The City Council’s trying again to ban horse carriages
Will 2026 finally be the year of the horse? New York City Council members joined animal welfare advocates…
Mamdani’s $53M Mass Engagement office draws Council questions over budget, political guardrails
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new Office of Mass Engagement (OME) came under the City Council’s microscope on Tuesday after…
City-run gender-affirming care clinic for trans patients coming to New York City
As the Trump administration seeks to limit access to gender-affirming care for minors and public insurance enrollees, New…
Ballroom culture shines at New York City Hall Pride celebration
New York City Hall transformed into a performance stage Tuesday night, as LGBTQ+ city lawmakers converted their chambers…
Tacos for bagels? San Antonio, New York city councils in food fight over NBA Finals
City Council members in San Antonio and New York are in a food fight as the Spurs and Knicks…
Menin wants to boost funding for food pantries – but quiet on city-owned grocery stores
As New Yorkers face an ever-increasing affordability crisis, compounded by the Trump administration’s reduced SNAP and EBT funding,…
NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin requests funds for 9/11 ground zero air quality investigation
When did New York City officials first learn that the air at ground zero following the Sept. 11,…
FDNY union rallying for 5th firefighter on engines as Mamdani, NYC Council plan budget
Supporters of a proposal to add a fifth firefighter to New York City fire engines will rally Monday…
Mamdani has placed DCWP front and center. Menin wants him to give it $32M more
The New York City Council is seeking an additional $32 million from the Mamdani administration to fund the…
NYC Council presses Department for the Aging on whether budget keeps pace with older New Yorkers’ needs
City Council members pressed NYC Aging officials on Tuesday on whether the agency’s proposed $577.1 million budget keeps…
How the 2003 murder at City Hall shaped politics today
New York City Council members live with the murder of former Council Member James E. Davis every time…
How the 2003 murder at City Hall shaped politics today
New York City Council members live with the murder of former Council Member James E. Davis every time…