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Helen Rosenthal

Recent Headlines

Upper West Side

May 17, 2013

Parents Plea for DOE to Make Beacon High School a New Middle School

Parents, frustrated with overcrowding and a lack of options, want Beacon to become a D3 middle school.

Upper West Side

April 23, 2013

New Committee Plans Future of Beacon High School Building

A working group has formed to focus on the future of Beacon High School, which will be vacated in 2015. 

Upper West Side

March 29, 2013

UWS City Council Candidates Try to Stand Out in Crowded Field

The city council candidates, who share similar views on many issues, are vying for Gale Brewer's seat.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights

March 14, 2013

City Council Hopeful Promises a 'Fresh Perspective' for the Upper West Side

Ken Biberaj is touting his youth, independence and understanding of small business in his 2013 run. 

Upper West Side

February 26, 2013

Re-Siting UWS Schools Shouldn't Get Knee-Jerk Opposition, Leader Says

The redevelopment of the elementary schools is controversial.

Upper West Side

February 25, 2013

Parents Worried New Charter School Will Add to Overcrowding

Success Academy wants to build a new neighborhood school, but parents are pushing back against the idea.

Upper West Side

January 31, 2013

Hundreds Protest W. 95th Street Homeless Shelters at Hearing with City Reps

Homeless Services leaders heard testimony from residents angry about two new homeless shelters.

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights

July 18, 2012

Fundraising Heats Up as UWS City Council Candidates Vie for Brewer's Seat

Candidates for Gale Brewer's seat emphasized the makeup of their donors rather than totals raised.

Upper West Side

March 22, 2012

Filmmaker Michael Moore Adds Star Power to City Council Race

Michael Moore backed Helen Rosenthal, and Ken Biberaj hired a consultant who worked for Bill Clinton.

Upper West Side

February 07, 2012

Helen Rosenthal Touts City Hall Experience in Bid to Replace Gale Brewer

Rosenthal, running for Gale Brewer's seat, says she's the candidate with the most City Hall chops.

Upper West Side

January 30, 2012

Attorney Marc Landis is Latest Candidate in Race to Replace Gale Brewer

Attorney Marc Landis recently filed papers to run for City Council in District 6.

Upper West Side

January 18, 2012

City's First Transgender Council Candidate Raises $64K For UWS Run

The two candidates vying for City Councilwoman Gale Brewer's seat have both raised more than $60,000.

Upper West Side

July 23, 2010

Community Board Issues List of Demands for Riverside Center

Community Board 7 wants Extell to build a school and make 30 percent of the housing at Riverside Center "affordable."