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Upper East Siders Just Decided How Nearly $2 Million in Public Funding Will Be Spent in Their Neighborhood

Mike Mishkin May 14, 2026 Politics No Comments

The votes are in, and five Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island projects are about to get a major infusion of cash. More than 6,200 Read More...

PB Vote Week Is Here: Upper East Siders Can Help Choose Which Local Projects Get Funded

Mike Mishkin April 10, 2026 Politics No Comments

Residents of the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island will soon have a direct say in how public dollars are spent in their neighborhood — no political experience required. Read More...

Mamdani is Moving to the UES

Mike Mishkin December 9, 2025 Politics No Comments

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that he and his wife, Rama Duwaji, will move into Gracie Mansion shortly after his inauguration on January 1, marking a shift from their one-bedroom … Read More...

City Council Secures Over $20 Million for Upper East Side Improvements in New Budget

Mike Mishkin July 1, 2025 Politics No Comments

Upper East Side elected officials say they’ve secured more than $20 million in new funding for schools, parks, hospitals, sanitation services, and cultural institutions as part of the city’s recently … Read More...

Trump Pardons Ex-Congressman Behind Tax Fraud at Upper East Side Restaurant

Mike Mishkin May 29, 2025 Politics 2 Comments

While Grimm’s political career centered around Staten Island and Brooklyn, his legal downfall was tied to a small Upper East Side restaurant. Read More...

Participatory Budgeting Winners Announced

Mike Mishkin May 6, 2025 Politics 1 Comment

Here's where the money will be going. Read More...

Con Ed Wants to Raise Your Bill — Again

Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY February 12, 2025 Politics No Comments

This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning.  A proposed $2 billion Read More...

Data Shows Growth in Trump Support in these Pockets of the Upper East Side

Ethan Harfenist November 11, 2024 Politics 1 Comment

President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election was marked by both a decline in Democratic turnout and a boost in Read More...

$25 Million Secured to Enhance Parks, Schools, More

Mike Mishkin July 2, 2024 Politics No Comments

The New York City Council passed the City’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Sunday Read More...

NYC to restore a controversial admissions boost for Manhattan students, Banks says

Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat New York May 4, 2024 Politics No Comments

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Schools Chancellor David Banks intends to bring back a controversial admissions Read More...