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City Council Speaker

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson attends 2017 High Line Spring Benefit Dinner at The Waterfront on May 15, 2017 in New York City.

Corey Johnson, First Openly HIV Positive NYC Council Speaker, Sworn Into Office

Corey Johnson is the city's first openly HIV positive speaker.
By Madina Toure
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson at the 2017 High Line Spring Benefit Dinner at The Waterfront on May 15, 2017 in New York City.

NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson Vows to Confront Racial Issues ‘Head-On’

The new speaker of the City Council vowed to make the city more inclusive of all communities.
By Madina Toure
Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson is succeeding former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson Elected Speaker of New York City Council

Corey Johnson is the first gay male and first HIV positive speaker.
By Madina Toure
Brooklyn Councilwoman Inez Barron speaking at One Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan to demand Mayor de Blasio to fire all the NYPD officers responsible for the death of Ramarley Graham.

Inez Barron Wants to Become the First Black NYC Council Speaker

By Madina Toure
Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams says he will remain in the speaker's race despite the presumptive victory of Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson.

NYC Council Speaker Hopeful Jumaane Williams Blasts Selection of White Candidate

By Madina Toure
Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson, right, and Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, host a town hall meeting in Manhattan.

Bill de Blasio Backs Corey Johnson for New York City Council Speaker

By Madina Toure
Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson is one of eight Council members running to replace City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Corey Johnson Gets County Support to Become NYC Council Speaker, Reports Say

By Madina Toure
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, center, with Bronx Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson and Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, at a parade.

NYC Council’s Black, Latino and Asian Caucus Wants Speaker of Color

By Madina Toure
Ahead of an expected Council vote, fast-food workers, cashiers, cooks, delivery people and their supporters rallied outside City Hall.

As Speaker’s Race Progresses, Unions Take Center Stage

By Madina Toure
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Queens Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer participating in a protest against President Donald Trump.

‘Dark Horse’ Speaker Hopeful Talks Working Class Roots, LGBT Activism

By Madina Toure
Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, center, "takes a knee" with other Council members at City Hall in support of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Brooklyn Council Speaker Hopeful Unveils Progressive Agenda

By Madina Toure
Protesters accompany prominent immigration activist Ravi Ragbir outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office at the U.S. Federal building during a solidarity rally against deportation in March. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

New York City Council Speaker Candidates Lay Out Immigration Plans

By Madina Toure
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Top Clinton Surrogate Warns Hate Is Still ‘Welcome Under Trump’s Tent’

By Madina Toure
Congressman Joseph Crowley delivers remarks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention.

De Blasio Realizes ‘Now More Than Even Before’ That Being Mayor Is Hard, Queens Boss Says

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Congressman Joe Crowley in Queens today.

Joe Crowley Says He Has Made Peace With Bill de Blasio

By Ross Barkan
Dan Garodnick and Melissa Mark-Viverito embrace. (Photo: Twitter/jacobkornbluh)

Dan Garodnick Concedes Speaker’s Race

By Jill Colvin
City Hall Restaurant, where Mark-Viverito backers are meeting this morning.

Mark-Viverito Bloc Huddles Hours Before Speaker Vote

By Ross Barkan

Mark-Viverito Feted on Upper West Side Ahead of Speaker Vote

By Ross Barkan

Mark-Viverito Coalition Meets to Solidify Bloc Before Vote

By Ross Barkan

Some Council Staff Fear the Ax if Mark-Viverito Wins Speakership

By Ross Barkan
Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito. (Photo: NYC Council/William Alatriste)

Resentment of Melissa Mark-Viverito Remains Among Bronx Democrats

By Ross Barkan
Eric Ulrich (Photo: Facebook)

Eric Ulrich Says Melissa Mark-Viverito Won’t Be a ‘Disaster’ After All

By Ross Barkan

Speaker Deal Said to Place David Greenfield in Line for Land Use

By Ross Barkan
The leading candidates.

Speaker Hopefuls Have Mixed Legislative Track Records

By Jill Colvin
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