City Council Member Erik Bottcher (center) poses with a sapling, the 1,000th he’s planted locally during his time representing Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen. He was joined by local laborers, allies, and Parks Department reps. ( Photo: Jack Ahern ) CM Bottcher: I’ve Now Planted 1,000 Trees in My District City Council Member Erik Bottcher has officially planted 1,000 trees throughout his Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen district as... News 08 Dec 2025 | 04:07
An approximate rendering of a private 600-ft. tower set to go up on a city-owned site, on W. 12th St., that used to house a meat market. Preservationists are irked. ( Rendering: Village Preservation ) Gansevoort Tower Project Draws Preservationist Ire A local preservationist group has mounted a campaign against a planned 600-ft. luxury apartment tower on the site of the... News 08 Dec 2025 | 11:15
City Council Member Erik Bottcher is now running for Congress, vying to replace the retiring Jerrold Nadler. ( Photo: Erik Bottcher, ) Congressional Candidate Erik Bottcher Wants Your Vote, Again City Council Member Erik Bottcher, who just won a re-election bid for his Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen district by commanding... News 21 Nov 2025 | 06:04
Left: Entrance to 142 W. 34th St., Moka & Co. Right: Nicholas Fuelling, wanted for apartment rent deposit scam. ( Photo: discoverwithme12 TikTok; NYPD) Coffee Shop Slasher Indicted; Hell’s Kitchen Apartment Scammer Wanted! The revolving door of justice and social services in lieu of prison time goes round and round—sometimes it works, and sometimes... News 15 Sep 2025 | 06:26
The Transport Workers Union, which represents carriage-horse drivers, has put City Council Member Erik Bottcher in its crosshairs because of his campaign to ban the carriages. One weapon: this newspaper ad showing a faked image implying that the council member values horses more than the homeless. ( Photo: NY Post Ad by Transport Workers) Union Targets Council Member, and His Battle Against Carriage Horses, Using Faked Ad Images The image is jarring: a smiling member of the City Council, Erik Bottcher, who represents Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and a... News 20 Aug 2025 | 06:49
Artist rendering of the areas targeted by the sweeping new rezoning proposal passed unanimously by the City Council on Aug. 14. It aims to build 9,500 housing units in parts of the city that are largely zoned for commercial use currently and establish a 34th Street busway. ( Photo: NYC Planning Commission) Midtown South Rezoning Master Plan Clears City Council The Midtown South Rezoning bill unanimously passed the City Council on Aug. 14, clearing the way for the largest housing... News 15 Aug 2025 | 08:02
The base of the biggest tree at 838 Greenwich St. sits below the scaffolding, but an online poster fears the scaffolding is slowing killing the tree because the structure blocks adequate water and sunlight. ( Photo: Otto Fritton) Activist Claims Scaffolding Slowly Killing Trees in Village On Greenwich Street, a lone street tree is receiving the silent treatment, starved of sun and rain due to scaffolding surrounding... News 23 Jul 2025 | 04:14
Left: Broadway at Cedar Street looking toward Red Cube; Right: Busted in Washington Square. ( Photos: Brian Berger, NYPD) E-Biker Attacks DOT Worker; Drug Bust in Washington Sq. Park In a shocking clash of common interests, an employee of the very e-bike friendly NYC Department of Transportation was slashed... News 21 Jul 2025 | 08:10
Erik Bottcher speaking at the Edie Windsor SAGE Senior Center. ( Photo: Erik Bottcher (X)) Bottcher Coasts to Another Landslide Victory in CD 3 Primary Incumbent City Council member Erik Bottcher cruised to a landslide victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for District 3,... News 27 Jun 2025 | 03:29
Hudson Guild executive director Ken Jockers is working with City Council Member Erik Bottcher to encourage the tech and healthcare giants in Manhattan’s West Side neighborhoods to hire locally. ( Photo: Courtesy Council Member Erik Bottcher’s office) Jobs Program in Chelsea Hopes to Triple Number of People It Helps over Next 2 Yrs Chelsea and Greenwich Village, with their super-expensive apartments, booming office developments, and glittering High Line,... Home 23 Jun 2025 | 02:17
Dem Primary Coverage: City Council District 3 City Council District 3 in Manhattan covers Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, and the Garment District, as well as parts of the West... News 04 Jun 2025 | 06:03
Related says it will no longer pursue its bid to obtain a casino license to build a gambling mecca at Hudson Yards with Wynn Resorts. Related plans to focus on housing and a possible a hotel on the large undeveloped parcel. City Council Member Erik Bottcher came out against the casino plan on May 19. ( Photo: Related Companies) Related and Wynn Drop Bid for Hudson Yards Casino After Bottcher Says He Is Not on Board It’s snake eyes for Related Companies and Wynn Resorts. Shortly after City Council Member Erik Bottcher said he could not... News 19 May 2025 | 05:38
An example of “daylighting” is shown in a video by Transportation Alternatives. Without cars parked next to the intersection, both the driver and the pedestrian have a better view of each other. ( Photo: Transportation Alternatives) Upcoming Daylighting Rally Demands ‘Proven Safety Solution’ A rally supporting intersection safety in New York City is coming to City Hall. Planned for Monday, April 21, at 9 a.m.,... News 04 Apr 2025 | 12:11
Eric Bothcher has put up nine projects for participatory budget vote. Voting closes on April 6. ( Photo: Keith J. Kelly) $1 Million On Tap as Chelsea ‘Participatory Budgeting’ Voting Gets Underway As “participatory budgeting” voting gets underway (March 29 to April 6), Chelsea residents living in City Council Member... News 31 Mar 2025 | 06:03
Two riders approach the intersection of Seventh Avenue and 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The wider, protected bike lanes are meant to make riding safer for the growing number of e-bikers. But some worry the faster, wider lanes will increase the danger to pedestrians since many bikers ignore all traffic laws. ( Photo: Garrett Owen) New Bike Lanes Debut in Village and Midtown; Riders Pleased but Many Ignore Rules of Road Up and down the avenues of Manhattan, brand-new wider bike lanes have been put in place by the Department of Transportation... News 10 Mar 2025 | 01:35
