Bishop Matthew Heyd, head of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, bemoans the aggressive crackdown on immigration that the Trump Administration is pushing. Permitting ICE agents to ente churches to seize migrants “curtails our religious freedom, disregards our long civic traditions, and jeopardizes the future of New York.” ( Photo: Courtesy Episcopal Diocese of New York) We Provide Sanctuary: Standing Together with the Migrants of New York Today across Manhattan, Episcopal churches are serving hot lunches, offering bag lunches, and sharing warm coats to wear... Voices 24 Jan 2025 | 04:03
Bikers this summer were caught going every which way in a one-way bike lane that crosses a pedestrian crosswalk on Ninth Avenue. The disregard of traffic laws is dangerous, says the writer, who was knocked down by a biker going through a light. ( Photo: Brian Berger) City Is Ignoring Bike, Scooter and Moped Problems One recent evening, a friend and I left a Village theater, zipped up our coats against the cold and set off for the subway—never... Voices 24 Jan 2025 | 04:52
Bob Dylan, following a performance in Kilkenny in 2019. ( Photo: Ralph PH/Wikimedia Commons) Enough about the Village! The UWS Has Bragging Rights to Bob Dylan Too! The world is sharply divided into two groups. The first hates the sound of Bob Dylan’s nasal voice, and the second reveres... Voices 20 Jan 2025 | 01:41
The view from Malibu Beach where the author spent happy days in her youth and now worries about her many friends as Los Angeles battles fires that have already consumed an area twice the size of Manhattan. ( Photo: Michele Willens) Reflecting on the LA Fires It’s difficult to ask for sympathy when one has a home in the Malibu Colony. But I am touched by all the concern my family... Voices 20 Jan 2025 | 04:12
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
Letters to the Editor Dear Letters Editor: I am in full agreement with Hank Sheinkopf’s argument [Joe Biden Just Plain Lied to Us by Pardoning Hunter... Voices 17 Jan 2025 | 06:19
Letitia James Releases Letter Calling on US Senate to Vote ‘No’ on the Laken Riley Act Dear Members of the U.S. Senate: As members of law enforcement, faith leaders, and elected officials, we write to express... Voices 16 Jan 2025 | 07:06
The elders at West Side Presbyterian say costly repairs are needed to save the aging church. Cultural groups that use The Center at West Park in the church worry a valuable neighborhood resource will be lost forever. ( Photo: Westparkpresbyterian.org) Reading of ‘Chelsea Walls’ Is Latest Creative Effort to Save The Center at West Park “If it wasn’t for this place, I wouldn’t live in New York,” bemoans a character from Chelsea Walls at a recent reading at... Voices 27 Jan 2025 | 01:06
Mayor Eric Adams prepares to give his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater, Jan. 9, 2025. ( Photo: Ben Tractenberg/The CITY) Adams Touts Massive Housing Push in State of City Speech Aimed at Families Mayor Eric Adams presented his fourth and possibly final State of the City address Thursday in Harlem, sharing a vision—but... News 10 Jan 2025 | 05:09
SBA President Vincent Vallegong at the podium. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Sergeants’ Union Rallies in Harlem for “Fair Pay Now” Hundreds of NYPD sergeants and their supporters braved the frigid cold and came to Harlem on Thursday Jan. 9, to protest... Voices 10 Jan 2025 | 08:16
Signs highlighting the new congestion pricing zone. ( Photo: Alamy) Hochul Ignored Plea from 4 Council Members for Relief from Congest Toll for Residents Living Below 60th St. Dear Governor Hochul and Commissioner Dominguez: We write to you as New York City Council Members representing the Central... Voices 06 Jan 2025 | 06:42
Former Congress member Carolyn Maloney with Frank Wilkinson, a local Democratic activist who is known as the Baron of Yorkville. ( Photo: Facebook) ‘Baron of Yorkville’ Steps Down from Four Freedoms Dem Club After Decades of UES Activism To Be Frank–Frank Wilkinson, accomplished author of fiction (“Bygones”), a Princeton graduate who grew up on the Philadelphia... Voices 06 Jan 2025 | 02:04
The author first met Jimmy Carter while she was working for CBS in Los Angeles and ended up joining his presidential campaign. ( Photo: Jimmy Carter Library and Museum) Memories of Jimmy Carter This week, many of us are going back to our feelings about—and perhaps memories of—Jimmy Carter. Personally, I was working... Voices 06 Jan 2025 | 02:01
Letitia James speaking on the courthouse steps in June after the conviction on 34 counts of business fraud of Donald J. Trump, who was ordered to pay $463.9 million in damages. The case is on appeal by president-elect Trump. ( Photo: Office of NYS Attorney General) NY AG James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold States’ Authority to Redraw Congressional Maps New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reaffirm... Voices 30 Dec 2024 | 10:35
Jalen Brunson drives to the hoop in April 2023. Our resident sports scribe says this is the year the Knicks finally ( Photo: Erik Drost/Wikimedia Commons) Knicks Will Dominate Among the Top 10 Sports Predictions for 2025 The big local sports news in the coming year will be the stunning and stirring New York Knicks’ 2025 NBA Championship, the... Voices 27 Dec 2024 | 02:17
