Comptroller Brad Lander, who racked up five endorsements from West Side Democratic clubs recently, took his campaign for mayor to Zabar’s on Broadway and W. 80th St. on the first day of gathering petitions on Feb. 25. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Brad Lander Racks Up Endorsements from Five West Side Democratic Clubs Five of the West Side’s influential Democratic clubs have endorsed city comptroller Brad Lander in his race to unseat Mayor... Voices 27 Feb 2025 | 08:29
President Trump stirred controversy this week when he posted “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!” on Truth Social, as well as the official White House X account and Instagram, using a mock Time magazine depicting him wearing a golden crown. ( Photo: White House X) What Does It Mean? It is unlikely that James Madison, when he was writing the Federalist Papers for publication in New York in 1788, contemplated... Voices 21 Feb 2025 | 01:00
It was a pakced house at the mayoral forum on the Upper East Side, which drew all the declared candidates for mayor in June 24 Democratic primary except for Mayor Eric Adams. Candidates attended either in person or via Zoom. ( Photo: Julianne Ballingtom) Lexington Dem Club Endorses Stringer for Mayor; Four Freedoms Club Opts for No One Lex Club’s for Stringer—After a cliffhanger of an endorsement vote, and late into the night and the next day, Manhattan Dems... Voices 15 Feb 2025 | 04:16
City Council member Erik Bottcher, seen in a press conference last year, is urging the City Council to alert the public to the existence of test strips that can detect the presence of deadly fenatanyl in drugs. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) Bottcher Urges Health Dept. to Publicize Fentanyl Test Strips In a city as dynamic and resilient as New York, the safety of our residents must always remain our top priority. The opioid... Voices 14 Feb 2025 | 01:43
News vendor Sadik Topia in a photo last year with the front-page story in The Spirit detailing his plight. At the time, the city had shut him out of the newsstand he had operated for 23 years and he was temporarily selling his papers from the steps of a church across the street. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) Letters to the Editor I just sent [a message] to [City Council member] Gale Brewer, thanking her for all she did to secure justice for our UWS... Voices 10 Feb 2025 | 12:35
NYU student Emma (center) came to an anti-Trump rally at City Hall Park on Feb. 5 to support transgender rights and immigrant rights. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly ) Several Hundred Protestors at Peaceful but Boisterous Anti-Trump Rally at City Hall Park On Feb. 5, the day after President Donald Trump called for the United States to take long-term ownership of Gaza and possibly... Voices 07 Feb 2025 | 05:22
A big crowd turned out to listen to Assembly member Alex Bores deliver his State of the District address at the High School of Art & Design, which received a $150,000 check for the school’s media labs. He also praised the Knickerbocker Greys, who were allowed back into the Park Avenue Armory. ( Photo: Arlene Kayatt) Bores Gives $150,000 to School, Praises Knickerbocker Greys From the Dragon to the Snake—Just as the Chinese Zodiac calendar was leaving the Year of the Dragon and entering the Year... Voices 03 Feb 2025 | 04:56
After three days with no public appearances for undisclosed health reason, Mayor Eric Adams returned to the spotlight on Jan. 30 and delivered a defiant speech in which he shot down rumors he was about to resign and accept a plea deal in his federal corruption case. ( Photo: Mayor’s Photography Office) It’s Bizarro World for Mayor Eric Adams in Recent Days The laws of justice and politics have been swirling like a tornado recently in Washington, D.C., and the winds from this... Voices 03 Feb 2025 | 02:27
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 20 Jan 2025 | 12:39
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
