Tag: politics

If you thought the District 6 City Council race was crowded, you ain't seen nothing yet! There are nine Democratic candidates vying to represent the people who live in District 7, which includes Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights and the Southern part of Washington Heights. The Democratic candidates are Alicia Barksdale, ...

Election 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 ...

As we've said before, this is a very big year for city politics, and not just because of the perversions of some of the candidates.

By Maria Dering On Thursday evening, a capacity crowd gathered at the Goddard-Riverside Community Center to hear five Democrat Mayoral candidates debate key issues.  The candidates are:  Sal Albanese, former NYC Council Member; Bill de Blasio, NYC Public Advocate; John Liu, NYC Comptroller; Christine Quinn, Speaker, NYC Council;  and William ...

Some of the top Democratic mayoral candidates will be in the neighborhood on Thursday, so here's your chance to find out where they stand, or where they are unwilling to take a stand. Community Free Democrats & Goddard Riverside Community Center presents MAYORAL CANDIDATES DEBATE Thursday, April 18th, 8:00 p.m. ...

The political season is in full swing, and the candidates for public advocate will come to the Upper West Side Thursday night to introduce themselves to the city's most Democrat-rich district. The forum is at 7:30 at Goddard-Riverside Community Center on 88th.

Congressman Jerry Nadler continued to bash the NRA in the wake of the shootings in Newton, Conn. The NRA today proposed sending armed guards to  schools throughout the country to stop future shootings. Here's Nadler's response: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) condemned the National Rifle Association’s proposal ...

Councilwoman Gale Brewer will hold a town hall meeting on Tuesday night at 6 at John Jay College, bringing along politicians and city officials from throughout the neighborhood. But the one agency that Upper West Siders have been clamoring to hear from for the past four months apparently won't be ...

Congressman Jerry Nadler, an Upper West Sider and a strong supporter of gun control, made the strongest statement yet against the NRA following the shootings on Friday in Newton, Conn. that killed 26 people. In an interview with online magazine Salon, he called the lobbying group the "enablers of mass ...

Like most Upper West Siders, you probably cast your vote in this year's election knowing it would have little practical effect. The presidential candidates paid no attention to New York state, because the outcome here was a

A City Council redistricting plan could mean big changes for UWS residents above 96th street. The plan would move parts of the Upper West Side into a district along with Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights and Washington Heights, and another part into a district with parts of Harlem. District 6, which ...

September 18, 2012 Weather: Strong Storms and Wind, High of 74 Degrees.

Borough President Scott Stringer and other elected officials held a town hall meeting on Wednesday night to hear the concerns of Upper West Siders who live in the 90's and 100's. Nick Prigo, a local Democratic district leader and a member of Community Board 7, wrote in to tell us ...

The 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 ...

Helen 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 ...

As you can imagine, Congressman Jerry Nadler, who represents the Upper West Side and other parts of  Manhattan and Brooklyn, heard a lot from his constituents about new legislation in Congress meant to curb online piracy. Two bills with the acronyms SOPA and PIPA aim to stop online piracy, particularly ...