Council member Helen Rosenthal sent a letter to the city Department of Transportation on Friday throwing her support behind a protected bicycle lane on Amsterdam Avenue
Read moreDetailsCouncil member Helen Rosenthal sent a letter to the city Department of Transportation on Friday throwing her support behind a protected bicycle lane on Amsterdam Avenue
Read moreDetailsStarting this week, locals can vote on which suggested neighborhood projects should get a piece of the $1 million allocated to each council district for a program called "Participatory Budgeting."
Read moreDetailsLocal City Council member Helen Rosenthal wants to let citizens armed with smartphones help enforce laws against drivers of idling vehicles.
Read moreDetailsClearly, the muckity-mucks on the Upper West Side are reading your comments. Because Council member Helen Rosenthal's communications director contacted West Side Rag to
Read moreDetailsWant to know your rights as a tenant? Then make sure to check out the free housing clinics organized by Council member Helen Rosenthal's office, Goddard-Riverside's SRO Law Project and the Urban Justice Center.
Read moreDetailsCity Council members on the Upper West Side are holding meetings to discuss and vote on how to spend $1 million in the community. It's a good way to talk
Read moreDetailsBy Jacob Passy City officials and Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal tried to answer a series of questions and complaints from Upper West Siders at a town hall meeting on Wednesday night at John Jay College.
Read moreDetailsCrafts on Columbus, the arts and crafts show on Columbus Avenue from 77th street to 81st, is set to close for good next month after losing its permit from the city. The community
Read moreDetailsCity Council member Helen Rosenthal will hold a town hall meeting on Wednesday night starting at 6 p.m., and she's
Read moreDetailsAfter three pedestrians were hit and killed in the West 90's within a week of each other, the city has begun to put in place some initial changes to make the area safer. In particular, the
Read moreDetailsWater gushed out of the ground on 103rd street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive around 10 p.m. on Saturday night, flooding
Read moreDetailsSorry, bike lane haters. The Upper West Side has elected a very bike-friendly council member. Helen Rosenthal proved her allegiances
Read moreDetailsHelen Rosenthal won a landslide victory on Tuesday night in the race to represent District 6 in the City Council, locking up
Read moreDetailsElection Day is this Tuesday, November 5 and there are four candidates squaring off in the race to represent the Upper West Side in the City Council.
Read moreDetailsUpper West Siders, meet the winners of the Democratic primaries for City Council: Helen Rosenthal and Mark Levine.
Read moreDetailsElection season is upon us, and Upper West Siders have some big choices to make. Luckily, we're here to give you the information you will need to pull that rusty lever or press that malfunctioning computer screen (thanks Board of Elections!). This coming Tuesday, September 10 is Primary Day and ...
Read moreDetailsCommunity opposition is building to city plans that could allow developers to knock down two local schools and build luxury high-rises with new schools in their place. If the city moves ahead, PS 191 on 61st street and PS 199 on 70th street would be demolished as soon as 2015. ...
Read moreDetailsThe election to succeed Councilwoman Gale Brewer is not for more than a year, but the four candidates who have already announced their intention to run have been raising money in a rush. To qualify for city matching funds for the primary, candidates can't spend more than $124,450. All of ...
Read moreDetailsHelen Rosenthal kicked off her campaign to replace Gale Brewer as the City Council representative for the Upper West Side with an event last week attended by labor leaders, parents, and Ronnie Eldridge, who is a local activist and the wife of Jimmy Breslin. But Rosenthal also convinced another major ...
Read moreDetailsMost major city elections aren't for more than a year, but the politicking and fundraising has already begun in a big way on the Upper West Side. Two Democratic community board members are already in the running to replace Gale Brewer as the Upper West Side's representative in the City ...
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