Walden’s Unity Poll Idea: More Symbolic Than Impactful Even As Cuomo Vows Active Indie Bid Long-shot mayoral candidate Jim Walden has recently proposed a so-called “unity poll,” in the five-candidate race in order... Voices 14 Jul 2025 | 04:20
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral primary based in large part on campaign promises tied to the cost of living, which voters say is their top issue even ahead of public safety. ( Photo: Madison Stewart, Zohran for New York City ) Mamdani Tops First Poll in Five-Person Sprint to November Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani officially won the Democratic primary as of July 1 after the third round of ranked-choice voting,... News 07 Jul 2025 | 02:01
Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa. Photo via Curtis Sliwa for NYC Mayor on Twitter Coffee Booming on UES; Readers Respond to Sliwa Column Good grounds for coffee - The days of a Starbucks on every corner are no longer. Just a few here and there, but that doesn’t... Voices 26 Sep 2021 | 06:04
Curtis Sliwa in the early days of the Guardian Angels. Courtesy of Curtis Sliwa. Our Town & Sliwa, Now & Then With Our Town hitting 50 year, I’m always scoping out stories where there’s some connection between the paper’s past and... Voices 30 Aug 2021 | 06:38
Mayor Bill de Blasio at the Hometown Heroes Ticker-Tape Parade to honor essential workers in the Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Passing the Torch You can scour the City Charter, but no where will you find the job of Mayor Presumptive. Yet, Eric Adams has taken up that... News 09 Jul 2021 | 03:06
Eric Adams with supporters. Photo via Eric Adams on Twitter Adams Prevails in Primary After a long and tedious election process, it was made clear Tuesday night that Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has... News 07 Jul 2021 | 04:40
Butterfly Blue performing at Bread N Wine: On keyboard is David Pearl, singer is Gizem Gokoglu, Linus Wyrsch on clarinet and tenor sax. Photo courtesy of H.R. Feldman Days of Bread N Wine And all that jazz - Come one come all, the streets are alive with the sights and sounds of restaurants! Thanks to our good... Voices 20 Jun 2021 | 09:22
Karen’s Quirky New York Screams for Ice Cream