Events Include Adoption Pop-Ups, Vaccination Clinics, Pet Food Pantries, and Emergency Preparedness Workshops NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Harvey Epstein, Co-chair of the…
New Yorkers will soon once again be able to enjoy dining in restaurant roadside sheds year-round and enclosed sidewalk cafes during the coldest months of the year under a package of bills the City Council passed…
Boosters predict an expansion of the popular "streeteries," thanks to all-year set-ups.
A leading organization representing retired New York City civil servants living across the country is reviving a push that would block any future effort to shift the city’s 250,000 retirees and their dependents to a…
The Council has 17 bills! Anti-bike NIMBYs want more restrictions!
While the New York City Council cannot pass laws preventing prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi from operating in the city, the legislative body announced Wednesday that it was launching an investigation into…
Investigation and planned hearing are aimed at determining need to strengthen consumer protections, safeguard minors, and address risks of marketing to those with addictive tendencies Speaker Julie Menin sent letters to…
Philadelphia's City Council is debating a bill that would ban the City of Brotherly Love from exporting its trash for incineration, citing pollution and impact on human health.
The City Council plans to hold an oversight hearing on the Mamdani administration’s rocky rollout of a new tax on luxury second homes, as thousands of homeowners seek exemptions from the impending charges aimed at…
The City Council speaker has revealed only some of the 17 bills she plans to consider at her Sept.
Cornell Tech and New Yorkers for Parks will use new funds to employ advanced mapping and modeling tools to enhance NYC’s tree canopy and empower local communities to fight extreme heat ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NY – Today, New…
Analysis of nearly 10,000 intersections finds interventions that slow vehicle speeds and increase pedestrian visibility deliver greatest impact NEW YORK, NY – Today, the New York City Council released a new analysis…
Council Speaker Julie Menin dispensed accurate e-bike states without crucial context.
Dozens of home health care workers ended a weeklong hunger strike Tuesday in an attempt to pressure City Council Speaker Julie Menin to call for a council-wide vote on a bill, which would ban providers from scheduling…
Council Speaker Julie Menin wants Albany to pass its own version of the Garden State's flawed, one-size-fits-all e-bike registration law.
Hearing to include over a dozen legislative proposals and oversight of existing laws as Council plans comprehensive action to improve safety for pedestrians and riders NEW YORK, NY — Today, the New York City Council…
A major rezoning that will allow the Monitor Point development to move forward on the Greenpoint waterfront has been approved by the New York City Council, paving the way for a developer to build three towers with as…
By Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper Green-Wood Cemetery has received $4 million in City Council funding to support the development of its proposed greenway project.
Home healthcare workers resumed a hunger strike Tuesday in an attempt to pressure City Council Speaker Julie Menin to strike changes from the “No More 24 Act,” a bill that would prohibit 24-hour workdays for home health…
Upper West Side Council Member Gale Brewer puts her foot in her mouth again.
More than 50 home care workers and supporters rallied outside City Council Speaker Julie Menin’s home on Friday morning, saying it’s time for the City Council to pass legislation ending 24-hour workdays for their…
Unveiling launches citywide effort to replace approximately 326 green signs honoring FDNY and NYPD members who died on September 11 with distinctive red and blue signs MASPETH, NY — New York City Council Speaker Julie…
NEW YORK, NY – New York City Council Speaker and Council Member Joann Ariola issued the following statement regarding the likely death of Sgt.
A fifth person has died in the Upper East Side Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, as confirmatory testing found live Legionella bacteria in 34 cooling towers at 33 buildings, city health officials said Tuesday.
Menin Announces the City Council’s Coming Oversight Hearing and Previews Future Legislative Solutions NEW YORK, NY – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Council Members, and community leaders convened at Lenox…
The City Council voted Thursday to give its members an 18.2% raise, increasing rank-and-file lawmakers’ salaries from $148,500 to $175,500 and approving higher salaries for other elected offices across city government.
Council Member Phil Wong has introduced legislation that would formally establish permanent street-takeover enforcement and surveillance units within the NYPD in response to a "dangerous" incident in Middle…
The City Council voted unanimously to approve a one-time $10,000 payment to most of the public school paraprofessionals on Thursday, an effort to boost retention and recruitment for the badly-needed – but low-paying –…
Council also passes legislation to provide workforce stabilization payments for school paraprofessionals CITY HALL, NY – Today, the New York City Council voted to approve major land use projects that will collectively…
Home care workers have embarked on a two-week sit-in protest in front of City Council Speaker Julie Menin’s home in an effort to ramp up pressure to pass Intro.