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Dan Garodnick

A body painted woman poses with a tourist in Times Square.

Council Votes to Crack Down on Naked Ladies and Costumed Characters in Times Square

Muppets, desnudas and superheroes will have to limit their activities to special zones in Times Square and other pedestrian plazas.
By Will Bredderman
"Batman" smiles as he waits for customers at Times Square in New York on February 27, 2015.

Batman Vs. Naked Cowboy: The Fight Over Taming Times Square

The Naked Cowboy doesn't mind being constrained within Times Square, but Batman does not intend to go quietly.
By Jillian Jorgensen
NYPD Backs bill to regulate costume characters in Times Square. (Photo:Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Times Square Alliance (and the Naked Cowboy) Call for New Regulation in Plaza

"If I have to give up some of my own little freedom to run around, so be it. I think it'll increase the quality of the performers," Robert John Burck, otherwise known as the Naked Cowboy, said.
By Janaki Chadha
The Times Square pedestrian plaza.

Council Aims to Regulate Pedestrian Plazas Overrun by Elmos and Desnudas

By Jillian Jorgensen
In this photo illustration, packets of K2 or "spice", a synthetic marijuana drug, are seen in East Harlem on August 5, 2015 in New York City. (Photo Illustration by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Council Passes Bills to Stem the Use of Synthetic Marijuana

By Jillian Jorgensen
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton.

Bill Bratton Punches Back at Comptroller and City Council

By Jillian Jorgensen
The Times Square pedestrian plaza.

Leaders of Topless Task Force Say Times Square Plazas Will Stay—For Now

By Jillian Jorgensen
A Department of Correction bus outside Rikers island (Photo by Emily Assiran/New York Observer)

Council Passes Package of Bills to Boost Transparency at Rikers

By Jillian Jorgensen
State Senator Jeffrey Klein, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and other lawmakers discuss the online sale of synthetic marijuana. (Photo: William Alatriste/New York City Council)

New York Officials Want to Crack Down on Sale of Synthetic Marijuana

By Jillian Jorgensen
Councilman calls on banks to abide by federal loan modification regulations. (John McCarten/City Council)

City Councilmen Blast Banks for Refusing to Abide by Federal Foreclosure Mandates

By Kim Velsey
GRANDER BUILT: Dan Garodnick pushed for transit dollars in exchange for SL Green Realty Corp.'s 1 Vanderbuilt. (Photo: Michael Nagle/for Commercial Observer)

Dan Garodnick Is Making Midtown East Rezoning Hinge on Transit Upgrades

By Lauren Elkies Schram
Mayor Bill de Blasio presenting his budget today. (Demetrius Freeman/Mayoral Photography Office)

A $78.3 Billion Budget With No New Cops, but de Blasio Open to ‘Compromise’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Councilman Andy King and Councilman Rafael Espinal hold their composure as Keith Albahae, also known as the Joker, arrives at the hearing (Photo: Will Bredderman).

Council Committee Considers Costumed Character Crackdown

By Will Bredderman
The front side of the NYCLASS mailer.

NYCLASS Hires Sheinkopf to Steer Mail Blitz

By Ross Barkan
Rebecca Seawright (Photo: Paula Duran)

Rebecca Seawright Calls for Zero Tolerance With Sexual Harrasment in Albany

By Paula Duran
ANHD executive director Benjamin Dulchin rallies with pols outside City Hall (Twitter/Pratt Center).

Pols Call for Industrial Revolution in New York Real Estate

By Will Bredderman
Councilman Dan Garodnick launches CAPE. (Photo: Paula Duran)

Garodnick Leads Coalition to Protect Affordable Housing

By Paula Duran
Assemblyman Micah Kellner. (Photo: Facebook)

Rebecca Seawright Garners Support in Bid to Replace Micah Kellner

By Paula Duran
Councilman Brad Lander speaking this afternoon. (Photo: William Alatriste New York City Council)

Council Moving Forward With Bills to Ban Anonymous Campaign Mailers

By Jill Colvin
Stuy-Town.

Years After the Crash, Overleveraged Housing Remains a Problem in New York City

By Kim Velsey

Melissa Mark-Viverito Elected Next City Council Speaker

By Jill Colvin and 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
Councilman Dan Garodnick. (Photo: NYC Council/William Alatriste)

Garodnick Wages 11th-Hour Persuasion Campaign

By Ross Barkan
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