New York City Council Unanimously Elects Julie Menin as Speaker – Commercial Observer
Julie Menin is officially New York City Council Speaker, succeeding Adrienne Adams as the council’s legislative leader. City…
Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens holds closing ceremony ahead of major redevelopment project – QNS
Council Speaker Adrienna Adams and Council Member Shekar Krishnan joined Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens CEO…
Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens holds closing ceremony ahead of major redevelopment project
Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens (VBGCQ) held a closing ceremony earlier in December as the…
New York City bill that targeted Amazon won’t get taken up in 2025
A bill that could have a significant impact on the the operations of final mile delivery companies in…
NYC City Council poised to pass NYPD body camera bill in end-of-year steamroll vote
Police lights, body cameras, last-minute action! City Council Dems were poised to steamroll through a controversial bill giving…
City Council unlikely to consider bill that’d permit more Airbnb rentals in NYC
A City Council bill that would allow more New Yorkers to open their homes for short-term rentals appears…
An Easy Way to Make Real-Estate Ownership in NYC More Fair
Photo: Richard B. Levine/Sipa USA/Reuters Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council have only a few days left…
Exclusive | NYC Dems to ram through bill giving direct access to NYPD bodycams
The City Council plans to ram through a controversial bill giving the NYPD’s civilian watchdog direct access to…
Favorite to be next NYC Council speaker demanding investigation into four-figure checks ‘erroneously’ sent to ex-staffers
Hundreds of ex-NYC City Council staffers are about to get coal in their stockings, as the legislative body…
NYC Council speaker hopeful Julie Menin floats using subpoena power, a potential check on Mamdani
In vying to become the City Council’s next speaker, Julie Menin has in private conversations floated bringing back…
NYC Council vote on pay raises for elected officials in 2025 postponed amid legal concerns
The City Council will not vote this year to increase salaries for its members, the mayor and other…
Pass this small but valuable tweak to NYC’s draconian Airbnb ban
For once, the City Council is on the verge of doing something sane: Relaxing the insane ban on…