City Council’s big $24K pay hike is just a slice of its self-dealing
The New York City Council is poised to ring in 2026 by giving itself a meaty pay raise, hiking the…
Councilmember Chi Ossé gives up on campaign against House Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries
Lefty NYC Councilmember Chi Ossé is ending his short-lived campaign against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries amid pushback…
Protect Immigrant New Yorkers — Support the NYC Trust Act (Intro 214)
CM Linda Lee and CM Sandra Ung (Image by NY City Council) New York City has laws meant…
NYC Council panel looking at censure for Councilwoman Inna Vernikov over gun incident
The City Council’s Ethics Committee is expected to vote as soon as next week to formally censure Councilwoman…
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 presses on with pay raise effort despite silence from Mamdani, Menin
The City Council is barreling ahead with a bill to give local elected officials pay raises, scheduling a…
2 NYC labor unions snub Zohran Mamdani ally for City Council speaker, back Julie Menin
The frontrunner in the race to be speaker of the New York City Council secured new union endorsements…
The tacky 2026 NYE ball and more: Letters
An ugly NYE ball What were they thinking when they designed the 2026 New Year’s Eve ball (“A…
NYC Council’s affordable-housing bill would give nonprofits first shot to buy multifamily buildings
The City Council’s far-left majority is pushing the Big Apple into a “communist dystopia” with Stalinesque legislation designed…
Manhattan Dem Julie Menin likely to be next NYC Council speaker—setting up possible clash with Zohran Mamdani
Councilwoman Julie Menin said Wednesday she’s locked up a “super majority” in her bid to become the next…
NYC Council changes law to allow juvenile detention sex-abuse cases to proceed
Hundreds of child sex-abuse claims against New York City’s juvenile detention facilities were set to be revived after…
City Council blackmails Mamdani for an unearned pay hike
Plan A for a stealth City Council “raise our own pay” gambit failed, thanks to the clear language…