Vanessa Aronson and family. ( Photo: Courtesy of Vanessa Aronson) Post-Election Musings: Future Candidates, Theater & Chinese Food So far Vanessa Aronson’s the only candidate running to fill Alex Bores’s 73rd New York State Assembly seat come 2026. He’s... News 11 Nov 2025 | 03:47
After surving a close contest in the June Democratic primary, Virginia Maloney swept to a landslide win in the general election over Republican challenger Debra Schwartzben, who did no active campaigning, and independent candidate Kyle Athayde. ( Photo: Virginia Maloney campaign) Virginia Maloney Wins Handily in District 4 Council Race Virginia Maloney will be the City Council member for Manhattan’s District 4, a swath representing both parts of Midtown East... News 09 Nov 2025 | 05:11
Virginia Maloney ( Photo: Virginia Maloney campaign) CD 4 Race Pits Virginia Maloney (D) vs Indie Kyle Athayde News 24 Oct 2025 | 12:28
While it appears that Virginia Maloney is marveling at the sunbeam from the heavens alighting on top of the cranium of Harvey Epstein, it was actually the setting on the morning of Sept. 30 for the two Democratic candidates for City Council to announce they are cross-endorsing each other in their respective races. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Maloney and Epstein Cross- Endorse Each Other in Their Respective CD Races Two Democratic City Council members on the East Side have decided to give a little extra pop to their candidacies by cross-endorsing... News 03 Oct 2025 | 02:53
Debra Schwartzben, a 2022 graduate of the University of Maryland, where she started a student chapter of Turning Point USA, was the Republican candidate for city council in district 4 on the East Side. But the Manhattan Republican Club said she is no longer actively campaigning. Her name remains on the ballot. ( Photo: Linkedin) Debra Schwartzben, Republican Candidate in CD4 Race, No Longer Actively Campaigning In the East Side City Council District 4 race, Republican candidate Debra Schwartzben has suspended her campaign, the East... Voices 01 Oct 2025 | 10:25
Virginia Maloney, who just won the Democratic primary for an East Side City Council seat, voicing her concerns about Lenox Hill Hospital’s proposed expansion. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) As City Council Takes up Lenox Hill Hospital Overhaul, Critics Rally at City Hall The New York City Council has less than 50 days to sign off on Northwell Health’s desired $2-billion overhaul of Lenox Hill... Home 20 Jul 2025 | 05:47
Virginia Maloney, who had a slim lead after first-choice votes were counted on June 24, had to come from behind on the fifth and final round of ranked-choice voting and finally captured 53 percent, to 46.6 percent for Vanessa Aronson, in the hotly contested six-person race. ( Photo: Virginia Maloney campaign) Maloney Wins Squeaker Over Aronson in CD4 Dem Primary In the tightest city council race in the city, Virginia Maloney, who was ahead on primary day by fewer than 400 votes, pulled... News 03 Jul 2025 | 12:34
Ben Wetzler & Vanessa Aronson have co-endorsed each other in City Council’s District 4 race, after being targeted by the super PAC mailer that told voters to leave them off their ballot. ( Photo: Ben Wetzler, Vanessa Aronson ) Gloves Come Off in CD4 Race, Jabs Fly Among Six Candidates It probably was inevitable, with all of the money flooding into the City Council District 4 primary for term-limited Keith... News 23 Jun 2025 | 11:08
Virginia Maloney (left) who is running for City Council in District 4, with her mom, former Congress woman Carolyn Maloney, who held an upper East Side council seat for ten years before starting her 30-year career in Congress. They lunched recently with our East Side Observer columnist. ( Photo: Courtesy Virginia Maloney campaign) Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane in Primary Season Memory lane—City Council District 4 is personal to me. While I now live in CD 5, the streets, the blocks, the avenues are... Voices 09 Jun 2025 | 05:41
All six candidates trying to secure the Democratic nomination for city council representing City Council District 4 appeared at the forum sponsored by the East 86th Street Association on March 6. ( Photo: East 86th Street Association) Controversy Brewing in CD 4 Council Race as Rachel Storch Opts Out of Matching Funds Petitions, matching funds: The race for the District 4 City Council seat just got a little testy as Rachel Storch, one of... News 31 Mar 2025 | 02:47
Flagbearer waves to crowd at 264th St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Fifth Ave. on March 17. ( Photo: Heather Stein) Wet Weather Does Not Dampen Spirits at St. Patrick’s Day Parade There was a little bit of everything surrounding the 264th St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17. It kicked off with an early-morning... News 24 Mar 2025 | 10:35
The candidates: Brad Hoylman-Sigal with campaign card; Keith Powers with clipboard. ( Photo: Brad Hoylman-Sigal & Keith Powers NYC Instagram) Boro Prez Race Fundraising: Strong Month for Hoylman-Sigal, Powers Still Holds Lead The race for Manhattan Borough President is in full swing. The most recently released fundraising totals show East Side City... News 23 Mar 2025 | 06:30
Virginia Maloney is the sixth Democratic candidate to enter the race for city council in District 4, vying to fill a city council seat once held by her mother, former Congress member Carolyn Maloney. Virginia Maloney (right, standing above crowd) held her fundraiser at St. Pat’s Bar & Grill on W. 46th St. ( Photo: Arlene Kayatt) Petition Drives Set to Kick off Next Month for 6 Dems in District 4 Council Race The streets from Stuyvesant Town to E. 93rd St. may soon be crowded with foot soldiers gathering the 450 signatures needed... Voices 23 Jan 2025 | 02:40
