By Gus Saltonstall
The results are in for this year’s cycle of participatory budgeting on the Upper West Side and in Morningside Heights. LINK: Participatory Budgeting results are in!
By Phil O’Brien
As the sun finally broke through a gray afternoon sky on Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul stood in Damrosch Park and reached for a line not usually associated with a Democratic politician at a groundbreaking ceremony. “I don’t usually quote Ronald Reagan,” she told the crowd gathered outside Lincoln Center. “But tear down that wall.” LINK: Lincoln Center Breaks Ground on New West Initiative
By Judith Goldiner and Gale Brewer
Intro. 303 does not solve the inequities in home care; it destabilizes the entire system and puts both workers and the New Yorkers who rely on them at risk. LINK: A well-intentioned bill could collapse NYC’s home care system
By New York Daily News Editorial Board
This morning in the courtroom of Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice James Clynes, lawyers for the city will try to defend the indefensible stonewalling they been engaged in for years over records related to the health and environmental and legal risks posed by the 9/11 destruction of the World Trade Center by Al Qaeda’s terrorist attack, producing a toxic plume that covered downtown, sickening and ultimately killing thousands.
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By Charles Lane
The report, produced in collaboration with City Councilmember Gale Brewer’s office, the Times Square Alliance, the Central Park Conservancy and the New York Pedicab Alliance, lays out eight recommendations. LINK: Advocates push overhaul of NYC pedicab industry
By Julia Shipley
Upper West Side City Councilmember Gale Brewer stood on the corner of Columbus Avenue and West 85th Street – where Penny the chihuahua nearly died – and told a crowd of concerned pet lovers about her new legislative package. LINK: New Legislation Announced To Help Pet Owners
By Sahalie Donaldson
Two icons came face to face at the Met Gala Monday night: longtime politico Gale Brewer, forged in the fires of New York City government, and Stanley Tucci, forged in the fires of Hollywood. LINK: Here’s what was said about Mamdani at the Met Gala
By George Whipple, Spectrum News
On the Met Gala red carpet, City Councilwoman Gale Brewer tells George Whipple that her outfit was inspired by American artist Robert Indiana. LINK: CM Brewer inspiration for Met Gala outfit
By Spectrum News Staff
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin joined forces yesterday, saying they didn’t think the city’s budget shortfall could be solved without state intervention. City Councilwoman Gale Brewer joined “Mornings On 1” Wednesday to discuss the delayed timeline. LINK: Gale Brewer talks budget deadline extension
By Gus Saltonstall
The New York City Department of Education has withdrawn multiple controversial proposals to close or relocate three schools on the Upper West Side for the start of the next school year, a spokesperson from the DOE confirmed to West Side Rag on Monday morning, The change was first reported by Chalkbeat. LINK: DOE Pulls Plan to Close and Relocate UWS Schools
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