The Wegmans supermarket chain, which opened its first NYC store on Astor Place (above) in 2023, will be getting some new sister operations: the Next Door sushi restaurant and an UWS location later this year. ( Photo: courtesy of Wegmans) Wegmans Gets an UWS Sibling; Menin Gets a UES Competitor A complete unknown Hard to imagine that there would be any real surprises coming out of the local City Council District 4... Voices 27 Apr 2025 | 07:34
Tee ballers, barely bigger than the banner, get ready to step off at the start of the Opening Day parade for the Peter Stuyvesant Little League. There are still Tee ball openings for players living in the district between East 12th Street and East 72nd Street. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) 3 NY Mets Champs Help Little League Kick Off Its 75th Season Play ball! The Peter Stuyvesant Little League, whose catchment district stretches from East 12th Street to East 72nd Street... News 02 Apr 2025 | 02:58
Flagbearer waves to crowd at 264th St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Fifth Ave. on March 17. ( Photo: Heather Stein) Wet Weather Does Not Dampen Spirits at St. Patrick’s Day Parade There was a little bit of everything surrounding the 264th St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17. It kicked off with an early-morning... News 24 Mar 2025 | 10:35
The Safer Weapons, Safer Homes Act has passed in the NY State Assembly, thanks to the bill’s sponsor Assembly Member Alex Bores. It awaits introduction of a companion bill in the NYS Senate. ( Photo: Courtesy of Alex Bores) Legislators Push for ‘Smart Guns’ to Keep Stolen Weapons from Being Fired by Criminals In the 1990s, it became clear to firearms manufacturers, scientists and politicians alike that guns could be made safer if... News 31 Jul 2024 | 04:13
First term NYS Assemblyman Alex Bores (left) at an induction celebration with Senator Chuck Schumer at Hunter College on Feb. 5. Photo: Office of Assemblyman Alex Bores. Swearing in Ceremonies for 2 More Judges and Assemblyman Bores All sworn in. First the Judicial. Twas a busy January for judicial swearing-in ceremonies since I last reported on the swearing... News 12 Feb 2023 | 08:34
West Side Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal (right) and Queens State Senator Michael Gianaris advocated for a new bill banning the sale of animals in pet stores. Photo via Linda B. Rosenthal on Twitter Quart Takes the Bench ... No More Dogs for Sale ... NY Reads Taking up the gavel – UES Assembly Member Dan Quart is moving on. While still a resident of the 73rd AD, which he’s represented... Voices 19 Dec 2022 | 07:58
Governor Kathy Hochul and William Hochul with Mirso Lekic (center) at Tudor City Steakhouse. Photo courtesy of Tudor City Steakhouse Highlights of a Political Season Mother knows best – Congratulations to Russell Squire who was re-elected to a second term as Chair of Community Board 8.... Voices 18 Nov 2022 | 09:34
Governor Kathy Hochul with Rep. Carolyn Maloney (right) on the Upper East Side on Election Day. Photo: Abigail Gruskin Manhattan’s Blue Tsunami Early in the morning on Election Day, Governor Kathy Hochul addressed what was shaping up to be a competitive race between... News 10 Nov 2022 | 04:17
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, after his primary win in August. Photo via Nadler’s Twitter Midterm Election Races To Watch After a long summer with not one, but two primary elections, the November 8 midterm election is now around the corner. There... News 21 Oct 2022 | 02:59
Busy schedule at Tudor City Steakhouse. Photo courtesy of Tudor City Steakhouse Up and Running for Fall It’s getting to be Fall again – You can tell from the bookings at Tudor City Steakhouse that the season’s up and running... Voices 11 Sep 2022 | 09:45
Cover of “Bobby Ochs, Kid from the Bronx and Restaurant Partner to the Stars.” Photo courtesy of Bobby Ochs Celebrating a New Book – and a Farewell to Maloney Party’s on – Come to the Book Signing and Launch Party for Bobby Ochs’s just-published book, “Bobby Ochs, Kid From the Bronx... Voices 28 Aug 2022 | 02:46
Dim sum at Shun Lee Cafe Dim Sum and Then Some EAST SIDE OBSERVER Checking Out a New Shun Lee – City life’s making a comeback. Despite the fears and edginess about COVID,... Voices 18 Aug 2022 | 10:09
At Sojourn Social (front, left to right): Kim Moscaritolo, Jeremy Berman, Gabe Panek and Alex Bores. Photo: Paul Newell Post-Primary Predictions Big night for Four Freedoms Dem Club – Their members and endorsed candidates in the 73rd and 76th AD Primary races – Alex... Voices 02 Jul 2022 | 08:26
NYS Assembly District 73 candidate Russell Squire (left), Rep. Jerrold Nadler (second from left), Governor Kathy Hochul (center), Rep. Carolyn Maloney (second from right) and District 76 Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright (right) on the campaign trail on the morning of the primary at East 86th Street and Second Avenue. Photo courtesy of Rebecca Seawright’s campaign Where Were the Voters? New York’s first of two summer primary elections drew to a close on Tuesday night, after a long — but extremely low-turnout... News 30 Jun 2022 | 05:46
Candidates in the 73rd AD race (clockwise from top left): Kellie Leeson, Russell Squire, Adam Roberts and Alex Bores. Photos courtesy of the candidates’ campaigns The Final Stretch in the 73rd AD Voting daze – The voting season’s on. Early voting started on June 18 and runs through June 26. Races include Governor, Lieutenant... Voices 23 Jun 2022 | 05:18
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