Council Member Erik Bottcher (at podium) hosted a rally with Assembly Members Linda Rosenthal (left) and Dick Gottfried (far right), State Senator Brad Hoylman (right of Bottcher), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (second from right) and others. Photo: Abigail Gruskin A New Subway Station? ‘Sexy,’ Manhattan Politicians Say Some of Council Member Erik Bottcher’s Hell’s Kitchen constituents walk not five or 10, but 15 or 20 minutes to get to their... News 10 Aug 2022 | 06:04
Madison Square Garden. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via Flickr Relocating Madison Square Garden? The Manhattan Borough President and key Manhattan legislators have coalesced around a call to relocate Madison Square Garden... News 17 Jul 2022 | 01:59
Tony Simone Endorsed by Gottfried in District 75 NYS Assembly candidate Tony Simone, running in Manhattan’s District 75, welcomed an endorsement from retiring incumbent Assembly... News 23 Feb 2022 | 03:25
Council Member Gale Brewer speaking at the memorial for Yao Pan Ma. Photo: Gale A. Brewer on Twitter Council Member Gale Brewer Returns to Her Beloved West Side Community It was a cold day when Gale Brewer arrived at the French Roast on Broadway and 85th Street to talk with me last week about... News 28 Jan 2022 | 02:25
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney. Photo courtesy of Maloney’s campaign West Side Endorsements for Maloney Under pressure from her political left and from across the Queens side of the East River, Representative Carolyn Maloney... News 15 Dec 2021 | 09:50
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright campaigns with city Comptroller Scott Stringer outside headquarters on First Avenue. Stringer is pointing to a photo of his aunt, Rep. Bella Abzug. Seawright is pointing to Rep. Shirley Chisholm. Photo courtesy of Seawright campaign ‘This Was a Long Journey’ Upper East Side Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright declared victory late Tuesday night in what had been a rocky re-election... Home 04 Nov 2020 | 03:58
Back to Work They Go A slew of Manhattan politicians had to cut their victory lap short last week when their proclaimed triumph over the 200 Amsterdam... News 09 Mar 2020 | 01:29
Olive Freud (left), president of the Committee for Environmentally Sound Development, with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer at Monday's press conference. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) 'Off With the Floors!' Olive Freud had reason to celebrate on Monday morning. After spearheading a years-long neighborhood campaign against the... News 17 Feb 2020 | 03:34
Steven O'Brien, who has lived in Hell's Kitchen for 25 years, hopes officials make the most of the opportunity to improve a major public facility. ( Photo: Jason Cohen) 'Please Don't Blow It' The nation’s largest bus terminal causes terrible traffic congestion and poor air quality in Midtown Manhattan and needs... News 06 Sep 2019 | 04:01
