Kyle Athayde, chair of Community Board 6 on the East Side. Photo courtesy of Kyle Athayde Changing the Mix at Community Boards In a borough where community board leadership has historically skewed white and older, Kyle Athayde is an outlier. He’s 29,... News 08 Feb 2021 | 11:36
City Council District 7 candidate Dan Cohen. Photo courtesy of Dan Cohen for City Council campaign Dan Cohen’s Gambit In talking about his candidacy for City Council in District 7, Dan Cohen puts a lot of emphasis on his being a product of... News 25 Jan 2021 | 12:35
Halal truck downtown. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via Flickr Taking it to the Streets As the cap on food vendor permits has not changed since the 1980s and many vendors operate illegally, NYC is hoping to change... News 25 Jan 2021 | 11:08
Stacy Lynch and her dog Bear. Photo courtesy of Stacy Lynch’s campaign Stacy Lynch is Ready to Run In more ways than one, Stacy Lynch’s entry into New York City politics has been a long time coming. The daughter of the late... News 04 Jan 2021 | 10:26
Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. A Slow Vaccine Rollout At this rate, it will take nearly two years or more to vaccinate New York. The arrival of the vaccines – not one, but two... News 24 Dec 2020 | 01:29
A chorus performing Carols for the Community outside St. John the Divine Sunday afternoon before a gunman opened fire near the crowd. Photo: J. Alex Tarquinio A Shooting at St. John the Divine A man was shot and killed by police after he opened fire outside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Morningside Heights... News 13 Dec 2020 | 08:18
(Left to right): Jack Cioffi, MD, president of ColumbiaDoctors; Laureen Hill, MD, senior vice president and chief operating officer at NYP/CUIMC; Donna Lynne DrPH, CUIMC and chief executive officer, ColumbiaDoctors; Council Member Mark Levine; Anil Rustgi, MD, interim executive vice president and dean of the faculties of health sciences and medicine, CUIMC; David Buchholz, senior founding medical director for primary care at Columbia. Photo: Eileen Barrosso Columbia Primary Care Opens New UWS Location On Friday, Nov 13, Columbia Primary Care practice welcomed limited guests for a socially distanced ribbon-cutting ceremony.... News 17 Nov 2020 | 12:26
Public service reminder at Fifth Ave. and 88th Street. ( Photo: Michael Oreskes) The Coronavirus Tightrope New York is walking a perilous tightrope right now, balancing the restart of the economy – and of social contact – with the... News 03 Jul 2020 | 05:58
Fiorello on the Upper West Side gets ready for outdoor dining. ( Photo: Jeanne Straus) Staying Safe in Phase Two New York City embarks this week on Phase Two of its great experiment to see how much of our previous life we can resume without... News 21 Jun 2020 | 01:21
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, October 2019. ( Photo: 1103 NYC, via flickr) Should the Beaches Open? As temperatures begin to rise and summer is around the corner, the question remains will NYC open its beaches amid COVID-19?... News 25 Apr 2020 | 06:57
On Sunday, April 19, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the New York State Department of Health would begin to conduct a statewide antibody testing survey. ( Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin/ Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) The 'R' Factor The lockdowns are working. The coronavirus is retreating. One of the most basic metrics in epidemiology, the legendary R,... News 20 Apr 2020 | 09:29
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday, March 16, 2020, when he announced a series of steps to reduce the curve of coronavirus infections, including a partnership with New Jersey and Connecticut. ( Photo: Darren McGee- Office of Governor via Flickr ) Managing the Unknown At a press conference Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo likened our world to a snow globe. Like a child, the coronavirus pandemic... News 19 Mar 2020 | 01:55
Students talked about programs they would like to see the community put into place. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) Coming Together After Tragedy Residents of Upper Manhattan came together last week to discuss how the community can move forward following the December... News 03 Feb 2020 | 11:39
Council Member Mark Levine. ( Photo courtesy of Council Member Mark Levine's campaign) Levine Launches Run for Borough President Council Member Mark Levine announced his candidacy to become the next Manhattan borough president last week, touting a record... News 17 Jan 2020 | 05:08
Mayor Bill de Blasio and other New York politicians joined thousands of participants in the March Against Anti-Semitism on the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday, January 5, 2020. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Taking Action Against Hate “No Hate. No Fear.” “#JewishANDProud.” “America 2020 Not Germany 1933.” The signs were everywhere on a cold, clear day in Lower... News 06 Jan 2020 | 01:29
