Julie Menin said she has pledges of 37 votes, more than enough to secure her election as speaker of the City Council come January. ( Photo: Courtesy Julie Menin campaign) Julie Menin Declares Victory in City Council Speaker Race Upper East Side City Council Member Julie Menin said she has secured 37 votes, more than enough to be elected to speaker... News 01 Dec 2025 | 01:33
Anti-Israel protesters scream and curse at “Zionists” outside Park East Synagogue on Nov. 19, 2025. ( Photo: Combat Anti-Semitism X) Political Blowback Follows Anti-Israel Protest Outside Synagogue Political blowback continues after raucous anti-Israel protesters set themselves up outside the Park East Synagogue on the... News 01 Dec 2025 | 12:48
The City Council is seeking to expand outdoor dining, pushing a suite of bills that includes allowing roadway sheds (pictured above) year-round. ( Photo: NYC DOT ) Council Pushes Bills to Expand, Streamline Outdoor Dining New York City’s outdoor dining landscape is back in flux again, with the City Council seeking to make some serious alterations... News 25 Nov 2025 | 05:19
Daily News Union rally Oct. 29, 2025: left to right, News union rep Evan Simko-Bednarski, News Guild New York President Susan DeCarava, and City Council member Carmen De La Rosa, who chairs the Council’s labor committee. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Daily News Union Ratifies Contract with Owner, Alden Global Capital After three years without a contract, three politician-supported rallies this past summer and fall, and multiple other acts... News 20 Nov 2025 | 02:18
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
