Queens City Council member sued by girlfriend of Brooklyn murder victim for social media posts that allegedly sparked online harassment
Queens City Council Member Vickie Paladino is in another legal battle over statements she made.
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‘Neigh!’ to Central Park horse carriages: City Council Speaker Menin backs Romanch’s Law to ban controversial industry ahead of hearing
Horse-drawn carriages in Central Park moved much closer to becoming a thing of the past on Tuesday after City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced her support for a proposed ban — saying “neigh” to allowing the more…
Speaker Julie Menin Announces Support for Romanch’s Law to End Horse-Drawn Carriages in Central Park
Speaker Menin becomes first sitting Council speaker to publicly support legislation to end horse-drawn carriages in Central Park Ahead of Health Committee hearing, Speaker calls for transition that protects public…
Mamdani promises to release disputed NYC public school contracts to City Council ‘in the coming weeks’ amid subpoena threat
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday that the City Council will receive hundreds of NYC public school contracts it has sought for months “in the coming weeks,” offering a public timeframe in an escalating transparency…
Speaker Julie Menin, NYC Council Members Announce $1.5 Million to Expand Access to Free Swim Lessons for Students Across the City
Council secured funding in FY27 Budget to provide nearly 60,000 free swim lessons for an additional 3,000 second graders THE BRONX, NY – Today, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Council Members, and Asphalt…
Speaker Julie Menin, Council Member Susan Zhuang, and Small Business Owners Highlight New Legislation to Cut Red Tape, Reduce Fines, and Support Small Businesses
Red Tape Relief Act would create new interagency inspection coordination program modeled after New Business Acceleration Team and new bill would establish commission to review and issue recommendations on regulations,…
Unpaid NYC Council intern who says she was fired for labor organizing just sued the city in federal court for wages. Can she win?
After allegedly being fired from her unpaid position as a New York City Council intern for labor organizing that aimed to push the legislative body to pay her and her colleagues for their work, Mina Farahmand is now…
Speaker Menin accuses DOE of stonewalling Council over hundreds of school contracts
City Council Speaker Julie Menin is escalating a transparency fight with the Department of Education, accusing the agency of months of “opacity, slow-walking, and delay” after it failed to turn over hundreds of…
Speaker Julie Menin Announces Reopening of 71st Street Pedestrian Ramp, Reconnecting Upper East Side Residents to Waterfront
NEW YORK, NY – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin announced yesterday that the 71st Street pedestrian ramp connecting Yorkville to the East River Esplanade has reopened, restoring an access point for residents to…
Bronx elected officials celebrate big city budget wins — but Council Member Althea Stevens says it’s not enough
As Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council came to a last-minute agreement on a $126 billion city budget for Fiscal Year 2027, Bronx representatives applauded several wins for the borough — but not all are celebrating.
Delivery Protection Act could endanger over 10,000 jobs, new analysis from transit group finds
A pending New York City Council bill known as the Delivery Protection Act.
New York City Council Adopts Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
Council also approves legislation to support small businesses, protect access to educational facilities, and celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary and the New York Knicks’ NBA Championship CITY HALL, NY – Today, the New…
$125.8B NYC BUDGET: Mamdani, Menin shake on deal at deadline with flat NYPD headcount, 9/11 records portal, and more
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin shook hands Tuesday on a $125.8 billion NYC budget that holds NYPD headcount flat, funds a public portal for post-9/11 air quality and health records and adds…
Joint Statement from Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Elsie Encarnación on Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship
“The Supreme Court reached the right decision in reaffirming a constitutional principle that has defined our nation for more than 150 years.
