ignore Rules of Road Up and down the avenues of Manhattan, brand-new wider bike lanes have been put in place by the Department of Transportation... News 10 Mar 2025 | 01:35
Council member Christopher Marte, front row center, leads supporters in a chant against artificial turf in New York City parks. Marte has introduced a bill that seeks to end the further usage of synthetic turf, referred to as the “Touch Grass” bill. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) ‘Artificial Turf Has Got to Go’ from City Parks, Say Marte and Supporters of New Rules Standing on the steps of City Hall on Feb. 27, District 1 Council member Christopher Marte, flanked by other Council members,... News 28 Feb 2025 | 04:45
Delivery drivers cruise up Third Avenue, moving quickly through the intersections as the “green wave” gives them green lights, some for up to 36 city blocks from East 60th Street to East 96th Street. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) New ‘Green Wave’ on Third Ave: As Cars Slow, Bikes Fly; Julie Menin Blasts Lack of Notice From East 60th Street all the way up to 96th Street, there is a long green line. It stretches for two miles, covering more... News 15 Feb 2025 | 04:32
