The last time DSNY was allowed to sticker cars was 2012, when the Council banned the stickers because they were almost impossible to remove.
THE CITY COUNCIL’S NEW BUDGET features $1.5 million in spending fon new animal welfare initiatives, including $500k for Flatbush Cats.
A BILL TO EASE A COSTLY SECURITY GATE MANDATE passed the City Council on Tuesday just before the July 1 deadline.
Zhuang aims to model the Red Tape Relief Act on the New Business Acceleration Team, which was established in the Bloomberg Administration.
Proponents of Intro 0910 have referenced Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to cut red tape. The bill has the support of several councilmembers.
Posing as tourists, investigators in the City Council’s Oversight and Investigations Division conducted undercover fieldwork and interactions.
THE CITY COUNCIL’S COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS will convene a hearing Monday afternoon regarding CM Susan Zhuang’s Red Tape Relief Act.
The councilmembers expressed outrage that the mother was held in custody for more than a day over a “low-level offense.”
The Adams administration promised Sadé Singh she would be able to build a granny flat, or ADU, on her Queens property under new rules.
Local Law 75 rollergate rules could force costly storefront changes, raising concerns among Brooklyn small businesses ahead of enforcement.
A LAW THAT MANDATES SEE-THROUGH SECURITY GATES would burden local businesses dealing with inflation, says Assemblymember William Colton.
The New York City Council on Thursday passed a package of bills seeking to do more to educate parents about vaccines.
The bill would direct the New York City Police Department to develop “buffer zones” to keep protesters away from schools.
THE TASK FORCE TO COMBAT ANTISEMITISM holds its first hearing, “Reporting on Antisemitic Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents in New York City.”
An online portal allowed grifters to reroute checks and pocket nearly $300,000 in illegal loans, including the councilmember’s pension fund.
While the mayor has indicated his concerns about the legislation, the bill involving houses of worship passed with enough votes.
Legal aid leaders warn that without major city funding, low salaries could drive attorneys away and strain representation for New Yorkers.
NYC police are still issuing criminal summonses to street vendors despite a new law requiring civil charges for most vending violations.
While “quadrennial” refers to every four years, this will be the first meeting of the commission since 2015.
Council budget hearings begin this week ahead of the April 1 preliminary response to the mayor’s spending plan.
The program would improve street cleanliness and snow removal at bus shelters, bike-share stations and other public infrastructure
THE MINIMUM WAGE IN NEW YORK CITY WOULD INCREASE TO $30 per hour by 2030, with a new bill that CM Sandy Nurse introduced on Tuesday.
“A 50% is a big, fat F,” one councilmember said after the city repeatedly fell short of mandates.
At the hearing, the committee will hear from top DOH officials regarding its ongoing efforts to promote childhood immunization citywide.
“The question is not how the streets were plowed,” one official said. “It was whether they could leave their homes at all.”
“Lingering snow and ice endangered seniors, disabled New Yorkers, caregivers, and families. This is about accountability,” Hanif wrote.
SOME MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL CRITICIZED MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI’S BUDGET PROPOSAL to levy taxes on the city’s wealthiest residents.
The updated death count came after hours of testimony on the city’s response to the recent arctic freeze, where 18 people have been found.
COUNCILMEMBER CHI OSSÉ was elected co-chair of the New York City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus, joining fellow freshman lawmaker Justin Sanchez
THE CITY COUNCIL’S committees on General Welfare and Public Safety are set to hold a joint oversight hearing on Tuesday morning.
Former Councilmember Justin Brannan reflects on his eight-year tenure, achievements in Brooklyn, and ongoing commitment to public service.
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL’S ASIAN-AMERICAN DELEGATION ARE HOSTING A LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION next Monday, Feb. 9.
The Council’s committees on Public Safety and General Welfare will hold a joint hearing on Feb. 10 examining the deaths.
CITY COUNCIL cleared a street-vending package expanding licenses and tightening training and cleanliness rules after decades of capped permits
The NYC Council overrode Mayor Adams’ veto to bar ICE from operating on Rikers Island, strengthening the city’s sanctuary laws.
CITY COUNCILMEMBER SANDY Nurse’s Community Opportunity to Purchase Act will not become city law, after a veto by former Mayor Eric Adams.