Speaker Julie Menin, Housing Chair Pierina Sanchez, and NYC Council Secure Historic Agreement to Expand Housing Voucher Access, Providing Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers Facing Eviction and Homelessness with Stable Homes
Transformative agreement with Mamdani Administration provides urgently-needed relief to thousands of households in FY27, ends years of litigation, and contains the cost of expansion CITY HALL, NY – Today, New York City…
Speaker Julie Menin and New York City Council Announce Agreement with Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
Budget includes historic investment of $1,000 college savings accounts for every public school kindergartner, the largest-ever expansion of Fair Fares, expanded funding for housing vouchers, with investments in parks,…
City To Expand Housing Vouchers in Budget: What You Need To Know
Mayor Mamdani and the City Council reached a deal late Monday to expand city-subsidized rental assistance as part of a larger budget agreement.
NYC BUDGET: Mamdani, City Council reach $300M housing voucher deal on deadline day to finally end fiscal standoff
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the City Council reached a $300 million agreement Tuesday to expand housing voucher access, resolving a days-long budget standoff over rental assistance and setting up the end of a legal fight…
NYC elected officials could get nearly 20% pay raises this summer – far more than they asked for
New York City elected officials could be in line for a whopping 18.2% pay raises this summer after an independent commission quietly recommended salary increases for the mayor, City Council and other top city officials…
Potential Loophole to NYC’s Green Buildings Law Activates This Summer, Climate Advocates Warn
In the coming weeks, renewable energy credits will go on sale for the first time since Local Law 97—which requires most large property owners to cut their buildings’ emissions—was enacted.
NYC BUDGET: Still no handshake between Mamdani and Menin as CityFHEPS fight comes down to deadline wire
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin entered the final stretch of budget talks Monday without a handshake deal, days after a fight over funding for the city’s rental assistance program derailed an…
Speaker Julie Menin Announces Release of Rafael Rubio, New York City Council Employee Wrongfully Detained By ICE
The end of his detention follows legal action and sustained advocacy by the Speaker as the Council reaffirms its commitment to due process and the pursuit of justice NEW YORK, NY— Today, New York City Council Speaker…
NYC budget: City Council Speaker Menin says budget deal with Mamdani ‘stuck’ over funding for CityFHEPS rental assistance program
City Council Speaker Julie Menin and a growing number of her fellow legislators said Friday they will not pass a new NYC budget unless Mayor Zohran Mamdani allocates more money for the city’s rental assistance program,…
Brooklyn Waterfront Towers Rezoning Advances, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing
Councilmember Lincoln Restler opposed the Monitor Point project, which will build over 1,000 apartments on an MTA lot in Greenpoint, until just before it came to a vote, citing an increase in the percentage of…
As COPA Makes a Comeback, What Does it Mean for Land to be Communally Owned?
The revised Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, which now has a majority of sponsors in the City Council, aims to strengthen community land trusts and create more opportunities to place land under community control.
Joint Statement from Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Lincoln Restler on the Vote to Approve Monitor Point Rezoning
CITY HALL, NY – Today, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Lincoln Restler issued the following statement after the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use voted to…
NYC Council Land Use Committees Vote to Approve Monitor Point and Dewitt Clinton Park North Projects, Delivering Nearly 2,400 New Units of Housing, including Nearly 950 Affordable Homes
Rezonings will deliver significant community benefits, including new home for Monitor Museum, waterfront connections, and improvements for Hudson River Park and Dewitt Clinton Park CITY HALL, NY – Today, the New York…
NYC Council Responds to Administration’s Appeal Seeking to Overturn CityFHEPS Reform Laws
Council urges Court of Appeals to uphold First Department ruling and preserve the Council’s longstanding legislative authority to enact policies that help New Yorkers avoid eviction and homelessness NEW YORK, NY – The…
NYC Council to Mark America 250 by Celebrating the Communities That Built New York and the Nation
Series of public events will highlight the people, cultures, and traditions that shaped American identity through the lens of New York City NEW YORK, NY – As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the New…
Statement from Speaker Julie Menin and Health Chair Lynn Schulman on Fatal Accident Involving Horse Carriage
NEW YORK, NY – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Council Member Lynn Schulman, Chair of the Committee on Health, today issued the following statement after the death of a teenager in an accident involving a…