One Track Mind: an addict gets his fix on 35th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues; the Midtown South precinct house sits mid-block. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Bottcher’s Open Letter to Mayor Adams on West Side Humanitarian Crisis: Mental Illness, Homelessness, Drug Abuse, More Dear Mayor Adams, I am writing to urgently seek your assistance once more in addressing the humanitarian crisis unfolding... Voices 05 Aug 2024 | 02:39
Councilman Bottcher (Right) joins with area activists to put the final efforts into officially planting the 500th street tree in District 3 as he kicks off a new Tree Fund in partnership with the NY Horticulture Society. He’s helping to jump start the tree fund with another $800,000 in city council funds. Photo: Wyatt Obering A Tree Grows in Chelsea: Bottcher adds $800,000 to New Fund, Plants 500th ‘Street Tree’ City Council member Erik Bottcher said he has started a Tree Fund with the Horticulture Society of New York and allocated... News 12 Jul 2024 | 07:45
Fulton and Chelsea Elliot Houses on 413 W. 17th Street between Ninth and Tenth Ave. were the subject of a public forum on Feb. 1 on the city’s plan to tear the buildings down and replace them with new buildings for over $1 billion. Photo Credit: Flickr. Chelsea Residents Voice Concerns at Public Forum on $1.5B NYCHA Tear Down Some residents are not sold on the $1.5 billion plan unveiled by the city to tear down and rebuild the Fulton and Elliot... News 05 Feb 2024 | 05:45
Two dogs playing at the temporary dog run in Penn South Playground as a third sits close by. Photo: Gaby Messino The Dog Days are Not Over In all five boroughs of New York there are roughly 500,000 registered dogs and only 84 dog runs; a little less than half... News 23 Sep 2022 | 02:42
The new Tin Pan Alley Sign on 28th Street and Broadway. Photo: Kay Bontempo Tin Pan Alley Recognized With Official Street Sign New Yorkers gathered on a recent Saturday at the corner of Broadway and West 28th Street to place a sign officially commemorating... News 13 Apr 2022 | 01:02