City Council Archives – QNS

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City Council to hear Mamdani’s DOT testify on Streets Plan, outdoor dining program

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Transit advocates call out Mamdani for leaving Fair Fares expansion out of preliminary budget

City Council Speaker Julie Menin speaks about outdoor dining

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Speaker Menin says she will revive year-round outdoor dining program

Transit advocates speak in support of free buses, fair fares

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New transit coalition wants Mayor Mamdani to put pedal to the metal on expanding ‘Fair Fares’ benefits, making buses fare-free

Protesters speak ahead of City Council vote on unfair deactivations bill

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City Council approves ‘unfair deactivations’ safeguards for rideshare drivers, delivery workers

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Check Presentation

Brooklyn Paper

$2M in city funding to transform Wyckoff Heights’ neonatal care, ‘where life starts’

Gov Kathy Hochul with City Council member focused on fare hike

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FIRST ON amNY: City Council Transportation Chair urges Gov. Hochul to offset future fare hikes in coming budget proposal

Republican New York City Council Member Vickie Paladino, who is facing calls for censure over anti-Muslim social media posts.

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Progressive Caucus demands censure of Queens Council Member Vickie Paladino over her anti-Muslim social media posts

advocate for safe streets speaks at rally about most dangerous intersections in NYC

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NYC’s most dangerous: Safe streets coalition spotlights hazardous intersections in push for universal ‘daylighting’ bill

The first day of early voting sees New Yorkers at Lower East Side Preparatory High School turning out for the mayoral race.

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Flip your ballots! What New Yorkers need to know about the six ballot questions in the Nov. 4 general election

Former governor andrew cuomo speaks about rikers island closure plan

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo pledges to scrap Rikers closure plan, build new facilities on island instead of boro-based jails

NYC bins on 103rd Avenue. City Hall will soon be providing rebate checks to eligible households. Photo courtesy of Office of Council Member Joann Ariola.

Politics

Ariola welcomes City Hall u-turn on free homeowner trash bins, says Mayor had ‘no other choice’

By Shane O’Brien

man in sunglasses speaking at podium reading Office of Mayor Eric Adams Best Budget Ever

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Mayor Adams says he ‘wishes’ he could use executive orders to skirt laws he disagrees with

Council Member Sandy Nurse (D-Brooklyn) speaking Pre-Stated Press Conference ahead of the passage of her bathroom bill

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What a relief! City Council passes bill to double public restrooms by 2035

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City Council passes long-awaited legislation to tackle sidewalk scaffolding issues

By Shane O’Brien

NYC suspends alternate side parking for Losar on Feb. 28 under new law by CM Julie Won

Long Island City

CM Julie Won introduces bill to ban public disclosure of migrant shelter locations

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks amid crisis surrounding Mayor Adams

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Hochul to meet with city leaders Tuesday as possibility of Mayor Adams’ removal from office grows

Mayor Eric Adams.

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2024 Year in Review: New York politics dominated by City Hall turmoil

City Council Member Chi Osse supporting FARE Act broker fees bill

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FARE Act becomes law without Mayor Adams’ signature, shifting NYC broker fee costs from tenants to landlords

"Tenants Not Tourists" launch their coalition and fight against the newly introduced Into 1107 bill which would change laws around short term rentals in New York City.

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‘Tenants not tourists’: Debate rages over NYC bill to change short-term rental legislation, expand Airbnb offerings

CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez spoke with members of the New York City Council Higher Education Committee during the hearing.

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City Council hearing focuses on antisemitism at CUNY, and efforts to keep all students safe

Mayor Adams

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Mayor Adams raises concerns over real estate broker fee bill set to get City Council vote Wednesday

Election Day 2024 voting at Riverside Church in Harlem on Nov. 5, 2024.

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New Yorkers vote to enshrine abortion in state Constitution, approve most of Mayor’s City Charter changes

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Fare-free bus push: State lawmakers look to revive pilot program in budget proposals as Mamdani seeks citywide initiative

Ignorance = Fear _ Silence = Death by Keith Haring, 1989 copyright © Keith Haring Foundation, Poster House Collection.

The visual fight: How posters chronicled NYC’s AIDS crisis

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Schneps Podcasts

Paul Tripaldi, Senior VP, Private Banker, City National Bank, and Rotary Club Palm Beach President and Board Chair

10 Best Free Kids & Family Activities in NYC

New York Family

10 Best Free Kids & Family Activities in NYC: March 11-17