City Council speaker Julie Menin (center), who represents an UES district, stands with Council Members including Harvey Epstein (far left), Virginia Maloney (second from left) and Queens Council member Lynn Schulman (third from left) to discuss the city’s response to a Legionnaires’ outbreak. ( Photo: NYC Council) Legionnaires’ Disease: Some City Council Members Blame Mamdani The Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak that recently plagued the Upper East Side has killed five people as of July 24, with a... News 26 Jul 2026 | 09:05
The NY City Council’s Committee of Health held its first contentious hearing for “Romanch’s Law,” which would ban horse carriages in Central Park if passed, July 15. ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova) Horse Carriage Ban Edges Closer After 9 Hour City Council Hearing The first committee hearing on whether to ban the Central Park horse carriage trade drew strong advocates on both sides.... News 17 Jul 2026 | 03:11
A total of 31 buildings on the Upper East Side have tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease, including the Guggenheim Museum on Fifth Avenue (above). Nearly 60 people have been infected. ( Photo: @Epicsunwarrior/ Wikimedia Commons) Growing Outbreak on UES: 59 Now Infected by Legionnaires’ Disease A Legionnaires’ outbreak tearing through the Upper East Side has now reached 59 total cases as of July 12, with 15 people... News 17 Jul 2026 | 01:52
City Council Speaker Julie Menin (pictured center, blue) and NYC Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura (pictured far-left) are hailing the partial reopening of the East River Esplanade, which will now allow access up to East 73rd Street. ( Photo: Emil Cohen/NYC Council Media Unit) Esplanade Slowly Reopening, Now Reaches East 73rd Street A long-closed stretch of the East River Esplanade between E. 71st Street and E. 78th Street has continued its gradual reopening,... News 16 Jul 2026 | 10:58
A Legionnaires’ outbreak has hospitalized over 20 people on the Upper East Side as of Wednesday, July 8. Pictured above: NYC Health Commissioner Alistair Martin at a July 7 town hall on the subject. ( Photo: Emil Cohen/NYC Council Media Unit) Legionnaires’ Disease Tears Through Upper East Side An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease raging through the Upper East Side had resulted in 36 cases and 22 hospitalizations... News 09 Jul 2026 | 05:57
NYC Council Member Virginia Maloney unveiled the new street name ‘Thierry Henry Way’ at a ceremony outside Radio City Music Hall June 10. (Photo: Jacqueline Gordon) Rockefeller Center Street Renamed for Soccer Legend Thierry Henry With World Cup fever rising by the day, NYC Council Member Virginia Maloney came to Rockefeller Center on June 10 to preside... News 11 Jun 2026 | 11:16
Israel Day Parade, Governor Kathy Hochul speaking. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Israel Day Parade Brings Huge Crowd, High Spirits to Fifth Avenue Tens of thousands of Jewish New Yorkers, Israelis, their friends, allies and dozens of elected politicians came to Fifth... News 09 Jun 2026 | 09:46
Middle School Students seek signatures to a petition to the Department of Education, urging the city restore the provider of its after school arts program. The DOE’s Department of Youth & Community Development is switching from Manhattan Youth to another provider at some but not all middle schools. ( Captured By: Aiana Jones ) Menin Joins Student Fight to Restore Afterschool Provider Students, parents and community members rallied outside Robert F. Wagner Middle School at 220 E. 76th St. on May 21, protesting... News 28 May 2026 | 02:07
Manhattan politicians such as NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin (left) and Council Member Harvey Epstein (right) are collaborating on a new legislative priority: eliminating stray dog poop from NYC. ( Photo: NYC Council, Flickr ) SCOOP Act Takes on Formidable, Foul Foe: NYC Dog Poop New York City is planning on cutting the crap, with the City Council seeking to pass a suite of bills that will address the... News 19 May 2026 | 07:06
Julie Menin revealed that over 6,000 people voted in the participatory budget process in her district on the upper east side and Roosevelt Island. She unveils the tenwinners that will divvy up $1.85 million in funds. ( Photo: NYC Council ) Menin Reveals Winners of $1.85M Jackpot: 19th Pct., 5 Libraries, 3 Schools, 1 Fire House The 19th NYPD precinct is getting an air conditioning upgrade, the Roosevelt Island fire station is getting a new forklift,... News 17 May 2026 | 04:59
NYPD holds back Park East synagogue protestors at East 67th Street and Lexington Avenue. ( Pboto: Adam Daly X) Park East Synagogue Protest Tests NYPD, Mamdani, Buffer Zone Policy If you try to sell, or settle it, they will come. This variation on the famous line from “Field of Dreams”— “If you build... News 11 May 2026 | 11:15
Mayor Mamdani explaining his veto of the school protest buffer zone bill on YouTube. ( Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office YouTube) Mamdani’s First Veto Nixes School Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill Some days you eat the bear, and some days the bear eats you. This famous saying and its variants might well apply to Mayor... News 26 Apr 2026 | 05:19
A fire tore through part of the East River Esplanade on April 12. The cause of the blaze is unclear. Advocates say that the installation of long-promised security cameras could have changed that. ( Photos: Friends of the East River Esplanade ) Fire Hits East River Esplanade, Advocates Want Security Cameras A fire broke out on a recently opened stretch of the East River Esplanade between E. 57th Street & E. 58th Street on April... News 21 Apr 2026 | 04:29
Julie Menin speaks at Park East Synagogue after City Council passage of her protest “Buffer Zone” bill. ( Photo: Speaker Julie Menin X) Protest “Buffer Zone” Bill Backed by Menin Passes City Council One of the signature bills of the Julie Menin-led City Council’s 2026 legislative season, the so-called “Buffer Zone” bill... News 31 Mar 2026 | 11:07
Bilingual Market Street sign on East Broadway near Chris Marte’s office. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Marte Brings Bilingual Street Signs Bill to City Council Look, up on that street sign: it’s English, it’s Chinese, it’s bilingual by golly! When did they do that?! As it turns out,... News 23 Mar 2026 | 08:39
