The Spence School “Athletic and Educational Facility” on East 90th Street. Photo courtesy of Julie Menin’s office A Gym For Public Elementary School Kids — At Spence For kids at P.S. 151 and P.S. 527, the start of the new school year will come with a fun perk: gym access at The Spence School,... News 02 Sep 2022 | 02:07
Rendering of entrance to Blood Center, courtesy of Ennead. City Council Approves Blood Center Plan The City Council, brushing aside the objections of its member from the Upper East Side, overwhelmingly approved the New York... News 24 Nov 2021 | 06:45
Photo courtesy of Council Member Ben Kallos Kallos: ‘This Wasn’t Really About Blood’ Ben Kallos still wants to talk to the New York Blood Center. “I am still reaching out to them asking them to come to the table,”... News 18 Nov 2021 | 06:57
Street-level rendering of revised Blood Center, courtesy of Ennead. Blood Center: The Political Tide Turns The New York Blood Center lopped 116 feet off the new tower it is proposing to build on the East Side and that turned the... News 12 Nov 2021 | 11:49
Breaking ground for improvements in John Jay Park on Nov. 3. Photo: Ben Kallos, NYC Council Member, on Twitter A Season of Civic Action Shopping for charity - Pre-holiday’s a good time to scope out the various charity shops for gifts. And this week it’s Fashion... Voices 07 Nov 2021 | 03:20
Current garage at 424 East 90th Street. Photo courtesy of Benjamin Wetzler Storage Facility Coming to the UES With a housing crisis in NYC and many struggling to find shelter, constructing a storage facility in the UES is the least... News 01 Nov 2021 | 12:17
Blood Center rendering, via the office of George M. Janes. Blood Center Concession: Too Little, Too Late? Last week, during a marathon City Council hearing, the developers pushing a rezoning effort for the New York Blood Center... News 24 Oct 2021 | 02:18
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (center) with Council Member-elect Lincoln Restler and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez. Photo courtesy of Maloney’s campaign Maloney Kicks Off Campaign New York politicians came out in full force for Rep. Carolyn Maloney at her campaign kickoff at the Williamsburg Hotel in... News 19 Oct 2021 | 03:02
Blood Center rendering, via the office of George M. Janes. City Planning Commission Approves Blood Center Project The controversial proposal to build a 340-foot life sciences laboratory and office tower on the current site of The New York... News 23 Sep 2021 | 03:30
City Council candidate Julie Menin speaking at rally at Carl Schurz Park. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Menin Kicks off General Election Campaign City Council candidate Julie Menin kicked off her general election campaign efforts with a rally that featured a long list... News 13 Sep 2021 | 09:38
Blood Center rendering, via the office of George M. Janes. A Late Push for the Blood Center Since the New York Blood Center first announced plans to build a 334-foot life sciences hub – dubbed Center East – at its... News 10 Sep 2021 | 06:12
Ben Kallos fueled speculation when he filed paperwork with the Board of Elections. Photo courtesy of Council Member Ben Kallos Assembling an Assembly Race? Coming off a disappointing result in his campaign to become the next Manhattan Borough President, term-limited Council Member... News 21 Aug 2021 | 10:48
Julie Menin (right) with PoliticsNY’s Skye Ostreicher. Photo courtesy of Cameron Koffman Festive Dems at Dorrian’s Time for nice nice - Dorrian’s on the UES was the place to be this past week for the Lexington Democratic Club’s annual summer... Voices 16 Aug 2021 | 09:23
NYS’s former Attorney General Robert Abrams writes of his Bronx childhood and rise in Democratic Party politics. Photo via Amazon.com Adams on Broadway Adams at the Actors Temple - With Bway coming back, our sure-to-be mayor Eric Adams made an appearance on Sunday evening... Voices 19 Jul 2021 | 07:34
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (center) presided over a public hearing at Hunter College about the Blood Center proposal. Photo: Emily Higginbotham New Twists in Blood Center Debate Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer heard from the public this week on the New York Blood Center’s controversial proposal... Home 16 Jul 2021 | 04:04
