Speaker’s Corner: Small lots can make a big difference in NYC’s housing crisis
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin oversees the Council’s stated meeting at City Hall on April 16,…
Mamdani to veto school protest ‘buffer zone’ bill
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Speaker Julie Menin says Council can back big priorities without blowing the budget
In an interview tied to the milestone, Menin defended higher pay for paraprofessionals and a revised home care…
From Fair Fares to free fares? City Council to propose free subway, bus trips for over 1 million New Yorkers
Transit advocates rallying for Fair Fares expansion inside the Atlantic Av-Barclays Center station in late 2025. Photo by…
City Council forms Animal Welfare Caucus to protect animals and make pet ownership more affordable for New Yorkers
The New York City Council is forming the Animal Welfare Caucus. Photo via Getty Images A new caucus…
FIRST ON amNY | NYC EDC puts out call for vendors to design new modular public restrooms
Inside the Irving Square restroom in Brooklyn. The stainless-steel bathroom includes a toilet, hand sanitizer, baby changing station,…
Speaker Menin says she will revive year-round outdoor dining program
City Council Speaker Julie Menin speaking at an Association for a Better New York breakfast event. Wednesday, Feb.…
Officials tour Borough Park playground after antisemitic graffiti attack • Brooklyn Paper
City Council Speaker Julie Menin toured Gravesend Park after vandals painted 57 swastikas throughout the space. Photo by…
Mamdani, dozens of other pols press NYC hospitals to cut labor deal with nurses as deadline looms
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and more than 100 other local politicians are putting pressure on some of New York…