N.Y.C. Council Speaker Turns Up Pressure on Schools Chief Over Contracts
The speaker of the New York City Council on Thursday ratcheted up pressure on the leader of the…
Mamdani and City Council Agree on $126 Billion Budget
After days of backbiting rancor, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the speaker of the City Council settled the first…
Mamdani Nears Deal to Resolve Budget Fight Over Housing Vouchers
For four days, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council leaders had been locked in a heated disagreement over…
New York City Leaders Propose Building More Homes on Top of Libraries
New Yorkers love libraries. They also sorely need affordable housing. In recent years, the city has pursued a…
N.Y.C. Council Speaker Urged to Act After Member’s Anti-Muslim Posts
City Council Speaker Julie Menin is facing increasing pressure to take action against a Republican council member with…
N.Y.C. Children May Get Up to $3,000 From City for College Accounts
Kindergartners in New York City could receive as much as $3,000 toward their college education from the city…
What Could One Banana Cost? $10? Maybe for You, Some Fear.
A practice known as surveillance pricing — in which people are charged different prices for the same things,…
Mamdani Wants Free Buses for All. The City Council Has Different Ideas.
With few signs of progress on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promise to make New York City’s buses free for…
Pied-à-terre, hit or miss? Comptroller says NYC second-home tax could score $500M — or fall short
Will the pied-à-terre tax be a windfall for cash-strapped New York City? Comptroller Mark Levine said Thursday…
Pied-à-terre, hit or miss? Comptroller says NYC second-home tax could score $500M — or fall short
Will the pied-à-terre tax be a windfall for cash-strapped New York City? Comptroller Mark Levine said Thursday that…
High-Profile Race in Manhattan District Won’t Be Called Until Next Week
A high-profile City Council race on Manhattan’s West Side cannot be called until next week because no candidate…